Dustin Johnson: S · Ohio · #6.
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Dustin Johnson
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Came to Ohio by way of Northern Colorado. A game that shows it: 11 tackles against Kentucky — Week 4, 2024.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
77 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
Eleven Warriors Oct 27
The Columbus Dispatch Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ohio | 77 | 46 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 |
| Career | 77 | 46 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 22-38@ Syracuse | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-20vs South Alabama | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 21-6vs Morgan State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 6-41@ Kentucky | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 30-10vs Akron | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-25@ Central Michigan | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-30@ Miami (OH) | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 47-16vs Buffalo | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 41-0@ Kent State | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-10vs Eastern Michigan | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-7@ Toledo | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-21vs Ball State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 38-3vs Miami (OH) | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 30-27vs Jacksonville State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 77 | 46 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%4 pass breakupsTackle volume
77tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%2 TFL77 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 4 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 5.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Albin
Pass share
38.3%
344 pass / 555 run
Plays / game
64.2
14 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
370 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
77 tackles in 14 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
One season at Ohio, 77 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
