Player Dossier

2023-2025

Duke

Kendall Johnson

LB • 6'3" • 225 lbs • Gaithersburg, MD, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Kendall Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.9

Efficiency

23.8

Consistency

11.1

Season Value

14.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Duke

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Duke
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois

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.

Kendall Johnson, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Duke. Kendall Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Duke paired 2.5 primary output with 18.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 23.8 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: Illinois

Loss with 3.5 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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2025 Postseason · Duke

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

23.8

Usage

4.9

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

Arizona State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Arizona State: 0. Unknown: 0. Illinois: 3.5. Tulane: 0.5. NC State: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. North Carolina: 0. Wake Forest: 1. Virginia: 1

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. Arizona State: 3 by 12.5. Unknown: 3 by 12.5. Illinois: 8 by 68.3. Tulane: 5 by 25.8. NC State: 3 by 12.5. Georgia Tech: 3 by 12.5. North Carolina: 6 by 25. Wake Forest: 4 by 26.7. Virginia: 2 by 18.3

Split Comparison

Wins0.4 · n=5 · -0.9 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · n=3 · +0.9 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · n=5 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=4 · -0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

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

9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Illinois

Best efficiency game

68.3 vs Illinois

Result
Wed 12/31vs Arizona StateW 42-3932000
Sun 12/7@ VirginiaW 27-2022001
Sat 11/29vs Wake ForestW 49-3242001
Sat 11/22@ North CarolinaW 32-2563000
Sat 10/18vs Georgia TechL 18-2732000
Sat 9/20vs NC StateW 45-3332000
Sun 9/14@ TulaneL 27-34520.5000
Sat 9/6vs IllinoisSplash gameL 19-45842.5010
Thu 8/28vs Unknown31000

Career Arc

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

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    Duke

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonDuke2.518.17.8
2024 PostseasonDuke0.57.91.5-2
2024 Regular SeasonDuke0.57.91.50
2025 PostseasonDuke623.84.95.5
2025 Regular SeasonDuke623.84.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Illinois

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5

Primary metric

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 62.1 takeover score.

#2

Northwestern

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.8 takeover score.

#3

Ole Miss

0.5

Primary metric

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 22.5 takeover score.

#4

Wake Forest

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 19.5 takeover score.

#5

Virginia

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 16.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Duke

2.5 primary output · 18.1 efficiency · 7.8 usage

16

#2

2025 Postseason · Duke

14.2

6 primary · 23.8 efficiency · 4.9 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Duke

14.2

6 primary · 23.8 efficiency · 4.9 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8594

Quince Orchard · Gaithersburg, MD

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

56

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 19 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Kendall Johnson quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
56