Usage Score
5.7
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.
Efficiency
26.4
Consistency
52.2
Season Value
30
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · UNLV
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- UNLV • Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
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.
Ricky Johnson, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · UNLV. Ricky Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
UNLV paired 0.5 primary output with 34.2 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.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2023 Postseason · UNLV
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
26.4
Usage
5.7
Consistency
52.2
Best Game by takeover score
Kansas
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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
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.4 · Games = 5 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 4 · -0.6 vs Wins
First Half1.6 · Games = 5 · +1.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · Games = 4 · -1.1 vs First Half
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 State | 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 Vanderbilt | W 40-37 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
UNLV
2020-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Michigan
2024
Final stop
Season 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 | 3.4 | -3.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | UNLV | 10 | 26.4 | 5.7 | 8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UNLV | 10 | 26.4 | 5.7 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | — | — | -10 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Hawai'i
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Primary metric
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 51.4 takeover score.
#2
Vanderbilt
4
Primary metric
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 51.4 takeover score.
#3
San Diego State
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.5 takeover score.
#4
San Diego State
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 42 takeover score.
#5
Hawai'i
0.5
Primary metric
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 30.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2020 Regular Season · UNLV
0.5 primary output · 34.2 efficiency · 7.4 usage
35.8
#2
2023 Postseason · UNLV
30
10 primary · 26.4 efficiency · 5.7 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · UNLV
30
10 primary · 26.4 efficiency · 5.7 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2020 · Rating 0.8281
Cy Falls · Houston, TX
- Committed To
- UNLV
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Career Facts
2
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
75
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 23 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.