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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2023Fresno State
Isaiah Johnson
DE • 6'2" • 236 lbs • Modesto, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Isaiah Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Fresno State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Fresno State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Player Story
Isaiah Johnson built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a defensive end from Modesto, CA wearing No. 18, spending time with Fresno State. The clearest part of Isaiah Johnson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Fresno State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Isaiah Johnson, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Fresno State. Isaiah Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 80
- TFL
- 16
- Sacks
- 6
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Isaiah Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Fresno State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 80
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Fresno State
- Top game
- Minnesota
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Thomas Downey · Fresno State
- High school pipeline
- Bartlett · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 18 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 17 tackles · DE 128th (top 44%) · Mountain West 183rd (top 35%) · National 2,192nd (top 37%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Fresno State | 7 | 14 | 2 | 1.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 35.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Fresno State | 7 | 18 | 4.5 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 56.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Fresno State | 3 | 10 | 2.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 43.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Fresno State | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 33.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Fresno State | 10 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34.2 |
| 2023 Postseason | Fresno State | 9 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 54.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Fresno State | 9 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 54.5 |
Related Context
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Isaiah Johnson played DE for Fresno State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Isaiah Johnson recorded 80 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Fresno State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Fresno State paired 7.5 primary output with 21.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 16.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: San Diego State
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Fresno State
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
16.8
Usage
5.9
Consistency
52.4
Best Game by takeover score
San Diego State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. New Mexico State: 0. Purdue: 0. Eastern Washington: 2. Kent State: 0. UNLV: 1. Boise State: 2. San José State: 0. New Mexico: 1. San Diego State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. New Mexico State: 1 by 4.2. Purdue: 3 by 12.5. Eastern Washington: 2 by 28.3. Kent State: 1 by 4.2. UNLV: 3 by 22.5. Boise State: 2 by 28.3. San José State: 1 by 4.2. New Mexico: 1 by 14.2. San Diego State: 3 by 32.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 6 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 3 · +0.2 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
San Diego State
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs San Diego State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/16 | vs New Mexico State | W 37-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/26 | @ San Diego StateSplash game | L 18-33 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | vs New Mexico | L 17-25 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | @ San José State | L 18-42 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/5 | vs Boise StateSplash game | W 37-30 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/29 | vs UNLV | W 31-24 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/24 | vs Kent State | W 53-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | vs Eastern WashingtonSplash game | W 34-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Purdue | W 39-35 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Isaiah Johnson story
Isaiah Johnson built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a defensive end from Modesto, CA wearing No. 18, spending time with Fresno State. The clearest part of Isaiah Johnson's career was his defensive production: 80 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 37 career games in the available record. That gives Isaiah Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Fresno State
2018-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Fresno State | 5.5 | 16.2 | 5.9 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Fresno State | 7.5 | 21.4 | 7.4 | 2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Fresno State | 3 | 23.9 | 5.9 | -4.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Fresno State | 1 | 14.2 | 0.9 | -2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Fresno State | 6 | 14.3 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Fresno State | 8 | 16.8 | 5.9 | 2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Fresno State | 8 | 16.8 | 5.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Minnesota
Week 2 · L 35-38
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Oregon State
Week 2 · L 32-35
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#3
vs San Diego State
Week 12 · W 23-14 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#4
@ San Diego State
Week 13 · L 18-33 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Boise State
Week 10 · W 37-30 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Fresno State
7.5 primary output · 21.4 efficiency · 7.4 usage
56.8
#2
2023 Postseason · Fresno State
54.5
8 primary · 16.8 efficiency · 5.9 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Fresno State
54.5
8 primary · 16.8 efficiency · 5.9 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
10
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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