Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2019Coastal Carolina
Sterling Johnson
DT • 6'4" • 280 lbs • Clayton, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Sterling Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
93
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
69
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
86
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Coastal Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Clemson • Coastal Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Norfolk State
Player Story
Sterling Johnson built his college career from 2014 through 2019 as a defensive tackle from Clayton, NC wearing No. 6, spending time with Clemson and Coastal Carolina. The clearest part of Sterling Johnson's career...
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Sterling Johnson, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Coastal Carolina. Sterling Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 76
- TFL
- 17
- Sacks
- 7.5
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Sterling Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Coastal Carolina · DT
- Career Tackles
- 76
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Coastal Carolina
- Top game
- Norfolk State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Newberry
- High school pipeline
- Newberry · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 39 tackles · DT 32nd (top 14%) · Sun Belt 89th (top 20%) · National 1,038th (top 18%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Clemson | 2 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Clemson | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 29.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Coastal Carolina | 11 | 23 | 4.5 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 28.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Coastal Carolina | 11 | 39 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 64.4 |
Related Context
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Sterling Johnson played DT for Clemson and Coastal Carolina. Across 6 tracked seasons, Sterling Johnson recorded 6 receiving yards and 76 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Coastal Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Coastal Carolina paired 19 primary output with 31.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 31.6 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Clemson, Coastal Carolina.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Norfolk State
Win with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Coastal Carolina
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.7
Efficiency
31.6
Usage
10.6
Consistency
38
Best Game by takeover score
Norfolk State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Eastern Michigan: 1. Kansas: 1. Norfolk State: 5.5. Massachusetts: 1. App State: 2.5. Georgia Southern: 0. Troy: 1. Louisiana: 0. Arkansas State: 2. UL Monroe: 3.5. Texas State: 1.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Eastern Michigan: 8 by 43.3. Kansas: 2 by 18.3. Norfolk State: 4 by 66.7. Massachusetts: 2 by 18.3. App State: 3 by 37.5. Georgia Southern: 4 by 16.7. Troy: 6 by 35. Louisiana: 4 by 16.7. Arkansas State: 2 by 28.3. UL Monroe: 2 by 43.3. Texas State: 2 by 23.3
Split Comparison
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Wins2 · Games = 5 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 6 · -0.5 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
Norfolk State
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs Norfolk State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | vs Texas State | W 24-21 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ UL MonroeSplash game | L 42-45 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Arkansas StateSplash game | L 27-28 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/8 | vs Louisiana | L 7-48 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Troy | W 36-35 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Georgia Southern | L 27-30 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ App StateSplash game | L 37-56 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Massachusetts | W 62-28 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Norfolk StateSplash game | W 46-7 | 4 | 3 | — | 3.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Kansas | W 12-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 23-30 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Sterling Johnson story
Sterling Johnson built his college career from 2014 through 2019 as a defensive tackle from Clayton, NC wearing No. 6, spending time with Clemson and Coastal Carolina. The clearest part of Sterling Johnson's career was his defensive production: 76 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 30 career games in the available record. His career also includes 6 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Sterling Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Clemson
2014-2017
Opening stop
- 2
Coastal Carolina
2018-2019
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | 8.3 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Clemson | 5 | 15.3 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Coastal Carolina | 7.5 | 15.5 | 5.6 | 2.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Coastal Carolina | 19 | 31.6 | 10.6 | 11.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Norfolk State
Week 3 · W 46-7
Win with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Troy
Week 5 · L 21-45 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
77.8 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Massachusetts
Week 8 · W 24-13
2.5
Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
#4
@ UL Monroe
Week 13 · L 42-45 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
65.9 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 65.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Louisville
Week 3 · W 47-21 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Coastal Carolina
19 primary output · 31.6 efficiency · 10.6 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Clemson
40.3
0 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 1.5 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Clemson
29.9
5 primary · 15.3 efficiency · 5 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
8
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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