Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Texas A&M
Buddy Johnson
LB • 6'2" • 240 lbs • Dallas, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Buddy Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 49.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Texas A&M
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Texas A&M
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Mississippi State
Player Story
Buddy Johnson built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a linebacker from Dallas, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with Texas A&M. The clearest part of Buddy Johnson's career was his defensive production: 203...
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- Committed To
- Texas A&M
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 35
- Overall
- No. 140
- NFL Team
- Pittsburgh Steelers
Buddy Johnson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Texas A&M. Buddy Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 49.9 disruption score.
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- Latest team and position
- Texas A&M · LB
- Career Tackles
- 203
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Texas A&M
- Top game
- Mississippi State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Kimball · Texas A&M
- High school pipeline
- Kimball · 20 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 4 · Pick 35 · Pittsburgh Steelers
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 85 tackles · LB 32nd (top 3%) · SEC 11th (top 2%) · National 35th (top 1%)
Buddy Johnson played LB for Texas A&M. Across 4 tracked seasons, Buddy Johnson recorded 203 tackles and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Texas A&M.
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