Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024East Carolina
D'Anta Johnson
DL • 6'2" • 294 lbs • Dinwiddie, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
D'Anta Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
37
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
38
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
45
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · East Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- East Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tulane
Player Story
D'Anta Johnson built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Dinwiddie, VA wearing No. 56, spending time with East Carolina. The clearest part of D'Anta Johnson's career was his...
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- Committed To
- East Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
D'Anta Johnson, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · East Carolina. D'Anta Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 92
- TFL
- 17.5
- Sacks
- 5.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
D'Anta Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- East Carolina · DL
- Career Tackles
- 92
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · East Carolina
- Top game
- Tulane
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Dinwiddie County · East Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Dinwiddie County · 10 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 56 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 38 tackles · DL 73rd (top 8%) · American Athletic 99th (top 16%) · National 1,013th (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 56.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | East Carolina | 3 | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 9.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | East Carolina | 6 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | East Carolina | 11 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 1 | - | 0 | 52.4 |
| 2024 Postseason | East Carolina | 12 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | East Carolina | 12 | 34 | 6 | 0.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 39.3 |
Related Context
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D'Anta Johnson played DL for East Carolina. Across 5 tracked seasons, D'Anta Johnson recorded 92 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with East Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
East Carolina paired 2 primary output with 24.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 17.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UCF
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · East Carolina
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
17.5
Usage
3.6
Consistency
33.3
Best Game by takeover score
UCF
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. NC State: 0. South Florida: 0. UCF: 1.5. BYU: 1. Cincinnati: 0.5. Temple: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. NC State: 2 by 8.3. South Florida: 1 by 4.2. UCF: 1 by 19.2. BYU: 4 by 26.7. Cincinnati: 7 by 34.2. Temple: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.6 · Games = 4 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 2 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UCF
Best efficiency game
34.2 vs Cincinnati
Player Story
D'Anta Johnson story
D'Anta Johnson built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Dinwiddie, VA wearing No. 56, spending time with East Carolina. The clearest part of D'Anta Johnson's career was his defensive production: 92 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 33 career games in the available record. That gives D'Anta Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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East Carolina
2020-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202020212022202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | East Carolina | 2 | 24.2 | 10.7 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | East Carolina | 1 | 6.1 | 1.8 | -1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | East Carolina | 3 | 17.5 | 3.6 | 2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | East Carolina | 14 | 25.2 | 7.4 | 11 |
| 2024 Postseason | East Carolina | 8 | 19.9 | 5 | -6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | East Carolina | 8 | 19.9 | 5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Tulane
Week 10 · L 10-13 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5
Havoc Plays
90 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#2
@ UTSA
Week 9 · L 27-41 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
75.1 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75.1 takeover score.
#3
@ North Texas
Week 13 · W 40-28 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#4
vs SMU
Week 13 · W 52-38 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
71.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Florida Atlantic
Week 11 · W 22-7 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
65.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 65.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · East Carolina
2 primary output · 24.2 efficiency · 10.7 usage
56.9
#2
2023 Regular Season · East Carolina
52.4
14 primary · 25.2 efficiency · 7.4 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · East Carolina
39.3
8 primary · 19.9 efficiency · 5 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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