Player Career

Patrick Johnson Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Patrick Johnson story

Patrick Johnson built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive end from Chattanooga, TN wearing No. 7, spending time with Tulane. The clearest part of Patrick Johnson's career was his defensive production: 136 tackles, 38.5 tackles for loss, 23.5 sacks, and 11 passes defended across 42 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Tulane. 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 Patrick Johnson's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 15 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 42 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Tulane.

The arc is straightforward: Patrick 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

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

  1. 1

    Tulane

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201720182018201920192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonTulane18.61.9
2018 PostseasonTulane3339.914.132
2018 Regular SeasonTulane3339.914.10
2019 PostseasonTulane17.526.77.9-15.5
2019 Regular SeasonTulane17.526.77.90
2020 Regular SeasonTulane27.539.811.810

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ South Florida

Week 10 · W 41-15 · Conference game

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

7

Havoc Plays

93.1 takeover

7 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.

#2

@ East Carolina

Week 10 · W 38-21 · Conference game

9

Havoc Plays

91.7 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

9 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.

#3

vs Southern Miss

Week 1 · W 30-13 · Postseason

3.5

Havoc Plays

80.8 takeover

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.

#4

vs Houston

Week 4 · W 38-31 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

78.8 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.8 takeover score.

#5

@ Army

Week 6 · W 42-33

3

Havoc Plays

76.1 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Tulane

33 primary output · 39.9 efficiency · 14.1 usage

75.7

#2

2018 Regular Season · Tulane

75.7

33 primary · 39.9 efficiency · 14.1 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Tulane

66.3

27.5 primary · 39.8 efficiency · 11.8 usage

Milestones

13

Impact games

19

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games