Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Fresno State
John Johnson
DB • 5'9" • 185 lbs • Fresno, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
John Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
74
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · UCLA
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- UCLA • Fresno State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Player Story
John Johnson built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive back from Fresno, CA wearing No. 17, spending time with Fresno State and UCLA. The clearest part of John Johnson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- UCLA
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
John Johnson, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · UCLA. John Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 32
- TFL
- 1
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
John Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Fresno State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 32
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 18 games
- Best season
- 2015 Regular Season · UCLA
- Top game
- Oregon State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Central East · UCLA
- High school pipeline
- Central East · 28 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 26 tackles · DB 349th (top 44%) · Mountain West 147th (top 27%) · National 1,620th (top 29%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | UCLA | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | UCLA | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | UCLA | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 46.7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UCLA | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 11 |
| 2017 Postseason | Fresno State | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 36.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Fresno State | 11 | 24 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 36.4 |
Related Context
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John Johnson played DB for UCLA and Fresno State. Across 5 tracked seasons, John Johnson recorded 32 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Fresno State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season
UCLA paired 1 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 14.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across UCLA, Fresno State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Houston
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Fresno State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
14.4
Usage
2.3
Consistency
12.1
Best Game by takeover score
Houston
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Houston: 2. Incarnate Word: 0. Alabama: 0. Washington: 0. Nevada: 1. San José State: 1. New Mexico: 1. San Diego State: 0. BYU: 0. Hawai'i: 0. Boise State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Houston: 2 by 28.3. Incarnate Word: 1 by 4.2. Alabama: 5 by 20.8. Washington: 4 by 16.7. Nevada: 4 by 26.7. San José State: 1 by 14.2. New Mexico: 0 by 10. San Diego State: 3 by 12.5. BYU: 3 by 12.5. Hawai'i: 2 by 8.3. Boise State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 9 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Houston
Best efficiency game
28.3 vs Houston
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/25 | @ HoustonSplash game | W 33-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs Boise State | W 28-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | @ Hawai'i | W 31-21 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/5 | vs BYU | W 20-13 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/22 | @ San Diego State | W 27-3 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/15 | vs New Mexico | W 38-0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ San José State | W 27-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/1 | vs Nevada | W 41-21 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/17 | @ Washington | L 16-48 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Alabama | L 10-41 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | vs Incarnate Word | W 66-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
John Johnson story
John Johnson built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive back from Fresno, CA wearing No. 17, spending time with Fresno State and UCLA. The clearest part of John Johnson's career was his defensive production: 32 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 2 interceptions, and 4 passes defended across 18 career games in the available record. That gives John Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
UCLA
2013-2016
Opening stop
- 2
Fresno State
2017
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | UCLA | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | UCLA | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | UCLA | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UCLA | 1 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Fresno State | 5 | 14.4 | 2.3 | 4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Fresno State | 5 | 14.4 | 2.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Oregon State
Week 10 · W 41-0 · Conference game
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#2
@ Washington State
Week 7 · L 21-27 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
53.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Houston
Week 1 · W 33-27 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
47.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Nevada
Week 5 · W 41-21 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
47.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.2 takeover score.
#5
@ San José State
Week 6 · W 27-10 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
23.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 23.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Regular Season · UCLA
1 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
46.7
#2
2017 Postseason · Fresno State
36.4
5 primary · 14.4 efficiency · 2.3 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Fresno State
36.4
5 primary · 14.4 efficiency · 2.3 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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