Greg Johnson: S · USC · #1.
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Greg Johnson
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches at USC: Clay Helton and Donte Williams. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against BYU — Week 13, 2021.
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
32 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 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.
247Sports Nov 2
USA Today Nov 1
On3 Oct 21
Yahoo Sports Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-7vs San José State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 28-42vs Stanford | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-14@ Washington State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-45vs Oregon State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-14@ Colorado | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 26-42vs Utah | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-31@ Arizona State | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 33-62vs UCLA | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-35vs No. 13 BYU | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 32 | 19 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Week 1 · 2021
W 30-7
1 interception · 4 tackles · 3 solo tackles
Dominant 23-point win at home against San José State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
32tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%2 TFL32 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Donte Williams
Pass share
51.5%
593 pass / 558 run
Plays / game
95.9
12 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
553 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #412 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at USC, 93 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 31 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Clay Helton → Donte Williams. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
