Player Career
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Player Story
CJ Johnson built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Little Elm, TX wearing No. 8, spending time with Memphis and Sam Houston. The clearest part of CJ Johnson's career was his defensive production: 57 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 18 career games in the available record. That gives CJ Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Memphis
2023
Opening stop
Sam Houston
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Memphis | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2024 Postseason | Sam Houston | 1 | 9.6 | 2.9 | 1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Sam Houston | 1 | 9.6 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Sam Houston | 2 | 19.1 | 3.6 | 1 |
#1 Featured game
vs Texas State
Week 5 · W 40-39
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 107 Florida International
Week 14 · L 16-56 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 68 Hawai'i
Week 2 · L 20-37
0
Havoc Plays
27.5 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 27.5 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 69 Western Kentucky
Week 1 · L 24-41 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
26.4 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 26.4 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 129 UTEP
Week 8 · L 17-35 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
21.1 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 21.1 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Sam Houston
2 primary output · 19.1 efficiency · 3.6 usage
38.2
#2
2024 Postseason · Sam Houston
22
1 primary · 9.6 efficiency · 2.9 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Sam Houston
22
1 primary · 9.6 efficiency · 2.9 usage
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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