Ilijah Johnson: CB · UTEP · #32.
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Ilijah Johnson
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Three seasons in the UTEP secondary to date. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Arizona — Week 3, 2023.
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-17@ Jacksonville State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-31@ Arizona | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 10-24vs Louisiana Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
3 seasons under Dana Dimel, all run-leaning offenses — 11-21 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dana Dimel
Pass share
42.6%
330 pass / 445 run
Plays / game
64.6
12 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
350 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at UTEP, 27 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dana Dimel.
