Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2016Mississippi State
Johnathan Calvin
DL • 6'3" • Jackson, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Johnathan Calvin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
32
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
30
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Mississippi State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Mississippi State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Samford
Player Story
Johnathan Calvin built his college career from 2015 through 2016 as a defensive lineman from Jackson, MS wearing No. 16, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Johnathan Calvin's career was his...
Read the storyJohnathan Calvin, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Mississippi State. Johnathan Calvin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 55
- TFL
- 12
- Sacks
- 7
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Johnathan Calvin quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Mississippi State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 55
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Mississippi State
- Top game
- Samford
- Latest roster
- No. 16 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 55 tackles · DL 19th (top 3%) · SEC 67th (top 11%) · National 594th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Mississippi State | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 68.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 13 | 54 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 68.8 |
Related Context
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Johnathan Calvin played DL for Mississippi State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Johnathan Calvin recorded 55 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Mississippi State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Mississippi State paired 26 primary output with 37.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 37.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Samford
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Mississippi State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
2
Efficiency
37.6
Usage
12.2
Consistency
37.6
Best Game by takeover score
Samford
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami (OH): 1. South Alabama: 0. South Carolina: 2.5. LSU: 1. Massachusetts: 3.5. Auburn: 0. BYU: 0. Kentucky: 4. Samford: 4.5. Texas A&M: 3. Alabama: 1. Arkansas: 1. Ole Miss: 4.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami (OH): 1 by 14.2. South Alabama: 3 by 12.5. South Carolina: 4 by 41.7. LSU: 3 by 22.5. Massachusetts: 9 by 72.5. Auburn: 7 by 29.2. BYU: 6 by 25. Kentucky: 7 by 69.2. Samford: 7 by 74.2. Texas A&M: 2 by 38.3. Alabama: 2 by 18.3. Arkansas: 1 by 14.2. Ole Miss: 3 by 57.5
Split Comparison
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Wins3.2 · Games = 6 · +2.2 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 7 · -2.2 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Samford
Best efficiency game
74.2 vs Samford
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/26 | vs Miami (OH) | W 17-16 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | @ Ole Miss2+ sacks · Splash game | W 55-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | vs Arkansas | L 42-58 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Alabama | L 3-51 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Texas A&MSplash game | W 35-28 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs SamfordSplash game | W 56-41 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ KentuckySplash game | L 38-40 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ BYU | L 21-28 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Auburn | L 14-38 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ MassachusettsSplash game | W 47-35 | 9 | 2 | — | 2 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ LSU | L 20-23 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs South CarolinaSplash game | W 27-14 | 4 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs South Alabama | L 20-21 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Johnathan Calvin story
Johnathan Calvin built his college career from 2015 through 2016 as a defensive lineman from Jackson, MS wearing No. 16, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Johnathan Calvin's career was his defensive production: 55 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, and 1 interception across 13 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Mississippi State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Johnathan Calvin's production has multiple signals. With 13 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Mississippi State.
The arc is straightforward: Johnathan Calvin moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Mississippi State
2015-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Mississippi State | 26 | 37.6 | 12.2 | 26 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 26 | 37.6 | 12.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Samford
Week 9 · W 56-41
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5
Havoc Plays
91.4 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Kentucky
Week 8 · L 38-40 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
86 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86 takeover score.
#3
@ Ole Miss
Week 13 · W 55-20 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Massachusetts
Week 4 · W 47-35
3.5
Havoc Plays
83.4 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Texas A&M
Week 10 · W 35-28 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
68.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 68.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Mississippi State
26 primary output · 37.6 efficiency · 12.2 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Mississippi State
68.8
26 primary · 37.6 efficiency · 12.2 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Mississippi State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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