Dyontae Johnson: LB · Toledo · #2.
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Dyontae Johnson
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Five seasons in the Toledo linebacker corps to date. That makes two straight seasons on the honors list: All-MAC again in 2022. A game that shows it: 12 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Buffalo — Week 8, 2022.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
94 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 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
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-0vs Long Island University | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 55-10vs Massachusetts | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-77@ No. 3 Ohio State | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-17@ San Diego State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-17vs Central Michigan | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-32@ Northern Illinois | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 52-31vs Kent State | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-34@ Buffalo | 12 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 27-24@ Eastern Michigan | 10 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 28-21vs Ball State | 11 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 35-42vs Bowling Green | 9 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-20@ Western Michigan | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 94 | 38 | 6.5 | 3.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
94tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%6 TFLSack rate
3%3 sacksPD rate
3%3 pass breakups94 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
5 seasons under Jason Candle — 33-25 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 8.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 9.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Pass share
43.5%
438 pass / 569 run
Plays / game
71.9
14 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
461 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #123 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Toledo, 258 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 45 games over five seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jason Candle.
