Player Dossier

2018-2022

Toledo

Dyontae Johnson

LB • 6'2" • 230 lbs • Detroit, MI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Dyontae Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.1 disruption score.

Usage / Role

71%

Major defensive role

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Impact Production

99

Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker

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Reliability

85

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

87

Elite ceiling indicators

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Toledo

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Toledo
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan

Player Story

Dyontae Johnson built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a linebacker from Detroit, MI wearing No. 2, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Dyontae Johnson's career was his defensive production:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8154

Cass Technical · Detroit, MI

Committed To
Toledo
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Dyontae Johnson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Toledo. Dyontae Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.1 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
258
TFL
21
Sacks
6.5
QB hurries
6
Passes defended
8

Quick Answers

Dyontae Johnson quick answers

Latest team and position
Toledo · LB
Career Tackles
258
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 46 games
Best season
2021 Postseason · Toledo
Top game
Eastern Michigan
Recruit profile
3-star · Cass Technical · Toledo
High school pipeline
Cass Technical · 77 FBS recruits · 10 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 2 · Senior
2022 Tackles rank
94 tackles · LB 58th (top 5%) · Mid-American 12th (top 3%) · National 69th (top 2%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2018 Regular SeasonToledo58-01-010.5
2019 Regular SeasonToledo10232021021
2020 Regular SeasonToledo6474.511-056.3
2021 PostseasonToledo13100.50--064.8
2021 Regular SeasonToledo13767.52.524064.8
2022 Regular SeasonToledo12946.53-3060.9

Related Context

Dyontae Johnson played LB for Toledo. Across 5 tracked seasons, Dyontae Johnson recorded 258 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Toledo.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason

Toledo paired 17.5 primary output with 40.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 43.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Ball State

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.

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2022 Regular Season · Toledo

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.0

Efficiency

43.1

Usage

8.6

Consistency

57.5

Best Game by takeover score

Ball State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Long Island University: 0. Massachusetts: 0.5. Ohio State: 1. San Diego State: 2.5. Central Michigan: 0. Northern Illinois: 1. Kent State: 0.5. Buffalo: 1. Eastern Michigan: 2. Ball State: 2. Bowling Green: 2. Western Michigan: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Long Island University: 5 by 20.8. Massachusetts: 6 by 30. Ohio State: 10 by 51.7. San Diego State: 3 by 37.5. Central Michigan: 7 by 29.2. Northern Illinois: 9 by 47.5. Kent State: 7 by 34.2. Buffalo: 12 by 60. Eastern Michigan: 10 by 61.7. Ball State: 11 by 65.8. Bowling Green: 9 by 57.5. Western Michigan: 5 by 20.8

Split Comparison

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

Wins0.9 · Games = 7 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 5 · +0.4 vs Wins

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Ball State

Best efficiency game

65.8 vs Ball State

Result
Fri 11/25@ Western MichiganL 14-2053000
Wed 11/16vs Bowling GreenSplash gameL 35-4292110
Wed 11/9vs Ball State10+ tackles · Splash gameW 28-21113110
Sat 10/29@ Eastern Michigan10+ tackles · Splash gameW 27-24107110
Sat 10/22@ Buffalo10+ tacklesL 27-34125100
Sat 10/15vs Kent StateW 52-31720.5000
Sat 10/8@ Northern IllinoisW 52-3295100
Sat 10/1vs Central MichiganW 38-1774000
Sat 9/24@ San Diego StateSplash gameL 14-17310.5002
Sat 9/17@ Ohio State10+ tacklesL 21-77104001
Sat 9/10vs MassachusettsW 55-10610.5000
Thu 9/1vs Long Island UniversityW 37-051000

Player Story

Dyontae Johnson story

Dyontae Johnson built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a linebacker from Detroit, MI wearing No. 2, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Dyontae Johnson's career was his defensive production: 258 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 46 career games in the available record. That gives Dyontae Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Toledo

    2018-2022

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201820192020202120212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonToledo18.72.5
2019 Regular SeasonToledo514.63.74
2020 Regular SeasonToledo6.543.511.91.5
2021 PostseasonToledo17.540.78.411
2021 Regular SeasonToledo17.540.78.40
2022 Regular SeasonToledo12.543.18.6-5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Eastern Michigan

Week 10 · L 49-52 · Conference game

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

89.2 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.

#2

@ Northern Illinois

Week 14 · W 41-24 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

86.4 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.

#3

@ Notre Dame

Week 2 · L 29-32

2.5

Havoc Plays

83.3 takeover

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.

#4

vs Ball State

Week 11 · W 28-21 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

81.9 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.9 takeover score.

#5

@ Eastern Michigan

Week 9 · W 27-24 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

80.6 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Postseason · Toledo

17.5 primary output · 40.7 efficiency · 8.4 usage

64.8

#2

2021 Regular Season · Toledo

64.8

17.5 primary · 40.7 efficiency · 8.4 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Toledo

60.9

12.5 primary · 43.1 efficiency · 8.6 usage

Milestones

11

Impact games

12

Splash games

9

10+ tackle games