Player Dossier

2016-2022

Miami

DJ Johnson

LB • 6'4" • 270 lbs • Sacramento, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

DJ Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

12.4

Efficiency

29.8

Consistency

23.2

Season Value

20.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Miami

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Miami • Oregon
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: California

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

DJ Johnson, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Miami. DJ Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

Miami paired 0 primary output with 2.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 29.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Miami, Oregon.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: California

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2022 Regular Season · Oregon

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

1.5

Efficiency

29.8

Usage

12.4

Consistency

23.2

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. Georgia: 0. Unknown: 2. BYU: 0. Washington State: 4. Stanford: 3. Arizona: 1. UCLA: 0.5. California: 5. Washington: 0.5. Utah: 0.5. Oregon State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 3 by 32.5. BYU: 6 by 25. Washington State: 3 by 52.5. Stanford: 3 by 42.5. Arizona: 4 by 26.7. UCLA: 2 by 13.3. California: 3 by 62.5. Washington: 4 by 21.7. Utah: 7 by 34.2. Oregon State: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Wins2 · n=7 · +1.8 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · n=3 · -1.8 vs Wins
First Half1.7 · n=6 · +0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half1.3 · n=5 · -0.4 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

California

Best efficiency game

62.5 vs California

Result
Sat 11/26@ Oregon StateL 34-3832000
Sun 11/20vs UtahW 20-17710.5000
Sun 11/13vs WashingtonL 34-37400.5000
Sat 10/29@ California2+ sacks · Splash gameW 42-2432221
Sat 10/22vs UCLAW 45-30200.5000
Sun 10/9@ ArizonaW 49-2242100
Sun 10/2vs StanfordW 45-2731111
Sat 9/24@ Washington State2+ sacks · Splash gameW 44-4133220
Sat 9/17vs BYUW 41-2062000
Sun 9/11vs Unknown32110
Sat 9/3@ GeorgiaL 3-4910000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Miami

    2016-2017

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Oregon

    2019-2022

    Final stop

Season Progression

20162017201920202020202120212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonMiami0
2017 Regular SeasonMiami02.10.40
2019 Regular SeasonOregon725.77.27
2020 PostseasonOregon000-7
2020 Regular SeasonOregon0000
2021 PostseasonOregon315.26.33
2021 Regular SeasonOregon315.26.30
2022 Regular SeasonOregon16.529.812.413.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

California

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 66.1 takeover score.

#2

Nevada

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 62 takeover score.

#3

Washington State

4

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 49.2 takeover score.

#4

Ohio State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.

#5

Stanford

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 38.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Regular Season · Miami

0 primary output · 2.1 efficiency · 0.4 usage

34.2

#2

2020 Postseason · Oregon

33.3

0 primary · 0 efficiency · 0 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Oregon

33.3

0 primary · 0 efficiency · 0 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

3

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

2

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

65

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 27 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

DJ Johnson quick answers

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
8
Career receiving yards
124