Player Career

Caleb Johnson Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Caleb Johnson story

Caleb Johnson built his college career from 2016 through 2022 as a linebacker from Waycross, GA wearing No. 40, spending time with Army, Miami, Texas, and UCLA. The clearest part of Caleb Johnson's career was his defensive production: 138 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 29 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2020 with UCLA. 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 Caleb Johnson's production has multiple signals. With 29 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Army, Miami, Texas, and UCLA.

The arc is straightforward: Caleb 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Army

    2016

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Texas

    2017-2019

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    UCLA

    2020-2021

    Peak year stop

  4. 4

    Miami

    2022

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2016201720182019202020212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonArmy0
2017 Regular SeasonTexas00
2018 Regular SeasonTexas00
2019 Regular SeasonTexas04.20.90
2020 Regular SeasonUCLA14.546.913.314.5
2021 Regular SeasonUCLA521.63.9-9.5
2022 Regular SeasonMiami5.525.56.10.5

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2022UCLA to MiamiP4 to P481.2Apr 8, 2022

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Arizona State

Week 14 · W 25-18 · Conference game

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4.5

Havoc Plays

92.2 takeover

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 92.2 takeover score.

#2

vs California

Week 11 · W 34-10 · Conference game

5

Havoc Plays

88.9 takeover

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.

#3

@ Virginia

Week 9 · W 14-12 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

81.7 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.

#4

vs Duke

Week 8 · L 21-45 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

78.9 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.

#5

vs USC

Week 15 · L 38-43 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

60.3 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2020 Regular Season · UCLA

14.5 primary output · 46.9 efficiency · 13.3 usage

75.4

#2

2019 Regular Season · Texas

37.2

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Miami

31.9

5.5 primary · 25.5 efficiency · 6.1 usage

Milestones

6

Impact games

7

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games