Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2017Western Kentucky
Chris Johnson
DL • 6'1" • 285 lbs • Gulfport, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Chris Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27 disruption score.
Impact Production
93
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
68
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Western Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt
Player Story
Chris Johnson built his college career from 2016 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Gulfport, MS wearing No. 3, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Chris Johnson's career was his defensive...
Read the storyChris Johnson, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Western Kentucky. Chris Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 89
- TFL
- 17.5
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 10
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Chris Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Kentucky · DL
- Career Tackles
- 89
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 4 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Western Kentucky
- Top game
- Vanderbilt
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 46 tackles · DL 39th (top 6%) · Conference USA 93rd (top 16%) · National 800th (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 58.7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 14 | 39 | 10.5 | 4 | 2 | - | 0 | 58.7 |
| 2017 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 61.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 13 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 61.4 |
Related Context
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Chris Johnson played DL for Western Kentucky. Across 2 tracked seasons, Chris Johnson recorded 89 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Western Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Western Kentucky paired 16 primary output with 27 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 27 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Western Kentucky
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
27
Usage
8.9
Consistency
53
Best Game by takeover score
Florida Atlantic
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia State: 2. Eastern Kentucky: 2. Illinois: 2. Louisiana Tech: 0. Ball State: 3. UTEP: 0. Charlotte: 1. Old Dominion: 0.5. Florida Atlantic: 3. Vanderbilt: 0.5. Marshall: 1. Middle Tennessee: 0. Florida International: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia State: 4 by 36.7. Eastern Kentucky: 2 by 28.3. Illinois: 4 by 36.7. Louisiana Tech: 4 by 16.7. Ball State: 5 by 50.8. UTEP: 2 by 8.3. Charlotte: 3 by 22.5. Old Dominion: 4 by 21.7. Florida Atlantic: 5 by 50.8. Vanderbilt: 3 by 17.5. Marshall: 3 by 22.5. Middle Tennessee: 2 by 8.3. Florida International: 5 by 30.8
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 7 · +0.3 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
Florida Atlantic
Best efficiency game
50.8 vs Florida Atlantic
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/16 | @ Georgia StateSplash game | L 17-27 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Florida International | L 17-41 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 41-38 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Marshall | L 23-30 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Vanderbilt | L 17-31 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Florida AtlanticSplash game | L 28-42 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/20 | @ Old Dominion | W 35-31 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Charlotte | W 45-14 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | @ UTEP | W 15-14 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Ball StateSplash game | W 33-21 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Louisiana Tech | L 22-23 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | @ IllinoisSplash game | L 7-20 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Eastern KentuckySplash game | W 31-17 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Chris Johnson story
Chris Johnson built his college career from 2016 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Gulfport, MS wearing No. 3, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Chris Johnson's career was his defensive production: 89 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 27 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Western Kentucky. 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 Chris Johnson's production has multiple signals. With 27 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Western Kentucky.
The arc is straightforward: Chris 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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Western Kentucky
2016-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 17.5 | 25.3 | 7.4 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 17.5 | 25.3 | 7.4 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 16 | 27 | 8.9 | -1.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 16 | 27 | 8.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Vanderbilt
Week 4 · L 30-31
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Miami (OH)
Week 3 · W 31-24
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Florida Atlantic
Week 9 · L 28-42 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Ball State
Week 4 · W 33-21
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Illinois
Week 2 · L 7-20
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Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Western Kentucky
16 primary output · 27 efficiency · 8.9 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
61.4
16 primary · 27 efficiency · 8.9 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Western Kentucky
58.7
17.5 primary · 25.3 efficiency · 7.4 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
9
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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