Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2023Mississippi State
Jett Johnson
LB • 6'2" • 230 lbs • Tupelo, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jett Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 64 disruption score.
Impact Production
44
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
39
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Mississippi State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Mississippi State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arizona
Player Story
Jett Johnson built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a linebacker from Tupelo, MS wearing No. 44, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Jett Johnson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Mississippi State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Jett Johnson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Mississippi State. Jett Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 64 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 325
- TFL
- 28.5
- Sacks
- 8
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Jett Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Mississippi State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 325
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Mississippi State
- Top game
- Arizona
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Tupelo · Mississippi State
- High school pipeline
- Cheshire Academy (Prep) · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 44 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 130 tackles · LB 10th (top 1%) · SEC 2nd (top 1%) · National 11th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 20.1 |
| 2021 Postseason | Mississippi State | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 51.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 13 | 84 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 51.7 |
| 2022 Postseason | Mississippi State | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 60.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 13 | 103 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 12 | 130 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 81.9 |
Related Context
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Jett Johnson played LB for Mississippi State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Jett Johnson recorded 325 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Mississippi State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Mississippi State paired 28 primary output with 64 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 36 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Mississippi State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
36
Usage
8.5
Consistency
61.1
Best Game by takeover score
Ole Miss
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas Tech: 1. Louisiana Tech: 0. NC State: 1.5. Memphis: 1. LSU: 1. Texas A&M: 1.5. Alabama: 1.5. Vanderbilt: 0. Kentucky: 0. Arkansas: 0.5. Auburn: 0. Tennessee State: 1. Ole Miss: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas Tech: 2 by 18.3. Louisiana Tech: 4 by 16.7. NC State: 9 by 52.5. Memphis: 8 by 43.3. LSU: 8 by 43.3. Texas A&M: 8 by 48.3. Alabama: 10 by 56.7. Vanderbilt: 3 by 12.5. Kentucky: 9 by 37.5. Arkansas: 5 by 25.8. Auburn: 1 by 4.2. Tennessee State: 8 by 43.3. Ole Miss: 11 by 65.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.6 · Games = 7 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 6 · +0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ole Miss
Best efficiency game
65.8 vs Ole Miss
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/28 | @ Texas Tech | L 7-34 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 11/26 | vs Ole Miss10+ tackles · Splash game | L 21-31 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Tennessee State | W 55-10 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Auburn | W 43-34 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Arkansas | L 28-31 | 5 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Kentucky | W 31-17 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Vanderbilt | W 45-6 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Alabama10+ tackles | L 9-49 | 10 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Texas A&M | W 26-22 | 8 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs LSU | L 25-28 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Memphis | L 29-31 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs NC State | W 24-10 | 9 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 35-34 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jett Johnson story
Jett Johnson built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a linebacker from Tupelo, MS wearing No. 44, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Jett Johnson's career was his defensive production: 325 tackles, 28.5 tackles for loss, 8 sacks, and 4 interceptions across 41 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Mississippi State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jett Johnson's production has multiple signals. With 41 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Mississippi State.
The arc is straightforward: Jett Johnson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Mississippi State
2018-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20182019202020212021202220222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | 8.3 | 1.4 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0.5 | 8.8 | 2.4 | 0.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Mississippi State | 11 | 36 | 8.5 | 10.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 11 | 36 | 8.5 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Mississippi State | 15 | 44.6 | 10.4 | 4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 15 | 44.6 | 10.4 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 28 | 64 | 17.8 | 13 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Arizona
Week 2 · W 31-24
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
98.6 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 98.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Southern Miss
Week 12 · W 41-20
4
Havoc Plays
90 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#3
vs Ole Miss
Week 13 · L 21-31 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
88.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Alabama
Week 5 · L 17-40 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#5
vs Auburn
Week 10 · W 39-33 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Mississippi State
28 primary output · 64 efficiency · 17.8 usage
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#2
2022 Postseason · Mississippi State
60.6
15 primary · 44.6 efficiency · 10.4 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Mississippi State
60.6
15 primary · 44.6 efficiency · 10.4 usage
Milestones
20
Impact games
13
Splash games
14
10+ tackle games
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