Deandre Johnson: DE · Miami · #13.
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Deandre Johnson
Wins the corner before the tackle can set. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. The first career honor came in 2020: SEC Defensive Line Player of the Week. On tape: 2 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Virginia, Week 5, 2021.
Play style
Bends the edge and wins with first-step quickness. Lighter frame, relentless motor.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8.5 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
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-44vs No. 1 Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-38vs Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 69-0vs Central Connecticut | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-30vs Virginia | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 42-45@ North Carolina | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 31-30vs No. 18 NC State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-34@ No. 17 Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 33-30vs Georgia Tech | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-31@ Florida State | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-26vs Virginia Tech | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 47-10@ Duke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 14 | 8.5 | 4.5 | — | 0 |
Week 9 · 2021
W 38-34
at Pittsburgh
1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss · 2 tackles
Edged out Pittsburgh on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
17%4 sacksTFL rate
33%8 TFLHurry rate
19%5 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
47%4 of 10 pressures26 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 4.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jess Simpson
Pass share
53.7%
462 pass / 399 run
Plays / game
71.8
12 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
507 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #281 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Tennessee and Miami, 14 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Butch Jones, Jeremy Pruitt and Manny Diaz.
