Darius Johnson

Senior defensive lineman for UNLV. 2023: 2 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 39 tackles.

DL · UNLV · Sr. · #8

6′3″ · 300 lb · Spokane, WA

CFB Index 66 · #82 of 302 interior linemenLow confidenceUNLV 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

DL recruit

No. 140 nationally · Joined UNLV

Statement game16 tacklesvs Air Force (FBS) · L 7-42

Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive lineman for UNLV. 2023: 2 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 39 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to UNLV in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at UNLV, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

202210 games

Signed with UNLV3-star out of Garden City C.C.

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#140 national

CFB

College

UNLV

2022–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2022–2023

2 coaches

2022

Marcus Arroyo

UNLV

2023

Barry Odom

UNLV

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Marcus Arroyo → Barry Odom. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022UNLV5-7HC: Marcus Arroyo · Balanced

2023UNLV9-5HC: Barry Odom · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

66Quality starter #82 of 302?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Sacks#517 / 2842 · 78th pct

2.0

Tackles#903 / 2842 · 68th pct

QB hurries#902 / 2842 · 58th pct

Solo tackles#1244 / 2842 · 55th pct

Forced fumbles#54 / 710 · 46th pct

Tackles for loss#1404 / 2842 · 46th pct

2.0

Passes defended#1751 / 2842 · 19th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	3.0	0.3	0.3	0.0
Road5g	3.6	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	3.2	0.4	0.4	0.0
Weeks 8+7g	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dan Mullen

Pass share

41.6%

87 pass / 122 run

Plays / game

69.7

3 games

Team sack rate

9.3%

108 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

66 · #82 of 302 interior linemen

Three-star recruit. Now #82 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	UNLV	39	17	2.0	2.0	--	--	--
2022	UNLV	45	19	2.0	2.0	--	--	--
Career		84	36	4.0	4.0	--	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 2	L 7-35@ Michigan	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 40-37vs Vanderbilt	3	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	W 44-20vs Hawai'i	5	3	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 7	W 45-27@ Nevada	4	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	W 25-23vs Colorado State	4	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	L 24-31@ Fresno State	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	W 56-14@ New Mexico	4	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	W 34-14vs Wyoming	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	W 31-27@ Air Force	6	3	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 13	L 31-37vs San José State	4	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 14	L 20-44vs Boise State	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Bowl	L 36-49vs Kansas	2	1	1.0	1.0	—
Total		39	17	2.0	2.0	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Darius Johnson

202210 games

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Starter

Career stats

Game log

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