Player Career

Jamaal Johnson Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Jamaal Johnson story

Jamaal Johnson built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as an edge defender from Miami, FL wearing No. 99, spending time with UCF. The clearest part of Jamaal Johnson's career was his defensive production: 36 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, and 1 sack across 17 career games in the available record. That gives Jamaal 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. 1

    UCF

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonUCF19.22.9
2023 Regular SeasonUCF04.20.9-1
2024 Regular SeasonUCF316.953
2025 Regular SeasonUCF4.514.54.21.5

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2026UCF to NorthwesternP4 to P480Jan 6, 2026

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Cincinnati

Week 7 · L 13-19 · Conference game

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

73.6 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.

#2

vs No. 40 Houston

Week 11 · L 27-30 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

68 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 68 takeover score.

#3

vs No. 91 North Carolina

Week 4 · W 34-9

1

Havoc Plays

65.3 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 65.3 takeover score.

#4

@ No. 56 Cincinnati

Week 7 · L 11-20 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

64.2 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.2 takeover score.

#5

vs North Carolina A&T

Week 2 · W 68-7

1

Havoc Plays

51.7 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · UCF

4.5 primary output · 14.5 efficiency · 4.2 usage

46.1

#2

2024 Regular Season · UCF

41

3 primary · 16.9 efficiency · 5 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · UCF

37.2

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games