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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Penn State
Jan Johnson
LB • 6'2" • 231 lbs • Mohnton, PA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jan Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
30
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Player Story
Jan Johnson built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Mohnton, PA wearing No. 36, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Jan Johnson's career was his defensive production: 148...
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- Committed To
- Purdue
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Jan Johnson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Penn State. Jan Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 148
- TFL
- 7
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Jan Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 148
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Penn State
- Top game
- Minnesota
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Keystone · Purdue
- High school pipeline
- Keystone · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 36 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 62 tackles · LB 246th (top 20%) · Big Ten 48th (top 8%) · National 418th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Penn State | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Penn State | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 10.2 |
| 2018 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 28.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 66 | 1.5 | 0.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 28.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 54.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 58 | 4.5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 54.6 |
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Jan Johnson played LB for Penn State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jan Johnson recorded 148 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Penn State paired 11.5 primary output with 28.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 28.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Penn State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
28.7
Usage
6.7
Consistency
34.2
Best Game by takeover score
Minnesota
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Memphis: 0. Idaho: 0. Buffalo: 0. Pittsburgh: 2. Maryland: 2. Purdue: 0. Iowa: 0. Michigan: 1. Michigan State: 2. Minnesota: 3. Indiana: 1. Ohio State: 0.5. Rutgers: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Memphis: 4 by 16.7. Idaho: 2 by 8.3. Buffalo: 12 by 50. Pittsburgh: 5 by 40.8. Maryland: 1 by 24.2. Purdue: 1 by 4.2. Iowa: 2 by 8.3. Michigan: 2 by 18.3. Michigan State: 6 by 45. Minnesota: 11 by 75.8. Indiana: 6 by 35. Ohio State: 7 by 34.2. Rutgers: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 11 · -1.0 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · Games = 2 · +1.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Minnesota
Best efficiency game
75.8 vs Minnesota
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/28 | vs Memphis | W 53-39 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Rutgers | W 27-6 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Ohio State | L 17-28 | 7 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Indiana | W 34-27 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Minnesota10+ tackles · Splash game | L 26-31 | 11 | 6 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Michigan StateSplash game | W 28-7 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Michigan | W 28-21 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Iowa | W 17-12 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Purdue | W 35-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ MarylandSplash game | W 59-0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs PittsburghSplash game | W 17-10 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Buffalo10+ tackles | W 45-13 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Idaho | W 79-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jan Johnson story
Jan Johnson built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Mohnton, PA wearing No. 36, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Jan Johnson's career was his defensive production: 148 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 33 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Penn 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 Jan Johnson's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 7 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 33 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Penn State.
The arc is straightforward: Jan Johnson 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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Penn State
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 8.3 | 1.3 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Penn State | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 Postseason | Penn State | 4 | 26.1 | 5.5 | 3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Penn State | 4 | 26.1 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Penn State | 11.5 | 28.7 | 6.7 | 7.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Penn State | 11.5 | 28.7 | 6.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Minnesota
Week 11 · L 26-31 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
91.9 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 91.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Michigan
Week 10 · L 7-42 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
87.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Pittsburgh
Week 3 · W 17-10
2
Havoc Plays
61.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Michigan State
Week 9 · W 28-7 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
59.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Maryland
Week 13 · W 66-3 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
56.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Penn State
11.5 primary output · 28.7 efficiency · 6.7 usage
54.6
#2
2019 Regular Season · Penn State
54.6
11.5 primary · 28.7 efficiency · 6.7 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Penn State
39.7
0 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 1.3 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
5
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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