Oklahoma · W 42-25
11 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 sack
The other 7 games average 7 tackles. This one was 4 above.
Fred Johnson
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Third year in the South Carolina linebacker corps. First career honor, 2025: SEC Defensive Player of the Week. On tape: 14 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Tennessee, Week 8, 2026.
59 tackles · 1.5 sacks
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
59 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
On3 Oct 24
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Carolina | 59 | 28 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | South Carolina | 62 | 38 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | South Carolina | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 127 | 69 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 4 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 11 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 57-0vs Kent State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-9vs Towson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 34-41vs Mississippi State | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 18-49@ No. 8 Alabama | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 34-35vs No. 24 Kentucky | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-19@ No. 16 Florida | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-24vs No. 11 Tennessee | 14 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 42-25@ Oklahoma | 11 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 28 | 4.0 | 1.5 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · W 42-25 at Oklahoma, play by play
11 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 1-yard loss on 3rd and 2. Third quarter, up 28-10.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 8 games with play by play.
How South Carolina’s defense played that day
Oklahoma’s 11 drives: 7 stopped · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 4.
A big game: 14 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 15 for him; the box score credits 14.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
11 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles, including 1 more for loss. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 6-yard loss. Third quarter, up 23-21.
3 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -21 to +21 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
59tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%4 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups59 tackles · 4 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
3 seasons under Shane Beamer — 18-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 8.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 12.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Pass share
46.2%
262 pass / 305 run
Plays / game
70.9
8 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
294 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
59 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #139 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #25 of 76 SEC LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Shane Beamer.
