Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2021USC
Greg Johnson
S • 5'11" • 195 lbs • Los Angeles, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Greg Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
48
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
41
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
64
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · USC
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- USC
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Player Story
Greg Johnson built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a safety from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 1, spending time with USC. The clearest part of Greg Johnson's career was his defensive production: 93...
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- Committed To
- USC
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Greg Johnson, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · USC. Greg Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 93
- TFL
- 6.5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 9
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Greg Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- USC · S
- Career Tackles
- 93
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · USC
- Top game
- Iowa
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Hawkins · USC
- High school pipeline
- Hawkins · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 32 tackles · S 190th (top 37%) · Pac-12 120th (top 22%) · National 1,297th (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | USC | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 20.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | USC | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 56.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | USC | 11 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 56.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | USC | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 23.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | USC | 9 | 32 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 38.7 |
Related Context
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Greg Johnson played S for USC. Across 4 tracked seasons, Greg Johnson recorded 93 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with USC.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
USC paired 10 primary output with 22.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Stanford
Loss with 2 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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2021 Regular Season · USC
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
19.8
Usage
9
Consistency
14.8
Best Game by takeover score
Stanford
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. San José State: 1. Stanford: 2. Washington State: 0. Oregon State: 0. Colorado: 0. Utah: 1. Arizona State: 0.5. UCLA: 0. BYU: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. San José State: 4 by 26.7. Stanford: 5 by 40.8. Washington State: 3 by 12.5. Oregon State: 2 by 8.3. Colorado: 3 by 12.5. Utah: 1 by 14.2. Arizona State: 4 by 21.7. UCLA: 4 by 16.7. BYU: 6 by 25
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 3 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Stanford
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs Stanford
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/28 | vs BYU | L 31-35 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs UCLA | L 33-62 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/7 | @ Arizona State | L 16-31 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/10 | vs Utah | L 26-42 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Colorado | W 37-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/26 | vs Oregon State | L 27-45 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Washington State | W 45-14 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/12 | vs StanfordSplash game | L 28-42 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs San José State | W 30-7 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Greg Johnson story
Greg Johnson built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a safety from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 1, spending time with USC. The clearest part of Greg Johnson's career was his defensive production: 93 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 3 interceptions across 31 career games in the available record. That gives Greg Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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USC
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20182019201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | USC | 4 | 12.3 | 2.1 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | USC | 10 | 22.3 | 5.3 | 6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | USC | 10 | 22.3 | 5.3 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | USC | 2 | 23.3 | 4.6 | -8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | USC | 4.5 | 19.8 | 9 | 2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Iowa
Week 1 · L 24-49 · Postseason
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Stanford
Week 2 · L 28-42 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Notre Dame
Week 7 · L 27-30
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Arizona
Week 11 · W 34-30 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Stanford
Week 2 · L 3-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · USC
10 primary output · 22.3 efficiency · 5.3 usage
56.4
#2
2019 Regular Season · USC
56.4
10 primary · 22.3 efficiency · 5.3 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · USC
38.7
4.5 primary · 19.8 efficiency · 9 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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