Anthony Johnson: DB · Virginia · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Anthony Johnson
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for four head coaches across five seasons and two programs. First career honor, 2022: All-ACC. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 3 tackles for loss against Duke — Week 5, 2022.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
51 tackles. 12 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 3 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.
The Daily Progress Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Virginia | 51 | 34 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 12 | 2 |
| 2021 | Virginia | 44 | 26 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2020 | Louisville | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- |
| 2019 | Louisville | 27 | 21 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2018 | Louisville | 10 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 134 | 91 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 29 | 7 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-17vs Richmond | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-24@ Illinois | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 16-14vs Old Dominion | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 20-22@ Syracuse | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-38@ Duke | 8 | 4 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 6 | L 17-34vs Louisville | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | W 16-9@ Georgia Tech | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 12-14vs Miami | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | L 28-31vs No. 17 North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-37vs Pittsburgh | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 51 | 34 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
24%12 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
51tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%3 TFL51 tackles · 3 for loss · 12 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Road4g | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Pass share
51.2%
342 pass / 326 run
Plays / game
66.8
10 games
Team sack rate
9.2%
359 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons, at Louisville and Virginia, 134 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 39 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 1ST TEAM
All-ACC 1st team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Bobby Petrino, Scott Satterfield, Bronco Mendenhall and Tony Elliott.
