Player Dossier

2020-2024

East 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 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.6

Efficiency

19

Consistency

48.7

Season Value

23.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · East Carolina

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
East Carolina
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Tulane

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.

D'Anta Johnson, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · East Carolina. D'Anta Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

East Carolina paired 2 primary output with 24.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 19 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: UTSA

Win with 1.5 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

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2024 Postseason · East Carolina

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

19

Usage

5.6

Consistency

48.7

Best Game by takeover score

NC State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. NC State: 0.5. Unknown: 1. Old Dominion: 0. App State: 0.5. Liberty: 0. UTSA: 1.5. Charlotte: 0. Army: 0. Temple: 1. Tulsa: 1.5. North Texas: 1. Navy: 0

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. NC State: 4 by 21.7. Unknown: 5 by 30.8. Old Dominion: 3 by 12.5. App State: 3 by 17.5. Liberty: 3 by 12.5. UTSA: 4 by 31.7. Charlotte: 3 by 12.5. Army: 4 by 16.7. Temple: 3 by 22.5. Tulsa: 2 by 23.3. North Texas: 3 by 22.5. Navy: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.9 · n=6 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · n=5 · -0.8 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · n=6 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · n=6 · +0 vs First Half

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

UTSA

Best efficiency game

31.7 vs UTSA

Result
Sat 12/28@ NC StateW 26-21410.5000
Fri 11/29vs NavyL 20-3410000
Sat 11/23@ North TexasW 40-2832100
Fri 11/15@ TulsaW 38-31211.5000
Sat 10/26vs TempleW 56-34310.500.500
Sat 10/19@ ArmyL 28-4540000
Sat 10/5@ CharlotteL 24-5532000
Sat 9/28vs UTSAW 30-20421.5000
Sat 9/21@ LibertyL 24-3532000
Sat 9/14vs App StateL 19-21300.5000
Sat 9/7@ Old DominionW 20-1431000
Sat 8/31vs Unknown50100

Career Arc

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

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    East Carolina

    2020-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

202020212022202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonEast Carolina224.217.4
2021 Regular SeasonEast Carolina02.80.5-2
2022 Regular SeasonEast Carolina215.93.22
2023 Regular SeasonEast Carolina1324.38.611
2024 PostseasonEast Carolina7195.6-6
2024 Regular SeasonEast Carolina7195.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Tulane

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

4.5

Primary metric

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 68.7 takeover score.

#2

UTSA

1.5

Primary metric

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 48.4 takeover score.

#3

SMU

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.2 takeover score.

#4

Tulsa

1.5

Primary metric

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 45.1 takeover score.

#5

BYU

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · East Carolina

2 primary output · 24.2 efficiency · 17.4 usage

36.8

#2

2021 Regular Season · East Carolina

34.4

0 primary · 2.8 efficiency · 0.5 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · East Carolina

24.8

13 primary · 24.3 efficiency · 8.6 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.8119

Dinwiddie County · Dinwiddie, VA

Committed To
East Carolina
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

92

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 33 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
92