Denzel Johnson: S · Clemson · #14.
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Denzel Johnson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Four seasons in the Clemson secondary to date. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against LSU — Bowl, 2019.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 0.5 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.
TigerNet Oct 31
Heavy Oct 29
The Clemson Insider Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-14vs Georgia Tech | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-10vs No. 12 Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-6@ Syracuse | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-10vs Charlotte | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-20@ North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-14vs Florida State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-10@ Louisville | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 59-7vs Boston College | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 55-10@ NC State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 52-3vs Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-3@ South Carolina | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 62-17vs No. 22 Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 29-23vs No. 2 Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 25-42vs No. 1 LSU | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 19 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Week 1 · 2019
W 52-14
vs Georgia Tech
1 interception · 5 tackles · 4 solo tackles
Dominant 38-point win at home against Georgia Tech.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
28tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%0 TFL28 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 55-4 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
47.7%
507 pass / 557 run
Plays / game
70.9
15 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
539 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Clemson, 68 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dabo Swinney.
