Alex Johnson: DB · UCLA · #36.
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Alex Johnson
Erases the deep middle of the field. A two-star recruit with four seasons on the field at UCLA since. On tape: 6 tackles against Arizona State, Week 11, 2023.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 3 passes defended. 5 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
USA Today Oct 29
On3 Oct 24
Yahoo Sports Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-13vs Coastal Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-10@ San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-14@ No. 11 Utah | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 25-17vs No. 13 Washington State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-36@ No. 15 Oregon State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-7@ Stanford | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-16vs Colorado | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-27@ Arizona | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-17vs Arizona State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 38-20@ USC | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-33vs California | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 35-22vs Boise State | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Total | 29 | 20 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
5interceptionsTackle volume
29tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFL29 tackles · 1 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 5 interceptions.
4 seasons under Chip Kelly — 28-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chip Kelly
Pass share
44.4%
410 pass / 514 run
Plays / game
71.1
13 games
Team sack rate
9.3%
453 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #101 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at UCLA, 53 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Chip Kelly.
