Player Dossier

2015-2018

Marshall

Artis Johnson

LB • 6'1" • 223 lbs • Lott, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Artis Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.3 disruption score.

Usage / Role

19%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

34

Developing production for a linebacker

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Reliability

9

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

63

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Marshall

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Marshall
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic

Player Story

Artis Johnson built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Lott, TX wearing No. 21, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Artis Johnson's career was his defensive production: 82...

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Artis Johnson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Marshall. Artis Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.3 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
82
TFL
6
Sacks
1.5
QB hurries
7
Touchdowns
3

Quick Answers

Artis Johnson quick answers

Latest team and position
Marshall · LB
Career Tackles
82
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 23 games
Best season
2017 Postseason · Marshall
Top game
Florida Atlantic
Latest roster
No. 21 · Senior
2018 Tackles rank
27 tackles · LB 467th (top 40%) · Conference USA 157th (top 25%) · National 1,519th (top 26%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2015 Regular SeasonMarshall00-0--0-
2016 Regular SeasonMarshall00-0--0-
2017 PostseasonMarshall1340.501-058.1
2017 Regular SeasonMarshall13515.51.53-258.1
2018 Regular SeasonMarshall1027-03-117.5

Related Context

Artis Johnson played LB for Marshall. Across 4 tracked seasons, Artis Johnson recorded 3 rushing yards, 11 receiving yards, and 82 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Marshall.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason

Marshall paired 12.5 primary output with 27.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 15.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Explorer

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2018 Regular Season · Marshall

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.4

Efficiency

15.3

Usage

2.3

Consistency

3.3

Best Game by takeover score

Florida Atlantic

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Miami (OH): 0. Eastern Kentucky: 0. NC State: 0. Western Kentucky: 0. Middle Tennessee: 0. Old Dominion: 0. Florida Atlantic: 4. Southern Miss: 0. Florida International: 0. Virginia Tech: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami (OH): 3 by 12.5. Eastern Kentucky: 4 by 16.7. NC State: 2 by 8.3. Western Kentucky: 1 by 4.2. Middle Tennessee: 1 by 4.2. Old Dominion: 4 by 16.7. Florida Atlantic: 10 by 81.7. Southern Miss: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.7 · Games = 6 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 4 · -0.7 vs Wins

Game Log

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

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Florida Atlantic

Best efficiency game

81.7 vs Florida Atlantic

Result
Sat 12/1@ Virginia TechL 20-41
Sat 11/24@ Florida InternationalW 28-25
Sat 11/3@ Southern MissL 24-2622000
Sat 10/20vs Florida Atlantic10+ tackles · Splash gameW 31-71020010
Sat 10/13@ Old DominionW 42-2042000
Fri 10/5vs Middle TennesseeL 24-3411000
Sat 9/29@ Western KentuckyW 20-1711000
Sat 9/22vs NC StateL 20-3720000
Sat 9/8vs Eastern KentuckyW 32-1640000
Sat 9/1@ Miami (OH)W 35-2832000

Player Story

Artis Johnson story

Artis Johnson built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Lott, TX wearing No. 21, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Artis Johnson's career was his defensive production: 82 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Marshall. 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 Artis Johnson's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 3 rushing yards, 11 receiving yards, and 11 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 23 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Marshall.

The arc is straightforward: Artis 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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    Marshall

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20152016201720172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonMarshall0
2016 Regular SeasonMarshall00
2017 PostseasonMarshall12.527.26.112.5
2017 Regular SeasonMarshall12.527.26.10
2018 Regular SeasonMarshall415.32.3-8.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Florida Atlantic

Week 8 · W 31-7 · Conference game

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

93.9 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 93.9 takeover score.

#2

@ NC State

Week 2 · L 20-37

4

Havoc Plays

89.7 takeover

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.

#3

vs Florida International

Week 9 · L 30-41 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

42.5 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.5 takeover score.

#4

@ Colorado State

Week 1 · W 31-28 · Postseason

1.5

Havoc Plays

40.3 takeover

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 40.3 takeover score.

#5

vs Old Dominion

Week 7 · W 35-3 · Conference game

1.5

Havoc Plays

39.7 takeover

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 39.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · Marshall

12.5 primary output · 27.2 efficiency · 6.1 usage

58.1

#2

2017 Regular Season · Marshall

58.1

12.5 primary · 27.2 efficiency · 6.1 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Marshall

17.5

4 primary · 15.3 efficiency · 2.3 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

2

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games