Last confirmed: Oklahoma, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 185 lb · Baltimore, MD
Will Johnson: DB · Oklahoma · #12.
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Will Johnson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Will Johnson has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Oklahoma. One game to point at: 10 tackles against Kansas State — Week 8, 2017.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
57 tackles. 3 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 0 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 him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-7vs UTEP | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-16@ No. 2 Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-38vs Iowa State | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 29-24@ Texas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-35@ Kansas State | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 49-27vs Texas Tech | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 62-52@ No. 11 Oklahoma State | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-3@ Kansas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 59-31vs West Virginia | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 41-17vs No. 10 TCU | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 48-54vs No. 3 Georgia | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 37 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
Week 14 · 2017
W 41-17
vs TCU · neutral site
1 interception · 8 tackles · 4 solo tackles
Dominant 24-point win at a neutral site against TCU.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
57tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL57 tackles · 3 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
44.9%
433 pass / 531 run
Plays / game
68.9
14 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
464 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
57 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Oklahoma, 101 tackles — drafted at #47 overall by the Arizona Cardinals.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Gary Pinkel, Bob Stoops and Lincoln Riley.
Where he ended up · NFL
Arizona CardinalsEntering 2nd NFL season
Arizona CardinalsEntering 2nd NFL season
