Player Career

Fred Johnson Career Story

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Player Story

Fred Johnson story

Fred Johnson built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a linebacker from Norfolk, VA, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of Fred Johnson's career was his defensive production: 68 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 1 interception across 16 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with South Carolina. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Fred Johnson's production has multiple signals. With 16 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across South Carolina.

The arc is straightforward: Fred Johnson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    South Carolina

    2024-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 PostseasonSouth Carolina18.83
2024 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina18.830
2025 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina12.531.9911.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs No. 34 Clemson

Week 14 · L 14-28

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

87.8 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.

#2

@ No. 21 Missouri

Week 4 · L 20-29 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

3

Havoc Plays

83.6 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.

#3

vs No. 105 Virginia Tech

Week 1 · W 24-11

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.

#4

vs Akron

Week 4 · W 50-7

1

Havoc Plays

61.1 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.

#5

@ No. 7 Ole Miss

Week 10 · L 14-30 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

1

Havoc Plays

50 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 50 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · South Carolina

12.5 primary output · 31.9 efficiency · 9 usage

64.6

#2

2024 Postseason · South Carolina

12.4

1 primary · 8.8 efficiency · 3 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · South Carolina

12.4

1 primary · 8.8 efficiency · 3 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

3

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games