Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Oregon
Theran Johnson
DB • 5'11" • 195 lbs • Indianapolis, IN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Theran Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
9
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
10
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Northwestern • Oregon
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Player Story
Theran Johnson built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive back from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 5, spending time with Northwestern and Oregon. The clearest part of Theran Johnson's career was his...
Read the storyTheran Johnson, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Northwestern. Theran Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 120
- TFL
- 6.5
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 21
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Theran Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oregon · DB
- Career Tackles
- 120
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Northwestern
- Top game
- Indiana
- High school pipeline
- Decatur Central · 11 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 19 tackles · DB 454th (top 47%) · Big Ten 263rd (top 34%) · National 2,163rd (top 35%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northwestern | 6 | 13 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 14.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Northwestern | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northwestern | 11 | 31 | 1 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 40.2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northwestern | 11 | 53 | 3.5 | 0 | - | 10 | 2 | 59.4 |
| 2025 Postseason | Oregon | 12 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 17.2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Oregon | 12 | 15 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 0 | 17.2 |
Related Context
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Theran Johnson played DB for Northwestern and Oregon. Across 5 tracked seasons, Theran Johnson recorded 120 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Northwestern paired 15.5 primary output with 34.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 10.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 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 Northwestern, Oregon.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2025 Postseason · Oregon
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
10.8
Usage
2.1
Consistency
8.3
Best Game by takeover score
Wisconsin
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Indiana: 0. Texas Tech: 0. James Madison: 0. Northwestern: 0. Penn State: 0. Indiana: 1. Rutgers: 2. Wisconsin: 2. Iowa: 0. Minnesota: 0. USC: 0. Washington: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Indiana: 2 by 8.3. Texas Tech: 1 by 4.2. James Madison: 1 by 4.2. Northwestern: 2 by 8.3. Penn State: 3 by 12.5. Indiana: 0 by 10. Rutgers: 1 by 24.2. Wisconsin: 2 by 28.3. Iowa: 1 by 4.2. Minnesota: 1 by 4.2. USC: 2 by 8.3. Washington: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.4 · Games = 10 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wisconsin
Best efficiency game
28.3 vs Wisconsin
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/10 | @ Indiana | L 22-56 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 1/1 | @ Texas Tech | W 23-0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/21 | vs James Madison | W 51-34 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Washington | W 26-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs USC | W 42-27 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Minnesota | W 42-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Iowa | W 18-16 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs WisconsinSplash game | W 21-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ RutgersSplash game | W 56-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Indiana | L 20-30 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Penn State | W 30-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Northwestern | W 34-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Theran Johnson story
Theran Johnson built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive back from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 5, spending time with Northwestern and Oregon. The clearest part of Theran Johnson's career was his defensive production: 120 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 3 interceptions across 40 career games in the available record. That gives Theran 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
Northwestern
2021-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Oregon
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northwestern | 3 | 14 | 1.6 | 3 |
| 2023 Postseason | Northwestern | 8 | 20.5 | 3.5 | 5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northwestern | 8 | 20.5 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northwestern | 15.5 | 34.2 | 8 | 7.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Oregon | 5 | 10.8 | 2.1 | -10.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Oregon | 5 | 10.8 | 2.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Indiana
Week 6 · L 24-41 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 85 Wisconsin
Week 9 · W 21-7 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Maryland
Week 7 · W 37-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
74.4 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 74.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Maryland
Week 9 · W 33-27 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
58.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Duke
Week 2 · L 20-26
1.5
Havoc Plays
57.8 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 57.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Northwestern
15.5 primary output · 34.2 efficiency · 8 usage
59.4
#2
2023 Postseason · Northwestern
40.2
8 primary · 20.5 efficiency · 3.5 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Northwestern
40.2
8 primary · 20.5 efficiency · 3.5 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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