Player Dossier

2021-2024

Duke

Brandon Johnson

DB • 5'10" • 180 lbs • Newton, NC, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Brandon Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.5

Efficiency

21.9

Consistency

51.3

Season Value

25

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Duke

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Duke • Oregon
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech

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.

Brandon Johnson, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Duke. Brandon Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Duke paired 0 primary output with 10.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 21.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Duke, Oregon.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Boise State

Win with 2.5 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.

2024 Postseason · Oregon

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

21.9

Usage

5.5

Consistency

51.3

Best Game by takeover score

Ohio State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 0. Unknown: 1.5. Boise State: 2.5. Oregon State: 0. UCLA: 0. Michigan State: 1. Ohio State: 0. Purdue: 1. Illinois: 2. Michigan: 0. Maryland: 0. Wisconsin: 2. Washington: 1

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. Ohio State: 2 by 8.3. Unknown: 3 by 27.5. Boise State: 8 by 58.3. Oregon State: 1 by 4.2. UCLA: 1 by 4.2. Michigan State: 3 by 22.5. Ohio State: 7 by 29.2. Purdue: 4 by 26.7. Illinois: 4 by 36.7. Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Maryland: 3 by 12.5. Wisconsin: 1 by 24.2. Washington: 2 by 18.3

Split Comparison

Wins0.9 · n=11
First Half0.7 · n=7 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=6 · +0.3 vs First Half
All Games0.8 · n=13

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Boise State

Best efficiency game

58.3 vs Boise State

Result
Wed 1/1vs Ohio StateL 21-4122000
Sun 12/1vs WashingtonW 49-2121100
Sun 11/17@ WisconsinW 16-1311101
Sun 11/10vs MarylandW 39-1830000
Sat 11/2@ MichiganW 38-1733000
Sat 10/26vs IllinoisW 38-9420.500.501
Sat 10/19@ PurdueW 35-043001
Sat 10/12vs Ohio StateW 32-3175000
Sat 10/5vs Michigan StateW 31-1030001
Sun 9/29@ UCLAW 34-1310000
Sat 9/14@ Oregon StateW 49-1410000
Sun 9/8vs Boise StateW 37-34831.5001
Sat 8/31vs Unknown310.50010

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Duke

    2021-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Oregon

    2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

20212022202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonDuke010.11.7
2022 Regular SeasonDuke2235.410.622
2023 Regular SeasonDuke13.528.36.8-8.5
2024 PostseasonOregon1121.95.5-2.5
2024 Regular SeasonOregon1121.95.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Virginia Tech

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 73.4 takeover score.

#2

Miami

5

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 71.3 takeover score.

#3

Boise State

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 59.5 takeover score.

#4

North Carolina

2.5

Primary metric

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 49 takeover score.

#5

NC State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Duke

0 primary output · 10.1 efficiency · 1.7 usage

37.3

#2

2022 Regular Season · Duke

30.1

22 primary · 35.4 efficiency · 10.6 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Duke

29.5

13.5 primary · 28.3 efficiency · 6.8 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

3

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.8333

Flomaton · Flomaton, AL

Committed To
Duke
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

157

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 44 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Brandon Johnson quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
157