Player Dossier

2019-2023

California

Brett Johnson

DL • 6'5" • 295 lbs • Phoenix, AZ, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Brett Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.7

Efficiency

12.2

Consistency

10.3

Season Value

11.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · California

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
California
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Stanford

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Brett Johnson, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · California. Brett Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

California paired 5 primary output with 32.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 12.2 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: UCLA

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

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2019 Postseason · California

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.4

Efficiency

12.2

Usage

3.7

Consistency

10.3

Best Game by takeover score

Illinois

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Illinois: 0. Unknown: 1. Washington: 0. North Texas: 0. Ole Miss: 1. Arizona State: 0. Oregon: 0. Oregon State: 0. Utah: 0. Washington State: 1. USC: 0. Stanford: 0. UCLA: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Illinois: 2 by 8.3. Unknown: 2 by 18.3. Washington: 1 by 4.2. North Texas: 1 by 4.2. Ole Miss: 2 by 18.3. Arizona State: 2 by 8.3. Oregon: 2 by 8.3. Oregon State: 1 by 4.2. Utah: 2 by 8.3. Washington State: 1 by 14.2. USC: 2 by 8.3. Stanford: 5 by 20.8. UCLA: 3 by 32.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.6 · n=7 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=5 · -0.6 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=7 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=6 · +0.2 vs First Half

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

UCLA

Best efficiency game

32.5 vs UCLA

Result
Mon 12/30@ IllinoisW 35-2022000
Sun 12/1@ UCLAW 28-1831110
Sat 11/23@ StanfordW 24-2050000
Sun 11/17vs USCL 17-4120000
Sun 11/10vs Washington StateW 33-2011100
Sun 10/27@ UtahL 0-3522000
Sat 10/19vs Oregon StateL 17-2110000
Sun 10/6@ OregonL 7-1720000
Sat 9/28vs Arizona StateL 17-2421000
Sat 9/21@ Ole MissW 28-20200.500.500
Sat 9/14vs North TexasW 23-1711000
Sun 9/8@ WashingtonW 20-1910000
Sat 8/31vs Unknown21100

Career Arc

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

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    California

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201920192020202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 PostseasonCalifornia512.23.7
2019 Regular SeasonCalifornia512.23.70
2020 Regular SeasonCalifornia532.314.40
2021 Regular SeasonCalifornia0-5
2022 Regular SeasonCalifornia00
2023 Regular SeasonCalifornia213.33.22

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Stanford

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 62.8 takeover score.

#2

UCLA

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.2 takeover score.

#3

Stanford

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.2 takeover score.

#4

UCLA

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43 takeover score.

#5

UCLA

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 29.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · California

5 primary output · 32.3 efficiency · 14.4 usage

30.6

#2

2019 Postseason · California

11.5

5 primary · 12.2 efficiency · 3.7 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · California

11.5

5 primary · 12.2 efficiency · 3.7 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

0

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8883

Red Oak · Red Oak, TX

Committed To
Baylor
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

69

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 26 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Brett Johnson quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
69