Player Dossier

2014-2018

Northern Illinois

Jawuan Johnson

LB • 6'0" • 218 lbs • East St. Louis, IL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jawuan Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

7.8

Efficiency

26.4

Consistency

15.2

Season Value

13.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Northern Illinois • TCU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Duke

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Jawuan Johnson, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Jawuan Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season

Northern Illinois paired 1 primary output with 20 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 26.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Northern Illinois, TCU.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Baylor

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2018 Postseason · TCU

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

26.4

Usage

7.8

Consistency

15.2

Best Game by takeover score

California

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. California: 1. Unknown: 0. SMU: 0. Texas: 0. Iowa State: 0.5. Texas Tech: 0. Oklahoma: 0. Kansas: 0. West Virginia: 1. Baylor: 2. Oklahoma State: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. SMU: 4 by 16.7. Texas: 2 by 8.3. Iowa State: 2 by 13.3. Texas Tech: 4 by 16.7. Oklahoma: 5 by 20.8. Kansas: 10 by 41.7. West Virginia: 8 by 43.3. Baylor: 6 by 45. Oklahoma State: 12 by 60

Split Comparison

Wins0.9 · n=5 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · n=5 · -0.7 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=6 · -0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=5 · +0.6 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Baylor

Best efficiency game

60 vs Oklahoma State

Result
Thu 12/27vs CaliforniaW 10-71
Sun 11/25vs Oklahoma State10+ tacklesW 31-24124100
Sat 11/17@ BaylorW 16-964110
Sat 11/10@ West VirginiaL 10-4786100
Sat 10/27@ Kansas10+ tacklesL 26-271010000
Sat 10/20vs OklahomaL 27-5252000
Thu 10/11vs Texas TechL 14-1743000
Sat 9/29vs Iowa StateW 17-14210.5000
Sat 9/22@ TexasL 16-3120000
Sat 9/8@ SMUW 42-1241000
Sat 9/1vs Unknown11000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Northern Illinois

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    TCU

    2018

    Final stop

Season Progression

2014201520162017201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois0
2015 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois1201
2016 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois5.536.417.64.5
2017 PostseasonNorthern Illinois3053.314.624.5
2017 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois3053.314.60
2018 PostseasonTCU5.526.47.8-24.5
2018 Regular SeasonTCU5.526.47.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Duke

Loss with 6.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

6.5

Primary metric

6.5 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.

#2

South Florida

4

Primary metric

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 69 takeover score.

#3

Eastern Michigan

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#4

Kent State

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.

#5

Baylor

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2015 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

1 primary output · 20 efficiency · usage

40.4

#2

2017 Postseason · Northern Illinois

36.8

30 primary · 53.3 efficiency · 14.6 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

36.8

30 primary · 53.3 efficiency · 14.6 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

7

Splash games

6

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2014 · Rating 0.7733

New Boston · New Boston, TX

Committed To
Northern Illinois
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

Career Facts

2

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

165

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 28 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jawuan Johnson quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
165