Player Dossier

2016-2019

Air Force

Kyle Johnson

LB • 6'0" • 220 lbs • Jacksonville, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Kyle Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.7 disruption score.

Usage / Role

65%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

42

Developing production for a linebacker

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

36

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Air Force

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Air Force
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: San Diego State

Player Story

Kyle Johnson built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 40, spending time with Air Force. The clearest part of Kyle Johnson's career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2016 · Rating 0.7778

The Bolles School · Jacksonville, FL

Committed To
Air Force
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Kyle Johnson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Air Force. Kyle Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.7 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
138
TFL
12.5
Sacks
1.5
QB hurries
3
Passes defended
2
Touchdowns
4

Quick Answers

Kyle Johnson quick answers

Latest team and position
Air Force · LB
Career Tackles
138
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 23 games
Best season
2018 Regular Season · Air Force
Top game
San Diego State
Recruit profile
2-star · The Bolles School · Air Force
High school pipeline
The Bolles School · 48 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 40 · Senior
2019 Tackles rank
82 tackles · LB 131st (top 11%) · Mountain West 22nd (top 5%) · National 182nd (top 4%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2016 Regular SeasonAir Force00-0--0-
2017 Regular SeasonAir Force35-0--039.5
2018 Regular SeasonAir Force7517011273.1
2019 PostseasonAir Force136-0--067.4
2019 Regular SeasonAir Force13765.51.521267.4

Related Context

Kyle Johnson played LB for Air Force. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kyle Johnson recorded 138 tackles and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Air Force.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

Air Force paired 10 primary output with 44.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 34.7 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: Fresno State

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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2019 Postseason · Air Force

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

34.7

Usage

10

Consistency

51.3

Best Game by takeover score

Fresno State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Washington State: 0. Colgate: 0.5. Colorado: 1. Boise State: 0.5. San José State: 1. Navy: 1. Fresno State: 4. Hawai'i: 1. Utah State: 0. Army: 0. Colorado State: 1. New Mexico: 0. Wyoming: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington State: 6 by 25. Colgate: 5 by 25.8. Colorado: 6 by 35. Boise State: 4 by 21.7. San José State: 7 by 39.2. Navy: 8 by 43.3. Fresno State: 6 by 65. Hawai'i: 7 by 39.2. Utah State: 1 by 4.2. Army: 11 by 45.8. Colorado State: 8 by 43.3. New Mexico: 6 by 25. Wyoming: 7 by 39.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.9 · Games = 11 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 2 · -0.1 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

Fresno State

Best efficiency game

65 vs Fresno State

Result
Sat 12/28@ Washington StateW 31-2164000
Sat 11/30vs WyomingW 20-673100
Sat 11/23@ New MexicoW 44-2262000
Sun 11/17@ Colorado StateW 38-21830.500.500
Sat 11/2vs Army10+ tacklesW 17-13113000
Sun 10/27vs Utah StateW 31-711000
Sun 10/20@ Hawai'iW 56-2675000
Sat 10/12vs Fresno StateSplash gameW 43-24641111
Sat 10/5@ NavyL 25-3484100
Sat 9/28vs San José StateW 41-2471100
Sat 9/21@ Boise StateL 19-30430.5000
Sat 9/14@ ColoradoW 30-2364000
Sat 8/31vs ColgateW 48-7510.5000

Player Story

Kyle Johnson story

Kyle Johnson built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 40, spending time with Air Force. The clearest part of Kyle Johnson's career was his defensive production: 138 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Air Force. 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 Kyle Johnson's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 20 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 23 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Air Force.

The arc is straightforward: Kyle 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Air Force

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20162017201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonAir Force0
2017 Regular SeasonAir Force06.91.40
2018 Regular SeasonAir Force1044.612.210
2019 PostseasonAir Force1134.7101
2019 Regular SeasonAir Force1134.7100

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ San Diego State

Week 7 · L 17-21 · Conference game

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5

Havoc Plays

90.8 takeover

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.8 takeover score.

#2

vs Fresno State

Week 7 · W 43-24 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

88.3 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.

#3

@ Florida Atlantic

Week 2 · L 26-33

2.5

Havoc Plays

76.6 takeover

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 76.6 takeover score.

#4

@ UNLV

Week 8 · W 41-35 · Conference game

1.5

Havoc Plays

69.3 takeover

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 69.3 takeover score.

#5

vs Stony Brook

Week 1 · W 38-0

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Havoc Plays

57.6 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 57.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Regular Season · Air Force

10 primary output · 44.6 efficiency · 12.2 usage

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#2

2019 Postseason · Air Force

67.4

11 primary · 34.7 efficiency · 10 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Air Force

67.4

11 primary · 34.7 efficiency · 10 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

4

Splash games

3

10+ tackle games