Jason Johnson: LB · UCF.
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Jason Johnson
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Rated a two-star prospect, with two seasons of snaps at UCF since. First career honor, 2022: All-AAC. One game to point at: 15 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Baylor — Week 5, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
104 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 48-14vs Villanova | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-44@ Kansas State | 12 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 35-36vs Baylor | 15 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 22-51@ Kansas | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 29-31@ No. 6 Oklahoma | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 28-41vs West Virginia | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-26@ Cincinnati | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-3vs No. 15 Oklahoma State | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 23-24@ Texas Tech | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-13vs Houston | 8 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
 Bowl | L 17-30vs Georgia Tech | 13 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 104 | 60 | 6.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
104tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%6 TFLSack rate
3%3 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups104 tackles · 6 for loss · 3 sacks.
2 seasons under Gus Malzahn — 15-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 9.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 9.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 10.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 8.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gus Malzahn
Pass share
41.0%
365 pass / 526 run
Plays / game
68.5
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
376 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
104 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #107 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons at UCF, 221 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM
All-AAC 1st team (2022)
