Jaylon Johnson: DB · Utah · #1.
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Jaylon Johnson
Erases the deep middle of the field. Third year in the same secondary at Utah. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Oregon State — Week 7, 2019.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 11 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 1 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.
The Salt Lake Tribune Nov 2
KJZZ Oct 29The Salt Lake Tribune Oct 27
KUTV Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-12@ BYU | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-17vs Northern Illinois | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-0vs Idaho State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 23-30@ USC | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-13vs Washington State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 52-7@ Oregon State | 8 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 21-3vs No. 17 Arizona State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-0vs California | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 33-28@ Washington | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 49-3vs UCLA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-7@ Arizona | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 45-15vs Colorado | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 15 | L 15-37vs No. 13 Oregon | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 36 | 34 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 11 |
Week 5 · 2019
W 38-13
1 interception · 1 tackle · 2 pass breakups
Dominant 25-point win at home against Washington State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
31%11 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
36tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFL36 tackles · 1 for loss · 11 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
3 seasons under Kyle Whittingham — 27-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Road5g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Pass share
35.5%
321 pass / 583 run
Plays / game
64.6
14 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
355 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Utah, 96 tackles — drafted at #50 overall by the Chicago Bears.
A stat line in 36 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kyle Whittingham.
Next stop · NFL
Chicago BearsEntering 7th NFL season
Chicago BearsEntering 7th NFL season
