Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Utah
Tao Johnson
S • 6'1" • 193 lbs • Idaho Falls, ID, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tao Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
28
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Utah
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Utah
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Baylor
Player Story
Tao Johnson built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a safety from Idaho Falls, ID wearing No. 5, spending time with Utah. The clearest part of Tao Johnson's career was his defensive production: 153...
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- Committed To
- Utah
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Tao Johnson, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Utah. Tao Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 153
- TFL
- 6
- Passes defended
- 13
Quick Answers
Tao Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Utah · S
- Career Tackles
- 153
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Utah
- Top game
- Baylor
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Clovis · Utah
- High school pipeline
- Trinity · 24 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 50 tackles · S 118th (top 21%) · Big 12 68th (top 10%) · National 625th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Utah | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Postseason | Utah | 12 | 3 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 33 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Utah | 12 | 30 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 33 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Utah | 12 | 70 | 2 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 52.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Utah | 12 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51.2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Utah | 12 | 47 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 51.2 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
Tao Johnson played S for Utah. Across 4 tracked seasons, Tao Johnson recorded 153 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Utah.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Utah paired 7 primary output with 30.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 24.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Utah
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
24.5
Usage
4.8
Consistency
40.2
Best Game by takeover score
Texas Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nebraska: 0. UCLA: 0. Cal Poly: 1. Texas Tech: 2. West Virginia: 0. Arizona State: 0. BYU: 0. Colorado: 2. Cincinnati: 1. Baylor: 1. Kansas State: 0. Kansas: 1.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nebraska: 3 by 12.5. UCLA: 4 by 16.7. Cal Poly: 3 by 22.5. Texas Tech: 6 by 45. West Virginia: 4 by 16.7. Arizona State: 4 by 16.7. BYU: 5 by 20.8. Colorado: 0 by 20. Cincinnati: 4 by 26.7. Baylor: 3 by 22.5. Kansas State: 5 by 20.8. Kansas: 9 by 52.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 10 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 2 · +0.3 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
Texas Tech
Best efficiency game
52.5 vs Kansas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/31 | vs Nebraska | W 44-22 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/28 | @ Kansas | W 31-21 | 9 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Kansas State | W 51-47 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/16 | @ Baylor | W 55-28 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/2 | vs Cincinnati | W 45-14 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/26 | vs ColoradoSplash game | W 53-7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/19 | @ BYU | L 21-24 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/12 | vs Arizona State | W 42-10 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ West Virginia | W 48-14 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Texas TechSplash game | L 10-34 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Cal Poly | W 63-9 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/31 | @ UCLA | W 43-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Tao Johnson story
Tao Johnson built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a safety from Idaho Falls, ID wearing No. 5, spending time with Utah. The clearest part of Tao Johnson's career was his defensive production: 153 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 3 interceptions, and 13 passes defended across 36 career games in the available record. That gives Tao Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Utah
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202220232023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Utah | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Utah | 6.5 | 16.9 | 3 | 6.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Utah | 6.5 | 16.9 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Utah | 7 | 30.1 | 6.3 | 0.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Utah | 8.5 | 24.5 | 4.8 | 1.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Utah | 8.5 | 24.5 | 4.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Baylor
Week 2 · W 23-12 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 3 Texas Tech
Week 4 · L 10-34 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Arizona
Week 5 · L 10-23 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
65.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 65.8 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 58 Kansas
Week 14 · W 31-21 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
65.8 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 65.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Arizona
Week 12 · L 18-42 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
56.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Utah
7 primary output · 30.1 efficiency · 6.3 usage
52.5
#2
2025 Postseason · Utah
51.2
8.5 primary · 24.5 efficiency · 4.8 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Utah
51.2
8.5 primary · 24.5 efficiency · 4.8 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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