Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2017-2019Utah
Jaylon Johnson
DB • 6'0" • 195 lbs • Fresno, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jaylon Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
60
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
55
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
86
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Utah
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Utah
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Player Story
Jaylon Johnson built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a defensive back from Fresno, CA wearing No. 1, spending time with Utah. The clearest part of Jaylon Johnson's career was his defensive production: 96...
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- Committed To
- Utah
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 18
- Overall
- No. 50
- NFL Team
- Chicago Bears
Jaylon Johnson, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Utah. Jaylon Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 96
- TFL
- 3
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 21
- Touchdowns
- 4
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Jaylon Johnson Utah Highlights
2019 · Utah · Player Highlight
Jaylon Johnson college highlights at Utah.
- Season
- 2019
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Jaylon Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Utah · DB
- Career Tackles
- 96
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Utah
- Top game
- Oregon State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Central East · Utah
- High school pipeline
- Baylor School · 28 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 2 · Pick 18 · Chicago Bears
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Junior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 36 tackles · DB 261st (top 29%) · Pac-12 101st (top 20%) · National 1,144th (top 20%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Utah | 9 | 19 | - | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 34.3 |
| 2018 Postseason | Utah | 14 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Utah | 14 | 40 | 2 | 1 | - | 4 | 2 | 43.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Utah | 13 | 36 | 1 | 0 | - | 11 | 2 | 56.2 |
Related Context
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Jaylon Johnson played DB for Utah. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jaylon Johnson recorded 96 tackles and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Utah.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Utah paired 14 primary output with 22.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 22.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Utah
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
22.3
Usage
4.9
Consistency
61.6
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. BYU: 1. Northern Illinois: 1. Idaho State: 1. USC: 0. Washington State: 3. Oregon State: 3. Arizona State: 1. California: 0. Washington: 1. UCLA: 0. Arizona: 1. Colorado: 1. Oregon: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. BYU: 4 by 26.7. Northern Illinois: 2 by 18.3. Idaho State: 2 by 18.3. USC: 3 by 12.5. Washington State: 1 by 34.2. Oregon State: 8 by 63.3. Arizona State: 1 by 14.2. California: 1 by 4.2. Washington: 3 by 22.5. UCLA: 1 by 4.2. Arizona: 2 by 18.3. Colorado: 5 by 30.8. Oregon: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.2 · Games = 11 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oregon State
Best efficiency game
63.3 vs Oregon State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/7 | @ Oregon | L 15-37 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 12/1 | vs Colorado | W 45-15 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | @ Arizona | W 35-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | vs UCLA | W 49-3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Washington | W 33-28 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/27 | vs California | W 35-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Arizona State | W 21-3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/13 | @ Oregon StateSplash game | W 52-7 | 8 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 9/29 | vs Washington StateSplash game | W 38-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ USC | L 23-30 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Idaho State | W 31-0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Northern Illinois | W 35-17 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 8/30 | @ BYU | W 30-12 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Jaylon Johnson story
Jaylon Johnson built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a defensive back from Fresno, CA wearing No. 1, spending time with Utah. The clearest part of Jaylon Johnson's career was his defensive production: 96 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 7 interceptions across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Utah. 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 Jaylon Johnson's production has multiple signals. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Utah.
The arc is straightforward: Jaylon 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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Utah
2017-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Utah | 7 | 16.6 | 2.2 | — |
| 2018 Postseason | Utah | 11 | 20.1 | 4.4 | 4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Utah | 11 | 20.1 | 4.4 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Utah | 14 | 22.3 | 4.9 | 3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Oregon State
Week 7 · W 52-7 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
85.3 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Washington State
Week 5 · W 38-13 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Oregon
Week 11 · W 32-25 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
68 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 68 takeover score.
#4
@ Northern Illinois
Week 2 · W 17-6
2
Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
#5
@ BYU
Week 2 · W 19-13
3
Havoc Plays
63.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 63.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Utah
14 primary output · 22.3 efficiency · 4.9 usage
56.2
#2
2018 Postseason · Utah
43.2
11 primary · 20.1 efficiency · 4.4 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Utah
43.2
11 primary · 20.1 efficiency · 4.4 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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