Jayden Johnson: DB · Arkansas · #8.
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Jayden Johnson
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Fourth year in the same secondary at Arkansas. One game to point at: 10 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against UAB — Week 3, 2024.
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
55 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 3.5 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
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 70-0vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 31-39@ No. 16 Oklahoma State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 37-27vs UAB | 10 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 24-14@ Auburn | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-21vs No. 24 Texas A&M | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 19-14vs No. 4 Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-34vs No. 8 LSU | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 58-25@ Mississippi State | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 31-63vs No. 19 Ole Miss | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-20vs No. 3 Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-14vs Louisiana Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 21-28@ No. 24 Missouri | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 39-26vs Texas Tech | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 26 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
55tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%4 TFL55 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Sam Pittman — 27-24 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sam Pittman
Pass share
46.0%
413 pass / 485 run
Plays / game
69.1
13 games
Team sack rate
7.2%
446 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #154 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Arkansas, 174 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 44 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Sam Pittman.
