Ja'len Johnson: S · Louisiana · #28.
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Ja'len Johnson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Fourth year in the Louisiana secondary. One game to point at: 3 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Troy — Week 11, 2021.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
21 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 18-38@ No. 21 Texas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 49-14vs Ohio | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-20@ Georgia Southern | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-18@ South Alabama | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-13vs App State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-27@ Arkansas State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-0vs Texas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 21-17vs Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-21@ Troy | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 24-16vs App State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
21tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%0 TFL21 tackles · 0.5 for loss.
4 seasons under Billy Napier — 41-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Pass share
42.8%
405 pass / 541 run
Plays / game
72.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
433 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons at Louisiana, 83 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Billy Napier.
