San José State · W 42-26
No tackles.
Fresno State · W 39-0
No tackles.
Louisiana · W 49-30
No tackles.
Wisconsin · L 7-24
No tackles.
Ohio State · W 30-18
5 tackles
The other 4 games average 2 tackles. This one was 3 above.
Johnson has tackles in 5 of USC’s 9 games: none in the other 4.
Chasen Johnson
Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Gus Malzahn and Lincoln Riley. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Ohio State — Week 9, 2026.
14 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Chasen Johnson at Rutgers.
His game this year: coverage — 2 passes defended in the 5 games with play by play.
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Last game (Wk 9): 1 pass breakup, 5 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 42-35@ Rutgers | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-41vs No. 20 Oregon | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 25-21vs Washington | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-23@ Penn State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-18vs No. 2 Ohio State | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 14 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -5 to +29 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
14%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
14tackles this season14 tackles · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
51.8%
310 pass / 289 run
Plays / game
66.6
9 games
Team sack rate
3.6%
338 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
The snaps went the other way.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Gus Malzahn and Lincoln Riley.
