Jerome Johnson: DL · Indiana · #98.
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Jerome Johnson
Wins the gap play after play. Four seasons in the Indiana defensive front to date. First career honor, 2020: All-Big Ten. On tape: 4 tackles and 1 sack against Ohio State, Week 12, 2020.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Daily Hoosier Oct 28
The Herald-Times Oct 21
USA Today Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | W 36-35vs No. 8 Penn State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 37-21@ Rutgers | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 24-0@ Michigan State | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 12 | L 35-42@ No. 3 Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-11vs Maryland | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 14-6@ No. 18 Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 11 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
25%4 TFLSack rate
22%4 sacksHurry rate
6%1 hurry18 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 4 sacks · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Tom Allen — 24-21 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tom Allen
Pass share
52.8%
291 pass / 260 run
Plays / game
78.7
7 games
Team sack rate
3.1%
320 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2020
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Indiana, 14 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 39 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coachPlayed every college season under Tom Allen.
