Anthony Johnson Jr.: DB · Iowa State · #1.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Anthony Johnson Jr.
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Fifth year in the Iowa State secondary. The first career honor came in 2022: All-Big 12. A game that shows it: 9 tackles against Texas — Week 7, 2022.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
60 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 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.
FOX61 Oct 28
The Des Moines Register Oct 23
Arizona Daily Star Oct 22
Wide Right & Natty Lite Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Iowa State | 60 | 41 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2021 | Iowa State | 55 | 32 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2020 | Iowa State | 40 | 22 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- |
| 2019 | Iowa State | 60 | 47 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 10 | -- |
| 2018 | Iowa State | 28 | 22 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- |
| Career | 243 | 164 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 28 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-10vs Southeast Missouri State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 10-7@ Iowa | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 43-10vs Ohio | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-31vs No. 17 Baylor | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 11-14@ Kansas | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 9-10vs No. 20 Kansas State | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 21-24@ No. 22 Texas | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-27vs Oklahoma | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-14vs West Virginia | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-20@ Oklahoma State | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-14vs Texas Tech | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-62@ No. 4 TCU | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 41 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
60tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL60 tackles · 1 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
5 seasons under Matt Campbell — 35-28 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 5.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Pass share
55.3%
478 pass / 387 run
Plays / game
72.1
12 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
504 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #142 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Iowa State, 243 tackles — drafted at #242 overall by the Green Bay Packers.
A stat line in 55 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 2ND TEAM
All-Big 12 2nd team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Matt Campbell.
Next stop · NFL
Green Bay PackersEntering 4th NFL season
Green Bay PackersEntering 4th NFL season
