Isaiah Johnson: CB · Houston · #14.
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Isaiah Johnson
Jams receivers off their route at the line. The four seasons at Houston span two head coaches: Tom Herman and Major Applewhite. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against Memphis — Week 13, 2018.
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
66 tackles. 7 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 2 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
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-27@ Rice | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-18vs Arizona | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 49-63@ Texas Tech | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 70-14vs Texas Southern | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-26vs Tulsa | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-20@ East Carolina | 10 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 57-36vs No. 21 South Florida | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 31-45@ SMU | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 49-59vs Temple | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-17vs Tulane | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-52@ Memphis | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 66 | 50 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 |
Week 7 · 2018
W 42-20
1 interception · 1 tackle for loss · 10 tackles
Dominant 22-point win on the road against East Carolina.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
66tackles this season66 tackles · 2 for loss · 7 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road5g | 7.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Major Applewhite
Pass share
47.0%
474 pass / 534 run
Plays / game
77.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
512 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
66 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Houston, 115 tackles — drafted at #129 overall by the Oakland Raiders.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Tony Levine, Tom Herman, and Major Applewhite. Multi-era developmental context.
Next stop · NFL
Oakland RaidersEntering 8th NFL season
Oakland RaidersEntering 8th NFL season
