Player Dossier

2018-2022

Iowa State

Anthony Johnson Jr.

DB • 6'0" • 207 lbs • Saint Petersburg, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Anthony Johnson Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.5 disruption score.

Usage / Role

24%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

21

Developing production for a defensive back

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

29

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Iowa State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Iowa State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa

Player Story

Anthony Johnson Jr. built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive back from Saint Petersburg, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Anthony Johnson Jr.'s career was...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8402

St. Petersburg · St. Petersburg, FL

Committed To
Iowa State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2023
Selection
Round 7 · Pick 25
Overall
No. 242
NFL Team
Green Bay Packers

Anthony Johnson Jr., DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Iowa State. Anthony Johnson Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.5 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
243
TFL
14
Sacks
3
QB hurries
1
Passes defended
28

Quick Answers

Anthony Johnson Jr. quick answers

Latest team and position
Iowa State · DB
Career Tackles
243
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 9 entries · 57 games
Best season
2019 Postseason · Iowa State
Top game
Iowa
Recruit profile
3-star · St. Petersburg · Iowa State
High school pipeline
St. Petersburg · 12 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
NFL Draft
2023 · Round 7 · Pick 25 · Green Bay Packers
Latest roster
No. 1 · Senior
2022 Tackles rank
60 tackles · DB 71st (top 8%) · Big 12 35th (top 8%) · National 359th (top 7%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2018 PostseasonIowa State73-0--038
2018 Regular SeasonIowa State72510-5038
2019 PostseasonIowa State13310--061.9
2019 Regular SeasonIowa State135762-10061.9
2020 PostseasonIowa State122-0--028.8
2020 Regular SeasonIowa State123820-5028.8
2021 PostseasonIowa State135-0--028.3
2021 Regular SeasonIowa State135031-4028.3
2022 Regular SeasonIowa State12601014042.7

Related Context

Anthony Johnson Jr. played DB for Iowa State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Anthony Johnson Jr. recorded 243 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Iowa State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason

Iowa State paired 19 primary output with 33.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 25.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Kansas

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2018 Postseason · Iowa State

Games

7

Havoc Plays / G

0.9

Efficiency

25.2

Usage

3.5

Consistency

65.6

Best Game by takeover score

Kansas

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Washington State: 0. West Virginia: 0. Kansas: 2. Baylor: 1. Texas: 1. Kansas State: 1. Drake: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington State: 3 by 12.5. West Virginia: 1 by 4.2. Kansas: 3 by 32.5. Baylor: 8 by 43.3. Texas: 3 by 22.5. Kansas State: 4 by 26.7. Drake: 6 by 35

Split Comparison

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

Wins1 · Games = 5 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · -0.5 vs Wins

Game Log

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

7 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Kansas

Best efficiency game

43.3 vs Baylor

Result
Sat 12/29@ Washington StateL 26-2832000
Sat 12/1vs DrakeW 27-2464001
Sun 11/25vs Kansas StateW 42-3843001
Sun 11/18@ TexasL 10-2432100
Sat 11/10vs BaylorW 28-1487001
Sat 11/3@ KansasSplash gameW 27-333002
Sat 10/13vs West VirginiaW 30-1411000

Player Story

Anthony Johnson Jr. story

Anthony Johnson Jr. built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive back from Saint Petersburg, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Anthony Johnson Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 243 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 57 career games in the available record. That gives Anthony Johnson Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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  1. 1

    Iowa State

    2018-2022

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201820182019201920202020202120212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 PostseasonIowa State625.23.5
2018 Regular SeasonIowa State625.23.50
2019 PostseasonIowa State1933.86.613
2019 Regular SeasonIowa State1933.86.60
2020 PostseasonIowa State719.73.3-12
2020 Regular SeasonIowa State719.73.30
2021 PostseasonIowa State823.84.51
2021 Regular SeasonIowa State823.84.50
2022 Regular SeasonIowa State827.55.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Iowa

Week 3 · L 17-18

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

79.4 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.

#2

vs Kansas

Week 13 · W 41-31 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

75.6 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 75.6 takeover score.

#3

@ Oklahoma

Week 12 · L 21-28 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

74.5 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.5 takeover score.

#4

vs TCU

Week 13 · W 48-14 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

70.3 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.

#5

vs West Virginia

Week 10 · W 31-14 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

68.6 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Iowa State

19 primary output · 33.8 efficiency · 6.6 usage

61.9

#2

2019 Regular Season · Iowa State

61.9

19 primary · 33.8 efficiency · 6.6 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Iowa State

42.7

8 primary · 27.5 efficiency · 5.7 usage

Milestones

6

Impact games

12

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games