Senior cornerback for Temple. 2021: 1 interception, 1 pass breakup, 12 tackles.
6′1″ · 185 lb · North Fort Myers, FL
Recruiting
S recruit
No. 2247 nationally · Signed with Temple
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback for Temple. 2021: 1 interception, 1 pass breakup, 12 tackles.
Freddie Johnson
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Freddie Johnson has been at Temple through four head coaches in six seasons. One game to point at: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against Houston — Week 11, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Six seasons at Temple, 53 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 6 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Matt Rhule, Geoff Collins, Ed Foley, and Rod Carey. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (7th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
K.C. Keeler
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-61@ Rutgers | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-31vs Memphis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-52@ Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-34@ South Florida | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-45@ East Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 8-37vs Houston | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-38vs Navy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Corey Coley Jr.’s 2021 season.
Matches Corey on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Ja'ir Smith's senior season at California (2025).
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Player DNA