Jett Johnson: LB · Mississippi State · #44.
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Jett Johnson
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The five seasons at Mississippi State span three head coaches: Joe Moorhead, Mike Leach and Greg Knox. The first one came in 2023: All-SEC. On tape: 18 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Southern Miss, Week 12, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
130 tackles. 1 pass defended. 3 interceptions. 14 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mississippi State | 130 | 45 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | Mississippi State | 104 | 44 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Mississippi State | 86 | 37 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 3 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Mississippi State | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 325 | 126 | 28.5 | 8.0 | 6 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-7vs SE Louisiana | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-24vs Arizona | 11 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-41vs No. 14 LSU | 14 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 30-37@ South Carolina | 14 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-40vs No. 12 Alabama | 14 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-28vs Western Michigan | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 7-3@ Arkansas | 11 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-27@ Auburn | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-24vs Kentucky | 8 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 11 | L 10-51@ Texas A&M | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-20vs Southern Miss | 18 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 18 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 7-17vs No. 12 Ole Miss | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 130 | 45 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 |
Week 2 · 2023
W 31-24
vs Arizona
2 interceptions · 1 sack · 2 tackles for loss
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
130tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%14 TFLSack rate
5%6 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups130 tackles · 14 for loss · 6 sacks · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 11.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Road4g | 9.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 11.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 10.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Greg Knox
Pass share
47.0%
348 pass / 393 run
Plays / game
61.8
12 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
367 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
The All-Conference honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #5 of 577 FBS linebackers by CFB Zeitgeist Score.2023 profile
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #5 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Mississippi State, 325 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM
All-SEC 2nd team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Joe Moorhead, Mike Leach, and Zach Arnett. Multi-era developmental context.
