Junior defensive lineman for California. 2023: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 tackles for loss, 24 tackles.
6′5″ · 295 lb · Phoenix, AZ
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
3 defensive lineman for California. 2023: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 tackles for loss, 24 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearBrett Johnson
Wins his gap play after play. He has spent three seasons in the California defensive front. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against UCLA, Week 13, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at California, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Justin Wilcox.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Justin Wilcox — 15-15 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (10th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tosh Lupoi
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | California | 24 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | California | 19 | 6 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | California | 26 | 9 | 3.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 69 | 21 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2023
W 33–7
at UCLA
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 10-14vs Auburn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-21vs Arizona State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 40-52vs Oregon State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-34@ Utah | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 49-50vs USC | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 19-63@ Oregon | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-39vs Washington State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 27-15@ Stanford | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 33-7@ UCLA | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 24 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 1 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 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.
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Daniel Lyons’s 2023 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Daniel Lyons's junior season at Florida State (2023).
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Player DNA