Player Dossier

2017-2022

Stanford

Ryan Johnson

DL • 6'4" • 280 lbs • Axis, AL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Ryan Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.8

Efficiency

15.9

Consistency

53.6

Season Value

29.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Stanford

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Stanford • Northwestern
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

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.

Ryan Johnson, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Stanford. Ryan Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Stanford paired 0 primary output with 5.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 15.9 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 Stanford, Northwestern.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. 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 · Northwestern

Games

6

Havoc Plays / G

1.2

Efficiency

15.9

Usage

3.8

Consistency

53.6

Best Game by takeover score

Wisconsin

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Nebraska: 1. Duke: 1. Unknown: 3. Miami (OH): 2. Penn State: 0. Wisconsin: 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. Nebraska: 1 by 14.2. Duke: 0 by 10. Unknown: 1 by 34.2. Miami (OH): 1 by 24.2. Penn State: 2 by 8.3. Wisconsin: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Losses0.8 · n=4
First Half1.7 · n=3 · +1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.7 · n=3 · -1 vs First Half
All Games1.2 · n=6

Game Log

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

6 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

34.2 vs Unknown

Result
Sat 10/8vs WisconsinL 7-4211000
Sat 10/1@ Penn StateL 7-1722000
Sat 9/24vs Miami (OH)L 14-1711101
Sat 9/17vs Unknown11111
Sat 9/10vs DukeL 23-3100001
Sat 8/27vs NebraskaW 31-2811010

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Stanford

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Northwestern

    2022

    Final stop

Season Progression

201720182019202020212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonStanford0
2018 Regular SeasonStanford04.20.90
2019 Regular SeasonStanford04.21.10
2020 Regular SeasonStanford05.61.20
2021 Regular SeasonStanford0.57.51.50.5
2022 Regular SeasonNorthwestern715.93.86.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 47.6 takeover score.

#2

Miami (OH)

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 32.5 takeover score.

#3

Notre Dame

0.5

Primary metric

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 20.7 takeover score.

#4

Nebraska

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 17.8 takeover score.

#5

Duke

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 14.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Stanford

0 primary output · 5.6 efficiency · 1.2 usage

35.6

#2

2019 Regular Season · Stanford

35.1

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 1.1 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Stanford

35

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.9137

St. Paul's Episcopal · Mobile, AL

Committed To
Stanford
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

29

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 22 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Ryan Johnson quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
29