Caden Johnson is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Ball State.
Johnson is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Ball State. On tape: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Northern Illinois, Week 9, 2025.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
31 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ball State | 31 | 17 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| 2024 | Ball State | 22 | 13 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 2023 | Ball State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 55 | 32 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-31@ Purdue | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-42@ Auburn | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-29vs New Hampshire | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-14vs Ohio | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-42@ Western Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-28vs Akron | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-21@ Northern Illinois | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 9-24vs Eastern Michigan | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-45@ Miami (OH) | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 17 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
31tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%3 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackPD rate
0%0 pass breakups31 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 4.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Uremovich
Pass share
38.2%
277 pass / 449 run
Plays / game
60.5
12 games
Team sack rate
15.5%
336 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #463 at the position.
The No. 1,939 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Mid-American as a junior.
A stat line in 21 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Neu → Mike Uremovich. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
