Buddy Johnson: LB · Texas A&M · #1.
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Buddy Johnson
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Texas A&M. The first one came in 2020: SEC Defensive Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 12 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Arkansas — Week 9, 2020.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
75 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 17-12vs Vanderbilt | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-52@ No. 2 Alabama | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-38vs No. 4 Florida | 11 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 28-14@ Mississippi State | 12 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 42-31vs Arkansas | 12 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 48-3@ South Carolina | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 20-7vs LSU | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-20@ Auburn | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 16 | W 34-13@ Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 75 | 36 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 |
Week 9 · 2020
W 42-31
vs Arkansas
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 12 tackles
Edged out Arkansas at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
85tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%8 TFLSack rate
4%3 sacksPD rate
4%3 pass breakups85 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 3 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 10.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 6.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 10.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimbo Fisher
Pass share
45.1%
300 pass / 365 run
Plays / game
73.9
9 games
Team sack rate
1.8%
339 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2020
More tackles a game than nearly every FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Texas A&M, 203 tackles — drafted at #140 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kevin Sumlin → Jimbo Fisher. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Pittsburgh SteelersEntering 6th NFL season
Pittsburgh SteelersEntering 6th NFL season
