Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2018Arizona
PJ Johnson
DT • 6'4" • Sacramento, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
PJ Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
82
High-end production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
61
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
85
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Arizona
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 1
- Program Path
- Arizona
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Player Story
PJ Johnson built his college career in 2018 as a defensive tackle from Sacramento, CA wearing No. 52, spending time with Arizona. The clearest part of PJ Johnson's career was his defensive production: 27 tackles, 6.5...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2019
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 15
- Overall
- No. 229
- NFL Team
- Detroit Lions
PJ Johnson, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Arizona. PJ Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 27
- TFL
- 6.5
- Sacks
- 3
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
PJ Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arizona · DT
- Career Tackles
- 27
- Tracked sample
- 1 unique seasons · 1 entries · 8 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Arizona
- Top game
- Oregon State
- NFL Draft
- 2019 · Round 7 · Pick 15 · Detroit Lions
- Latest roster
- No. 52 · Class 2018
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 27 tackles · DT 65th (top 27%) · Pac-12 141st (top 27%) · National 1,562nd (top 27%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Arizona | 8 | 27 | 6.5 | 3 | - | 1 | 0 | 62.6 |
Related Context
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PJ Johnson played DT for Arizona. Across 1 tracked season, PJ Johnson recorded 27 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Arizona.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Arizona paired 10.5 primary output with 27.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 27.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Arizona
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
27.2
Usage
9.4
Consistency
45.1
Best Game by takeover score
Oregon State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oregon State: 3. USC: 2.5. California: 1. Utah: 2. UCLA: 1. Oregon: 0. Colorado: 1. Washington State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oregon State: 3 by 42.5. USC: 4 by 41.7. California: 2 by 18.3. Utah: 7 by 49.2. UCLA: 5 by 30.8. Oregon: 2 by 8.3. Colorado: 2 by 18.3. Washington State: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 4 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 4 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oregon State
Best efficiency game
49.2 vs Utah
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/18 | @ Washington State | L 28-69 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Colorado | W 42-34 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/28 | vs Oregon | W 44-15 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/21 | @ UCLA | L 30-31 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ UtahSplash game | L 10-42 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/7 | vs California | W 24-17 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/30 | vs USCSplash game | L 20-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Oregon StateSplash game | W 35-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
PJ Johnson story
PJ Johnson built his college career in 2018 as a defensive tackle from Sacramento, CA wearing No. 52, spending time with Arizona. The clearest part of PJ Johnson's career was his defensive production: 27 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 8 career games in the available record. That gives PJ Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Arizona
2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Arizona | 10.5 | 27.2 | 9.4 | — |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Oregon State
Week 4 · W 35-14 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#2
vs USC
Week 5 · L 20-24 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
#3
@ Utah
Week 7 · L 10-42 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
72 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72 takeover score.
#4
vs California
Week 6 · W 24-17 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
40.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.8 takeover score.
#5
@ UCLA
Week 8 · L 30-31 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
38.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Arizona
10.5 primary output · 27.2 efficiency · 9.4 usage
62.6
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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