Chris Johnson: DL · Western Kentucky · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Chris Johnson
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches at Western Kentucky: Jeff Brohm and Mike Sanford Jr.. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Florida International — Week 13, 2017.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
46 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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.
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Western Kentucky | 46 | 13 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2016 | Western Kentucky | 43 | 20 | 11.5 | 4.0 | -- |
| Career | 89 | 33 | 17.5 | 5.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 13 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-17vs Eastern Kentucky | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-20@ Illinois | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 22-23vs Louisiana Tech | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 33-21vs Ball State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 15-14@ UTEP | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-14vs Charlotte | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-31@ Old Dominion | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 28-42vs Florida Atlantic | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-31@ Vanderbilt | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-30@ Marshall | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-38vs Middle Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-41@ Florida International | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 17-27vs Georgia State | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 13 | 6.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
13%6 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackHurry rate
17%8 hurries46 tackles · 6 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Sanford Jr.
Pass share
59.9%
577 pass / 387 run
Plays / game
74.2
13 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
635 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
46 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Western Kentucky, 5 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jeff Brohm → Mike Sanford Jr.. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
