Player Dossier

2023-2023

Western Kentucky

Anthony Johnson Jr.

DB • 5'10" • 180 lbs • Miami, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Anthony Johnson Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26 disruption score.

Usage / Role

100%

Featured defensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

83

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Western Kentucky

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
1
Program Path
Western Kentucky
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech

Player Story

Anthony Johnson Jr. built his college career in 2023 as a defensive back from Miami, FL wearing No. 4, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Anthony Johnson Jr.'s career was his defensive...

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Anthony Johnson Jr., DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Western Kentucky. Anthony Johnson Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
36
TFL
1
Passes defended
5

Quick Answers

Anthony Johnson Jr. quick answers

Latest team and position
Western Kentucky · DB
Career Tackles
36
Tracked sample
1 unique seasons · 2 entries · 10 games
Best season
2023 Postseason · Western Kentucky
Top game
Louisiana Tech
Latest roster
No. 4 · Junior
2023 Tackles rank
36 tackles · DB 241st (top 26%) · Conference USA 62nd (top 15%) · National 1,037th (top 18%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2023 PostseasonWestern Kentucky108-0--062.6
2023 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky102810-5062.6

Related Context

Anthony Johnson Jr. played DB for Western Kentucky. Across 1 tracked season, Anthony Johnson Jr. recorded 36 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Western Kentucky.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

Western Kentucky paired 10 primary output with 26 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 26 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2023 Postseason · Western Kentucky

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

1

Efficiency

26

Usage

8.5

Consistency

53.3

Best Game by takeover score

Louisiana Tech

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Old Dominion: 1. South Florida: 2. Houston Christian: 2. Ohio State: 0. Louisiana Tech: 3. Jacksonville State: 1. Liberty: 0. New Mexico State: 0. Sam Houston: 1. Florida International: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Old Dominion: 8 by 43.3. South Florida: 0 by 20. Houston Christian: 2 by 28.3. Ohio State: 3 by 12.5. Louisiana Tech: 7 by 59.2. Jacksonville State: 3 by 22.5. Liberty: 5 by 20.8. New Mexico State: 5 by 20.8. Florida International: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.5 · Games = 6 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 4 · -1.3 vs Wins

Game Log

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10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Louisiana Tech

Best efficiency game

59.2 vs Louisiana Tech

Result
Mon 12/18@ Old DominionW 38-35860010
Sat 11/25@ Florida InternationalW 41-2831000
Sat 11/18vs Sam HoustonW 28-231
Sat 11/11vs New Mexico StateL 29-3855000
Tue 10/24vs LibertyL 29-4251000
Tue 10/17@ Jacksonville StateL 17-20330010
Fri 10/6@ Louisiana TechSplash gameW 35-28731011
Sat 9/16@ Ohio StateL 10-6333000
Sat 9/9vs Houston ChristianSplash gameW 52-2222002
Sat 9/2vs South FloridaSplash gameW 41-2400002

Player Story

Anthony Johnson Jr. story

Anthony Johnson Jr. built his college career in 2023 as a defensive back from Miami, FL wearing No. 4, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Anthony Johnson Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 36 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 4 interceptions, and 5 passes defended across 10 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Western Kentucky. 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 Anthony Johnson Jr.'s production has multiple signals. With 10 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Western Kentucky.

The arc is straightforward: Anthony Johnson Jr. 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

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    Western Kentucky

    2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 PostseasonWestern Kentucky10268.5
2023 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky10268.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Louisiana Tech

Week 6 · W 35-28 · Conference game

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

86.4 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.

#2

@ Old Dominion

Week 1 · W 38-35 · Postseason

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Havoc Plays

58.9 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.

#3

vs Sam Houston

Week 12 · W 28-23 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

51.1 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.1 takeover score.

#4

@ Jacksonville State

Week 8 · L 17-20 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

37.8 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 37.8 takeover score.

#5

vs Houston Christian

Week 2 · W 52-22

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Havoc Plays

36.7 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · Western Kentucky

10 primary output · 26 efficiency · 8.5 usage

62.6

#2

2023 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

62.6

10 primary · 26 efficiency · 8.5 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

3

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games