Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Arizona State
Tyler Johnson
DL • 6'4" • 285 lbs • Gilbert, AZ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tyler Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30 disruption score.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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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: 2021 Postseason · Arizona State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Arizona State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UCLA
Player Story
Tyler Johnson built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Gilbert, AZ wearing No. 41, spending time with Arizona State. The clearest part of Tyler Johnson's career was his defensive...
Read the storyTyler Johnson, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Arizona State. Tyler Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 111
- TFL
- 30.5
- Sacks
- 15.5
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Tyler Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arizona State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 111
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Arizona State
- Top game
- UCLA
- Latest roster
- No. 41 · Junior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 36 tackles · DL 115th (top 13%) · Pac-12 103rd (top 19%) · National 1,130th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Arizona State | 11 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 59.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Arizona State | 11 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 59.2 |
| 2019 Postseason | Arizona State | 8 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 52.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Arizona State | 8 | 19 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 52.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Arizona State | 4 | 16 | 7.5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 64.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Arizona State | 12 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 69.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Arizona State | 12 | 33 | 9.5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 69.4 |
Related Context
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Tyler Johnson played DL for Arizona State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Tyler Johnson recorded 111 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Arizona State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Arizona State paired 21.5 primary output with 30 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 30 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Stanford
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Arizona State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.8
Efficiency
30
Usage
11.6
Consistency
50.7
Best Game by takeover score
Stanford
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wisconsin: 0. UNLV: 3. BYU: 2. Colorado: 1. UCLA: 0. Stanford: 5.5. Utah: 3. Washington State: 1. USC: 1. Washington: 2. Oregon State: 1. Arizona: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wisconsin: 3 by 12.5. UNLV: 4 by 46.7. BYU: 2 by 28.3. Colorado: 2 by 18.3. UCLA: 2 by 8.3. Stanford: 5 by 70.8. Utah: 6 by 55. Washington State: 3 by 22.5. USC: 2 by 18.3. Washington: 3 by 32.5. Oregon State: 1 by 14.2. Arizona: 3 by 32.5
Split Comparison
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Wins2.1 · Games = 7 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 5 · -0.7 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
Stanford
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Stanford
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/31 | vs Wisconsin | L 13-20 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | vs ArizonaSplash game | W 38-15 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/21 | @ Oregon State | L 10-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/14 | @ WashingtonSplash game | W 35-30 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/7 | vs USC | W 31-16 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Washington State | L 21-34 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/17 | @ UtahSplash game | L 21-35 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Stanford2+ sacks · Splash game | W 28-10 | 5 | 4 | — | 3.50 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/3 | @ UCLA | W 42-23 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/26 | vs Colorado | W 35-13 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/19 | @ BYUSplash game | L 17-27 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/12 | vs UNLVSplash game | W 37-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Tyler Johnson story
Tyler Johnson built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Gilbert, AZ wearing No. 41, spending time with Arizona State. The clearest part of Tyler Johnson's career was his defensive production: 111 tackles, 30.5 tackles for loss, 15.5 sacks, and 7 passes defended across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Arizona State. 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 Tyler Johnson's production has multiple signals. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arizona State.
The arc is straightforward: Tyler 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
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Arizona State
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Arizona State | 14 | 27.1 | 17 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Arizona State | 14 | 27.1 | 17 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Arizona State | 11 | 24.7 | 8.8 | -3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Arizona State | 11 | 24.7 | 8.8 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Arizona State | 14.5 | 44.2 | 18.1 | 3.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Arizona State | 21.5 | 30 | 11.6 | 7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Arizona State | 21.5 | 30 | 11.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs UCLA
Week 14 · L 18-25 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
8.5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
8.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Stanford
Week 6 · W 28-10 · Conference game
5.5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#3
vs UCLA
Week 11 · W 31-28 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#4
vs USC
Week 11 · L 26-31 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Utah
Week 7 · L 21-35 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
69.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 69.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Arizona State
21.5 primary output · 30 efficiency · 11.6 usage
69.4
#2
2021 Regular Season · Arizona State
69.4
21.5 primary · 30 efficiency · 11.6 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Arizona State
64.5
14.5 primary · 44.2 efficiency · 18.1 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
15
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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