Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Ohio
Jaylen Johnson
S • 6'2" • 221 lbs • Cincinnati, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jaylen Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Ohio State • Memphis • Ohio
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Player Story
Jaylen Johnson built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a safety from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 28, spending time with Memphis, Ohio, and Ohio State. The clearest part of Jaylen Johnson's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Ohio
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Jaylen Johnson, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Ohio State. Jaylen Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 26
Quick Answers
Jaylen Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio · S
- Career Tackles
- 26
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Ohio State
- Top game
- Northwestern
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Our Lady of Good Counsel HS · Ohio
- High school pipeline
- Our Lady of Good Counsel HS · 8 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 28 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Ohio State | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio State | 7 | 19 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Memphis | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ohio | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Ohio | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Memphis to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 16.4 | Apr 25, 2024 |
| 2023 | Ohio State to Memphis | P4 to G5/FCS | 16.4 | Dec 5, 2022 |
Jaylen Johnson played S for Ohio State, Memphis, and Ohio. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jaylen Johnson recorded 26 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Ohio State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Ohio State paired 0 primary output with 11.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Ohio State, Memphis, Ohio.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Win with 0 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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2024 Regular Season · Ohio
Games
3
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
4.2
Usage
0.7
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Kent State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Syracuse: 0. Kent State: 0. Ball 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. Syracuse: 1 by 4.2. Kent State: 1 by 4.2. Ball State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 2 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
3 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Kent State
Best efficiency game
4.2 vs Ball State
Player Story
Jaylen Johnson story
Jaylen Johnson built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a safety from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 28, spending time with Memphis, Ohio, and Ohio State. The clearest part of Jaylen Johnson's career was his defensive production: 26 tackles across 13 career games in the available record. That gives Jaylen Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Ohio State
2021-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Memphis
2023
Peak year stop
- 3
Ohio
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | 6.3 | 0.9 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | 11.3 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Memphis | 0 | 4.2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ohio | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Ohio | 0 | — | — | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Northwestern
Week 10 · W 21-7 · Conference game
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
16.1 takeover
0 disruption/tackle impact with 16.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Wisconsin
Week 4 · W 52-21 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
15.6 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 15.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Arkansas State
Week 2 · W 45-12
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Havoc Plays
10 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 10 takeover score.
#4
@ Penn State
Week 9 · W 44-31 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
9.7 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 9.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Rutgers
Week 5 · W 49-10 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
6.9 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Ohio State
0 primary output · 11.3 efficiency · 2.1 usage
42.9
#2
2021 Regular Season · Ohio State
37.8
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 0.9 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Memphis
37.5
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 1 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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