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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Indiana
Jerome Johnson
DL • 6'3" • 304 lbs • Bassfield, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jerome Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
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
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Indiana
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Indiana
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Player Story
Jerome Johnson built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from Bassfield, MS wearing No. 98, spending time with Indiana. The clearest part of Jerome Johnson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Louisiana
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Jerome Johnson, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Indiana. Jerome Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 113
- TFL
- 21.5
- Sacks
- 13.5
- QB hurries
- 3
Quick Answers
Jerome Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Indiana · DL
- Career Tackles
- 113
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Indiana
- Top game
- Michigan State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · The Bolles School · Louisiana
- High school pipeline
- The Bolles School · 48 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 98 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 18 tackles · DL 203rd (top 26%) · Big Ten 141st (top 26%) · National 1,498th (top 29%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Indiana | 10 | 21 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 30 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Indiana | 11 | 31 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 41.9 |
| 2019 Postseason | Indiana | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 60.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Indiana | 12 | 37 | 6.5 | 4 | - | - | 0 | 60.3 |
| 2020 Postseason | Indiana | 7 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 45.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Indiana | 7 | 16 | 4.5 | 4 | 1 | - | 0 | 45.9 |
Related Context
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Jerome Johnson played DL for Indiana. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jerome Johnson recorded 113 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Indiana.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Indiana paired 13.5 primary output with 26.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 26.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Win 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 · Indiana
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
26.2
Usage
9.2
Consistency
38.9
Best Game by takeover score
Purdue
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tennessee: 3. Ball State: 3. Ohio State: 0. UConn: 1. Michigan State: 0. Rutgers: 0. Maryland: 0. Nebraska: 0. Northwestern: 1. Penn State: 0.5. Michigan: 2. Purdue: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tennessee: 6 by 55. Ball State: 5 by 50.8. Ohio State: 2 by 8.3. UConn: 3 by 22.5. Michigan State: 2 by 8.3. Rutgers: 1 by 4.2. Maryland: 4 by 16.7. Nebraska: 2 by 8.3. Northwestern: 3 by 22.5. Penn State: 6 by 30. Michigan: 2 by 28.3. Purdue: 7 by 59.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 7 · +0.0 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 5 · -0.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Purdue
Best efficiency game
59.2 vs Purdue
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/3 | @ TennesseeSplash game | L 22-23 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | @ PurdueSplash game | W 44-41 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs MichiganSplash game | L 14-39 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Penn State | L 27-34 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Northwestern | W 34-3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Nebraska | W 38-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Maryland | W 34-28 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Rutgers | W 35-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Michigan State | L 31-40 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs UConn | W 38-3 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Ohio State | L 10-51 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Ball StateSplash game | W 34-24 | 5 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jerome Johnson story
Jerome Johnson built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from Bassfield, MS wearing No. 98, spending time with Indiana. The clearest part of Jerome Johnson's career was his defensive production: 113 tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss, 13.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 40 career games in the available record. That gives Jerome Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Indiana
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720182019201920202020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Indiana | 5 | 13.8 | 4.3 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Indiana | 10 | 20.8 | 7.3 | 5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Indiana | 13.5 | 26.2 | 9.2 | 3.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Indiana | 13.5 | 26.2 | 9.2 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Indiana | 10.5 | 25.7 | 7.9 | -3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Indiana | 10.5 | 25.7 | 7.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Michigan State
Week 11 · W 24-0 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5
Havoc Plays
87.2 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Purdue
Week 13 · L 21-28 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Purdue
Week 14 · W 44-41 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Tennessee
Week 1 · L 22-23 · Postseason
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#5
@ Ball State
Week 1 · W 34-24
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.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Indiana
13.5 primary output · 26.2 efficiency · 9.2 usage
60.3
#2
2019 Regular Season · Indiana
60.3
13.5 primary · 26.2 efficiency · 9.2 usage
#3
2020 Postseason · Indiana
45.9
10.5 primary · 25.7 efficiency · 7.9 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
10
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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