Player Dossier

2021-2025

New Mexico

Benji Johnson

LB • 6'3" • 230 lbs • Hooks, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Benji Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.5 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.8

Efficiency

12.5

Consistency

100

Season Value

38.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · New Mexico

212225

Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
New Mexico • Louisiana Tech
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

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.

Benji Johnson, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · New Mexico. Benji Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.5 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

New Mexico paired 2 primary output with 32.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 12.5 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 New Mexico, Louisiana Tech.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Game 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech

Games

2

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

12.5

Usage

1.8

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

LSU

Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.

Game-by-Game Trend

12

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. LSU: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

All Games0 · n=2

Game Log

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

2 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

20.8 vs Unknown

Result
Sat 9/6@ LSUL 7-2310000
Sat 8/30vs Unknown51000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    New Mexico

    2021-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Louisiana Tech

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

202120222025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonNew Mexico232.55.7
2022 Regular SeasonNew Mexico06.61-2
2025 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech012.51.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.1 takeover score.

#2

Unknown

0

Primary metric

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 7.9 takeover score.

#3

LSU

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.2 takeover score.

#4

New Mexico State

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.4 takeover score.

#5

UTEP

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · New Mexico

2 primary output · 32.5 efficiency · 5.7 usage

38.7

#2

2025 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech

38.1

0 primary · 12.5 efficiency · 1.8 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · New Mexico

35.9

0 primary · 6.6 efficiency · 1 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8415

Hooks · Hooks, TX

Committed To
New Mexico
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

2

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

20

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 10 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Benji Johnson quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
3
Career tackles
20