Usage / Role
12%
Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Louisiana
Ja'len Johnson
S • 6'2" • 208 lbs • Morgan City, LA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ja'len Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
17
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
12
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
27
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Louisiana
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Louisiana
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Coastal Carolina
Player Story
Ja'len Johnson built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a safety from Morgan City, LA wearing No. 28, spending time with Louisiana. The clearest part of Ja'len Johnson's career was his defensive production:...
Read the storyJa'len Johnson, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Louisiana. Ja'len Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 83
- TFL
- 3.5
- Sacks
- 0.5
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Ja'len Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisiana · S
- Career Tackles
- 83
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Louisiana
- Top game
- Coastal Carolina
- Latest roster
- No. 28 · Junior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 21 tackles · S 245th (top 48%) · Sun Belt 156th (top 34%) · National 1,929th (top 33%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Louisiana | 8 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 18 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Louisiana | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 18 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Louisiana | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 33.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Louisiana | 10 | 34 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 21.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Louisiana | 10 | 21 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 11.7 |
Related Context
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Ja'len Johnson played S for Louisiana. Across 4 tracked seasons, Ja'len Johnson recorded 83 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Louisiana.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Louisiana paired 2.5 primary output with 7.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 9.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Troy
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Louisiana
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.1
Efficiency
9.3
Usage
1.7
Consistency
3.3
Best Game by takeover score
Troy
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas: 0. Ohio: 0. Georgia Southern: 0. South Alabama: 0. App State: 0. Arkansas State: 0. Texas State: 0. Georgia State: 0. Troy: 0.5. App State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas: 3 by 12.5. Ohio: 3 by 12.5. Georgia Southern: 3 by 12.5. South Alabama: 2 by 8.3. App State: 2 by 8.3. Arkansas State: 2 by 8.3. Texas State: 1 by 4.2. Georgia State: 1 by 4.2. Troy: 3 by 17.5. App State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.1 · Games = 9 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -0.1 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
Troy
Best efficiency game
17.5 vs Troy
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/4 | vs App State | W 24-16 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Troy | W 35-21 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/4 | vs Georgia State | W 21-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Texas State | W 45-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/21 | @ Arkansas State | W 28-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 10/12 | vs App State | W 41-13 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/3 | @ South Alabama | W 20-18 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Georgia Southern | W 28-20 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/17 | vs Ohio | W 49-14 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Texas | L 18-38 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Ja'len Johnson story
Ja'len Johnson built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a safety from Morgan City, LA wearing No. 28, spending time with Louisiana. The clearest part of Ja'len Johnson's career was his defensive production: 83 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 38 career games in the available record. That gives Ja'len Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Louisiana
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20182018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Louisiana | 1 | 9.6 | 2.2 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Louisiana | 1 | 9.6 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Louisiana | 2.5 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Louisiana | 1 | 15.2 | 3.2 | -1.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Louisiana | 0.5 | 9.3 | 1.7 | -0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Coastal Carolina
Week 7 · L 27-30 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
81.1 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.
#2
@ App State
Week 14 · L 19-30 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
60.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Texas Southern
Week 3 · W 77-6
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Havoc Plays
56.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Ohio
Week 4 · W 45-25
1
Havoc Plays
36.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Troy
Week 11 · W 35-21 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
33.9 takeover
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 33.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Louisiana
2.5 primary output · 7.5 efficiency · 1.8 usage
33.2
#2
2020 Regular Season · Louisiana
21.3
1 primary · 15.2 efficiency · 3.2 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Louisiana
18
1 primary · 9.6 efficiency · 2.2 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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