Johnathan Baldwin: DB · UNLV · #3.
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Johnathan Baldwin
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for two head coaches at UNLV: Marcus Arroyo and Barry Odom. First career honor, 2024: All-Mountain West. On tape: 11 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Oregon State, Week 8, 2024.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
68 tackles. 10 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 9 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.
Las Vegas Review-Journal Oct 21Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-7@ Houston | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 72-14vs Utah Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 23-20vs Kansas | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 59-14vs Fresno State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | L 41-44vs Syracuse | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 50-34@ Utah State | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 33-25@ Oregon State | 11 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 24-29vs No. 17 Boise State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 29-27@ Hawai'i | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-20vs San Diego State | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-16@ San José State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-14vs Nevada | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 7-21@ No. 10 Boise State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 24-13vs California | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 68 | 40 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 3 | 10 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
15%10 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
68tackles this seasonTFL rate
13%9 TFL68 tackles · 9 for loss · 3.5 sacks · 10 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Road6g | 6.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Pass share
33.8%
308 pass / 604 run
Plays / game
65.1
14 games
Team sack rate
8.3%
336 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
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: #3 of 327 FBS cornerbacks by CFB Zeitgeist Score.2024 profile
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #3 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at UNLV, 199 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 40 games over four seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 2ND TEAM
All-Mountain West 2nd team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Marcus Arroyo → Barry Odom. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
