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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Kansas
Kyron Johnson
DE • 6'1" • 223 lbs • Arlington, TX, USA
High-volume tacklerDown-to-down presence
Kyron Johnson shows a high-volume tackler profile with 43.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
84
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Kansas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Kansas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Player Story
Kyron Johnson built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive end from Arlington, TX wearing No. 15, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of Kyron Johnson's career was his defensive production:...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 2
- Overall
- No. 181
- NFL Team
- Philadelphia Eagles
Kyron Johnson, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Kansas. Kyron Johnson shows a high-volume tackler profile with 43.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 195
- TFL
- 23
- Sacks
- 12.5
- QB hurries
- 14
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Kyron Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kansas · DE
- Career Tackles
- 195
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 52 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Kansas
- Top game
- Oklahoma
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 6 · Pick 2 · Philadelphia Eagles
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 63 tackles · DE 5th (top 2%) · Big 12 25th (top 6%) · National 367th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Kansas | 9 | 17 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kansas | 10 | 18 | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 0 | 30.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kansas | 12 | 55 | 5.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 48.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kansas | 9 | 42 | 4.5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kansas | 12 | 63 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 78.2 |
Related Context
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Kyron Johnson played DE for Kansas. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kyron Johnson recorded 195 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Kansas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Kansas paired 26 primary output with 43.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 43.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Kansas
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.2
Efficiency
43.6
Usage
20.1
Consistency
69.4
Best Game by takeover score
Texas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Dakota: 3. Coastal Carolina: 2. Baylor: 0. Duke: 0. Iowa State: 4. Texas Tech: 2. Oklahoma: 3. Oklahoma State: 2. Kansas State: 2. Texas: 4. TCU: 3. West Virginia: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Dakota: 7 by 59.2. Coastal Carolina: 7 by 49.2. Baylor: 5 by 20.8. Duke: 7 by 29.2. Iowa State: 4 by 56.7. Texas Tech: 4 by 36.7. Oklahoma: 4 by 46.7. Oklahoma State: 2 by 28.3. Kansas State: 1 by 24.2. Texas: 8 by 73.3. TCU: 8 by 63.3. West Virginia: 6 by 35
Split Comparison
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Wins3.5 · Games = 2 · +1.6 vs Losses
Losses1.9 · Games = 10 · -1.6 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
Texas
Best efficiency game
73.3 vs Texas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/28 | vs West Virginia | L 28-34 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ TCUSplash game | L 28-31 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/14 | @ Texas2+ sacks · Splash game | W 57-56 | 8 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Kansas StateSplash game | L 10-35 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Oklahoma StateSplash game | L 3-55 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs OklahomaSplash game | L 23-35 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Texas TechSplash game | L 14-41 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Iowa StateSplash game | L 7-59 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Duke | L 33-52 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Baylor | L 7-45 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/10 | @ Coastal CarolinaSplash game | L 22-49 | 7 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs South DakotaSplash game | W 17-14 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kyron Johnson story
Kyron Johnson built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive end from Arlington, TX wearing No. 15, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of Kyron Johnson's career was his defensive production: 195 tackles, 23 tackles for loss, 12.5 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 52 career games in the available record. That gives Kyron Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Kansas
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Kansas | 0.5 | 8.4 | 1.6 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kansas | 8 | 15.5 | 4.5 | 7.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kansas | 10.5 | 27.9 | 8.8 | 2.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kansas | 9.5 | 30 | 10 | -1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kansas | 26 | 43.6 | 20.1 | 16.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Oklahoma
Week 10 · L 9-62 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
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Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
@ Texas
Week 11 · W 57-56 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
91.1 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 91.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Iowa State
Week 5 · L 7-59 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Baylor
Week 14 · L 6-61 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#5
@ TCU
Week 12 · L 28-31 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Kansas
26 primary output · 43.6 efficiency · 20.1 usage
78.2
#2
2019 Regular Season · Kansas
48.7
10.5 primary · 27.9 efficiency · 8.8 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Kansas
40.2
9.5 primary · 30 efficiency · 10 usage
Milestones
14
Impact games
16
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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