Dalton Johnson: DB · Arizona · #43.
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Dalton Johnson
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. The five seasons at Arizona span two head coaches: Jedd Fisch and Brent Brennan. The first career honor came in 2025: All-Big 12. One game to point at: 18 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Baylor — Week 13, 2025.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
97 tackles. 7 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 2 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
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-6vs Hawai'i | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-3vs Weber State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 23-17vs Kansas State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-39@ No. 14 Iowa State | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-13vs Oklahoma State | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 27-33vs No. 18 BYU | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-31@ Houston | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-17@ Colorado | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-20vs Kansas | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 30-24@ No. 22 Cincinnati | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 41-17vs Baylor | 18 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 18 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 23-7@ Arizona State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 97 | 48 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
97tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%2 TFL97 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack · 7 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 8.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 7.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 9.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Pass share
49.7%
447 pass / 452 run
Plays / game
69.2
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
445 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
First team in his league at the position.
The All-Conference 1st team honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #3 of 544 FBS safeties by CFB Zeitgeist Score.2025 profile
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #3 at the position.
The No. 1,344 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Big 12 as a senior.
How it ended
Five seasons at Arizona, 269 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2025) — drafted at #150 overall by the Las Vegas Raiders.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM
All-Big 12 1st team (2025)
Weekly recognition
2 weekly honors (2025)
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jedd Fisch → Brent Brennan. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Las Vegas Raiders2026 NFL rookie season
Las Vegas Raiders2026 NFL rookie season
