Jason Johnson

Senior linebacker for UCF. 2023: 104 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 3 sacks.

LB · UCF · Sr.

6′2″ · 224 lb · Matteson, IL

CFB Index 72 · #107 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceUCF 2023 alumnus

The story

4 linebacker for UCF. 2023: 104 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 3 sacks.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Eastern Illinois in 2020.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

CB recruit

No. 3908 nationally · Signed with Eastern Illinois

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Two seasons at UCF, 221 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2020

Signed with Eastern Illinois2-star out of Marion-Franklin

202213 games

All-AACfirst

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3908 national

CFB

College

UCF

2022–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

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ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM

All-AAC 1st team (2022)

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Gus Malzahn — 15-12 over that span.

2022UCF9-5HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2023UCF6-7HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

72Quality starter #107 of 577?

High confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (99th percentile). Strength: tackles (98th percentile). Concern: qb hurries (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#24 / 2842 · 99th pct

Tackles#43 / 2842 · 98th pct

104

Sacks#309 / 2842 · 87th pct

3.0

Tackles for loss#397 / 2842 · 85th pct

6.0

Passes defended#1113 / 2842 · 50th pct

Forced fumbles#54 / 710 · 46th pct

QB hurries#1486 / 2842 · 24th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	9.8	0.8	0.5	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

2026 season

Head Coach

Scott Frost

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Impact starter

Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

72 · #107 of 577 LBs

Two-star recruit. Now #107 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	UCF	104	60	6.0	3.0	1	--	--
2022	UCF	117	65	5.0	1.5	--	--	--
Career		221	125	11.0	4.5	1	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2023

W 48–14

vs Villanova

6 TOT · 1 SOLO

Dominant 34-point win at home against Villanova.

With T. McClain — 321 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 67.7 · 44 rush yds (9 car) · M. McCarthy — 48 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 52 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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@ 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 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

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology