Player Dossier

2012-2016

UCF

Drico Johnson

DB • 6'1" • Orlando, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Drico Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.8 disruption score.

Usage / Role

67%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

99

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

73

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · UCF

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
UCF
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Tulane

Player Story

Drico Johnson built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive back from Orlando, FL wearing No. 21, spending time with UCF. The clearest part of Drico Johnson's career was his defensive production: 63...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2012 · Rating 0.8481

Dr. Phillips · Orlando, FL

Committed To
UCF
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2012

Drico Johnson, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · UCF. Drico Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.8 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
63
TFL
2.5
QB hurries
2
Passes defended
6
Touchdowns
2

Quick Answers

Drico Johnson quick answers

Latest team and position
UCF · DB
Career Tackles
63
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 13 games
Best season
2016 Postseason · UCF
Top game
Tulane
Recruit profile
3-star · Dr. Phillips · UCF
High school pipeline
Dr. Phillips · 48 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 21 · Class 2016
2016 Tackles rank
63 tackles · DB 82nd (top 11%) · American Athletic 45th (top 9%) · National 439th (top 8%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2012 Regular SeasonUCF00-0--0-
2013 Regular SeasonUCF00-0--0-
2014 Regular SeasonUCF00-0--0-
2015 Regular SeasonUCF00-0--0-
2016 PostseasonUCF1370.50-1059.1
2016 Regular SeasonUCF13562025259.1

Related Context

Drico Johnson played DB for UCF. Across 5 tracked seasons, Drico Johnson recorded 63 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with UCF.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason

UCF paired 12.5 primary output with 29.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 29.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Tulane

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2016 Postseason · UCF

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

1.0

Efficiency

29.8

Usage

5.3

Consistency

62.2

Best Game by takeover score

Tulane

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Arkansas State: 1.5. South Carolina State: 1. Michigan: 0. Maryland: 0.5. Florida International: 1. East Carolina: 1. Temple: 2. UConn: 2. Houston: 0.5. Tulane: 2. Cincinnati: 1. Tulsa: 0. South Florida: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas State: 7 by 44.2. South Carolina State: 4 by 26.7. Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Maryland: 8 by 38.3. Florida International: 2 by 18.3. East Carolina: 3 by 22.5. Temple: 4 by 36.7. UConn: 7 by 49.2. Houston: 6 by 30. Tulane: 6 by 45. Cincinnati: 5 by 30.8. Tulsa: 5 by 20.8. South Florida: 5 by 20.8

Split Comparison

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

Wins1.3 · Games = 6 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 7 · -0.7 vs Wins

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Tulane

Best efficiency game

49.2 vs UConn

Result
Sat 12/17vs Arkansas StateL 13-31720.5001
Sat 11/26@ South FloridaL 31-4853000
Sun 11/20vs TulsaL 20-3552000
Sat 11/12vs CincinnatiW 24-353001
Sat 11/5vs TulaneSplash gameW 37-6650010
Sat 10/29@ HoustonL 24-31630.5000
Sat 10/22@ UConnSplash gameW 24-1677002
Sat 10/15vs TempleSplash gameL 25-2644002
Sat 10/1@ East CarolinaW 47-2933000
Sat 9/24@ Florida InternationalW 53-14200010
Sat 9/17vs MarylandL 24-30850.5000
Sat 9/10@ MichiganL 14-5111000
Sat 9/3vs South Carolina StateW 38-043100

Player Story

Drico Johnson story

Drico Johnson built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive back from Orlando, FL wearing No. 21, spending time with UCF. The clearest part of Drico Johnson's career was his defensive production: 63 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 6 passes defended across 13 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with UCF. 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 Drico Johnson's production has multiple signals. With 13 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UCF.

The arc is straightforward: Drico 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

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    UCF

    2012-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201220132014201520162016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonUCF0
2013 Regular SeasonUCF00
2014 Regular SeasonUCF00
2015 Regular SeasonUCF00
2016 PostseasonUCF12.529.85.312.5
2016 Regular SeasonUCF12.529.85.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Tulane

Week 10 · W 37-6 · Conference game

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

81.7 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.

#2

@ UConn

Week 8 · W 24-16 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

62.2 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.

#3

vs Arkansas State

Week 1 · L 13-31 · Postseason

1.5

Havoc Plays

57 takeover

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 57 takeover score.

#4

vs Temple

Week 7 · L 25-26 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

52.5 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.5 takeover score.

#5

vs South Carolina State

Week 1 · W 38-0

1

Havoc Plays

48.3 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · UCF

12.5 primary output · 29.8 efficiency · 5.3 usage

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#2

2016 Regular Season · UCF

59.1

12.5 primary · 29.8 efficiency · 5.3 usage

#3

2012 Regular Season · UCF

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

3

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games