Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Michigan
Ricky Johnson
DB • 6'1" • 180 lbs • Houston, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ricky Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Impact Production
82
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
63
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · UNLV
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- UNLV • Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
Player Story
Ricky Johnson built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive back from Houston, TX wearing No. 22, spending time with Michigan and UNLV. The clearest part of Ricky Johnson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- UNLV
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Ricky Johnson, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · UNLV. Ricky Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 75
- TFL
- 4
- Passes defended
- 10
Quick Answers
Ricky Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan · DB
- Career Tackles
- 75
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · UNLV
- Top game
- Hawai'i
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Cy Falls · UNLV
- High school pipeline
- Cy Falls · 27 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 22 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | UNLV | 1 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UNLV | 10 | 25 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 28.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UNLV | 3 | 10 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 19.8 |
| 2023 Postseason | UNLV | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 55.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UNLV | 9 | 27 | 2 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 55.4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Ricky Johnson played DB for UNLV and Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Ricky Johnson recorded 75 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with UNLV.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
UNLV paired 10 primary output with 26.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 26.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across UNLV, Michigan.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · UNLV
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
26.4
Usage
5.2
Consistency
52.2
Best Game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kansas: 1. Vanderbilt: 4. Colorado State: 1. Fresno State: 2. New Mexico: 0. Wyoming: 1. Air Force: 1. San José State: 0. Boise State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kansas: 6 by 35. Vanderbilt: 3 by 52.5. Colorado State: 5 by 30.8. Fresno State: 2 by 28.3. New Mexico: 4 by 16.7. Wyoming: 4 by 26.7. Air Force: 3 by 22.5. San José State: 4 by 16.7. Boise State: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.4 · Games = 5 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 4 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
Best efficiency game
52.5 vs Vanderbilt
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/27 | vs Kansas | L 36-49 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/2 | vs Boise State | L 20-44 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs San José State | L 31-37 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Air Force | W 31-27 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Wyoming | W 34-14 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ New Mexico | W 56-14 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/29 | @ Fresno StateSplash game | L 24-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Colorado State | W 25-23 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs VanderbiltSplash game | W 40-37 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | — | — |
Player Story
Ricky Johnson story
Ricky Johnson built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive back from Houston, TX wearing No. 22, spending time with Michigan and UNLV. The clearest part of Ricky Johnson's career was his defensive production: 75 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 10 passes defended across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with UNLV. 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 Ricky Johnson's production has multiple signals. With 23 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan and UNLV.
The arc is straightforward: Ricky 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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- 1
UNLV
2020-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Michigan
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202020212022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | UNLV | 0.5 | 34.2 | 7.4 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | UNLV | 5.5 | 15.9 | 3.9 | 5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UNLV | 2 | 20.6 | 3.3 | -3.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | UNLV | 10 | 26.4 | 5.2 | 8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UNLV | 10 | 26.4 | 5.2 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | — | — | -10 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Hawai'i
Week 11 · W 27-13 · Conference game
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
79.2 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.
#2
vs San Diego State
Week 12 · L 20-28 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#3
@ San Diego State
Week 10 · L 10-14 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
60.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Vanderbilt
Week 3 · W 40-37
4
Havoc Plays
55.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 55.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Colorado State
Week 8 · W 25-23 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
51.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · UNLV
10 primary output · 26.4 efficiency · 5.2 usage
55.4
#2
2023 Regular Season · UNLV
55.4
10 primary · 26.4 efficiency · 5.2 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · UNLV
50.2
0.5 primary · 34.2 efficiency · 7.4 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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