Drico Johnson: DB · UCF · #21.
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Drico Johnson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. On tape: 8 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Maryland, Week 3, 2016.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
63 tackles. 6 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 2.5 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UCF | 63 | 41 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 |
| Career | 63 | 41 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-0vs South Carolina State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-51@ No. 5 Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-30vs Maryland | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 53-14@ Florida International | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 47-29@ East Carolina | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 25-26vs Temple | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-16@ UConn | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-31@ Houston | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 37-6vs Tulane | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-3vs Cincinnati | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-35vs Tulsa | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-48@ South Florida | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 13-31vs Arkansas State | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 63 | 41 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%6 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
63tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL63 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 6 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road6g | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Pass share
46.4%
448 pass / 518 run
Plays / game
74.3
13 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
439 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
63 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at UCF, 63 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: George O'Leary → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
