Jaquan Johnson: DB · Miami · #4.
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Jaquan Johnson
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Miami. A game that shows it: 12 tackles against Virginia — Week 7, 2018.
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
85 tackles. 1 pass defended. 2 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
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-33vs No. 25 LSU | 11 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 77-0vs Savannah State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-24@ Toledo | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-27vs Florida State | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-16@ Virginia | 12 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-27@ Boston College | 10 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 12-20vs Duke | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-27@ Georgia Tech | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-14@ Virginia Tech | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-3vs No. 24 Pittsburgh | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 3-35vs Wisconsin | 13 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 85 | 39 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
1%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
85tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFL85 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 7.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 9.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Richt
Pass share
42.9%
353 pass / 470 run
Plays / game
63.3
13 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
382 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
85 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Miami, 211 tackles — drafted at #181 overall by the Buffalo Bills.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Al Golden → Mark Richt. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Buffalo BillsEntering 8th NFL season
Buffalo BillsEntering 8th NFL season
