Tyler Johnson: DL · Arizona State · #41.
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Tyler Johnson
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Fourth year in the same defensive front at Arizona State. On tape: 6 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Utah, Week 7, 2021.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Arizona State | 36 | 22 | 9.5 | 4.0 | 3 |
| 2020 | Arizona State | 16 | 11 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 1 |
| 2019 | Arizona State | 21 | 13 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 2018 | Arizona State | 38 | 24 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 1 |
| Career | 111 | 70 | 30.5 | 15.5 | 7 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 37-10vs UNLV | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-27@ No. 23 BYU | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-13vs Colorado | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-23@ No. 20 UCLA | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-10vs Stanford | 5 | 4 | 3.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 7 | L 21-35@ Utah | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 21-34vs Washington State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-16vs USC | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-30@ Washington | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-24@ Oregon State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-15vs Arizona | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 21 | 9.5 | 4.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
26%10 TFLSack rate
11%4 sacksHurry rate
14%5 hurries36 tackles · 9.5 for loss · 4 sacks.
4 seasons under Herm Edwards — 25-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Herm Edwards
Pass share
39.5%
313 pass / 479 run
Plays / game
66.0
12 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
340 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
36 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #301 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Arizona State, 16 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 34 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Herm Edwards.
