Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Tulane
Patrick Johnson
DE • 6'3" • 255 lbs • Chattanooga, TN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Patrick Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
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: 2018 Postseason · Tulane
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Tulane
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Florida
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Tulane
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 6
- Overall
- No. 234
- NFL Team
- Philadelphia Eagles
Patrick Johnson, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Tulane. Patrick Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 136
- TFL
- 38.5
- Sacks
- 23.5
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 11
Quick Answers
Patrick Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tulane · DE
- Career Tackles
- 136
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Tulane
- Top game
- South Florida
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Notre Dame · Tulane
- High school pipeline
- Notre Dame · 4 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 7 · Pick 6 · Philadelphia Eagles
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 39 tackles · DE 12th (top 5%) · American Athletic 49th (top 11%) · National 509th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Tulane | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 8 |
| 2018 Postseason | Tulane | 13 | 3 | - | 0.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 75.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Tulane | 13 | 47 | 15.5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 75.7 |
| 2019 Postseason | Tulane | 12 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 46.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Tulane | 12 | 33 | 7 | 3 | - | 4 | 0 | 46.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Tulane | 10 | 39 | 13.5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 66.3 |
Related Context
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Patrick Johnson played DE for Tulane. Across 4 tracked seasons, Patrick Johnson recorded 136 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Tulane.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Tulane paired 33 primary output with 39.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 26.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2020 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Tulane
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
26.7
Usage
7.9
Consistency
40
Best Game by takeover score
Southern Miss
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Southern Miss: 3.5. Florida International: 2. Auburn: 0. Houston: 3. Army: 3. UConn: 0. Memphis: 1. Navy: 1. Tulsa: 3. Temple: 1. UCF: 0. SMU: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Southern Miss: 2 by 43.3. Florida International: 2 by 28.3. Auburn: 2 by 8.3. Houston: 5 by 50.8. Army: 3 by 42.5. UConn: 2 by 8.3. Memphis: 6 by 35. Navy: 4 by 26.7. Tulsa: 2 by 38.3. Temple: 3 by 22.5. UCF: 3 by 12.5. SMU: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins2.4 · Games = 6 · +1.9 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 6 · -1.9 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
Southern Miss
Best efficiency game
50.8 vs Houston
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/4 | vs Southern MissSplash game | W 30-13 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | @ SMU | L 20-37 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs UCF | L 31-34 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Temple | L 21-29 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs TulsaSplash game | W 38-26 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Navy | L 38-41 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Memphis | L 17-47 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs UConn | W 49-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ ArmySplash game | W 42-33 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/20 | vs HoustonSplash game | W 38-31 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Auburn | L 6-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/30 | vs Florida InternationalSplash game | W 42-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
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
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Tulane
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720182018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Tulane | 1 | 8.6 | 1.9 | — |
| 2018 Postseason | Tulane | 33 | 39.9 | 14.1 | 32 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Tulane | 33 | 39.9 | 14.1 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Tulane | 17.5 | 26.7 | 7.9 | -15.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Tulane | 17.5 | 26.7 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Tulane | 27.5 | 39.8 | 11.8 | 10 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ South Florida
Week 10 · W 41-15 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
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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
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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
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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
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#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
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