Jaylen Johnson is a safety at Ohio who has not played in Ohio's 9 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2024.
Ohio lists 33 defensive backs this season.
Ohio is 7-2. Next: at Miami (OH), Tue Nov 10.
Johnson moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for three head coaches at three programs in four seasons: Ryan Day, Ryan Silverfield and Tim Albin. One game to point at: 1 tackle against Ball State — Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ohio | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Memphis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 19 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Ohio State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 26 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 22-38@ Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackle |
| Wk 11 | W 41-0@ Kent State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-21vs Ball State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Albin
Pass share
38.3%
344 pass / 555 run
Plays / game
64.2
14 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
370 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 3 schools: Ryan Day, Ryan Silverfield, Tim Albin, Brian Smith and John Hauser.
