John Humphrey: CB · USC · #19.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
John Humphrey
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Chip Kelly and Lincoln Riley. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Texas A&M — Bowl, 2024.
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 0 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.
247Sports Nov 2
USA Today Nov 1
On3 Oct 21
Yahoo Sports Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-20vs No. 13 LSU | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-0vs Utah State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-21vs Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 30-33vs No. 4 Penn State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-29@ Maryland | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-20vs Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-26@ Washington | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 19-13@ UCLA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 35-49vs No. 5 Notre Dame | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
 Bowl | W 35-31vs Texas A&M | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
13%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
23tackles this season23 tackles · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
59.9%
533 pass / 357 run
Plays / game
68.5
13 games
Team sack rate
2.5%
563 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons, at UCLA and USC, 97 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Chip Kelly and Lincoln Riley.
