Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018TCU
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 28.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois • TCU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Player Story
Jawuan Johnson built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from East St. Louis, IL wearing No. 27, spending time with Northern Illinois and TCU. The clearest part of Jawuan Johnson's career was...
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- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Jawuan Johnson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Northern Illinois. Jawuan Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 165
- TFL
- 27
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 3
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Jawuan Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- TCU · LB
- Career Tackles
- 165
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Duke
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · New Boston · Northern Illinois
- High school pipeline
- New Boston · 4 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 27 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 54 tackles · LB 261st (top 23%) · Big 12 44th (top 11%) · National 539th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 3 | 13 | 5.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51.6 |
| 2017 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 13 | 12 | 4.5 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 77.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 13 | 86 | 13.5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 77.6 |
| 2018 Postseason | TCU | 11 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | TCU | 11 | 54 | 3.5 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 39.7 |
Related Context
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Jawuan Johnson played LB for Northern Illinois and TCU. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jawuan Johnson recorded 165 tackles and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Northern Illinois paired 32 primary output with 54.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 28.2 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: West Virginia
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · TCU
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
28.2
Usage
8.1
Consistency
39.6
Best Game by takeover score
West Virginia
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. California: 1. Southern: 0. SMU: 0. Texas: 0. Iowa State: 0.5. Texas Tech: 0. Oklahoma: 0. Kansas: 1. West Virginia: 2. Baylor: 2. Oklahoma State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Southern: 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 51.7. West Virginia: 8 by 53.3. Baylor: 6 by 45. Oklahoma State: 12 by 60
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 6 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 5 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
West Virginia
Best efficiency game
60 vs Oklahoma State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/27 | vs California | W 10-7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sun 11/25 | vs Oklahoma State10+ tackles | W 31-24 | 12 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | @ BaylorSplash game | W 16-9 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ West VirginiaSplash game | L 10-47 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Kansas10+ tackles | L 26-27 | 10 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Oklahoma | L 27-52 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/11 | vs Texas Tech | L 14-17 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Iowa State | W 17-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Texas | L 16-31 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | @ SMU | W 42-12 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Southern | W 55-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jawuan Johnson story
Jawuan Johnson built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from East St. Louis, IL wearing No. 27, spending time with Northern Illinois and TCU. The clearest part of Jawuan Johnson's career was his defensive production: 165 tackles, 27 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 7 interceptions across 28 career games in the available record. That gives Jawuan Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Northern Illinois
2014-2017
Opening stop
- 2
TCU
2018
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 5.5 | 36.4 | 17.6 | 4.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 32 | 54.9 | 13.7 | 26.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 32 | 54.9 | 13.7 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | TCU | 7.5 | 28.2 | 8.1 | -24.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | TCU | 7.5 | 28.2 | 8.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Duke
Week 1 · L 14-36 · Postseason
Loss with 6.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6.5
Havoc Plays
100 takeover
6.5 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#2
@ South Florida
Week 2 · L 17-48
4
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#3
@ West Virginia
Week 11 · L 10-47 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Kent State
Week 6 · W 24-3 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
83.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 83.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Baylor
Week 12 · W 16-9 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Northern Illinois
32 primary output · 54.9 efficiency · 13.7 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
77.6
32 primary · 54.9 efficiency · 13.7 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
51.6
5.5 primary · 36.4 efficiency · 17.6 usage
Milestones
13
Impact games
10
Splash games
6
10+ tackle games
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