San José State · W 26-10
No tackles.
Boise State · L 31-38
No tackles.
San Diego State · L 23-26
No tackles.
Oregon State · W 38-22
1 tackle
The other 4 games average 2 tackles. This one was 0 below.
Johnson has tackles in 5 of Fresno State’s 8 games: none against San José State, Boise State and San Diego State.
Justin Johnson
The three seasons at Fresno State span two head coaches: Tim Skipper and Matt Entz. On tape: 2 tackles against Rice, Week 4, 2026.
7 tackles · 0 sacks
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Fresno State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Fresno State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2024 | Fresno State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 13 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-39@ No. 14 USC | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-3vs Sacramento State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 38-24vs Rice | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 26-6@ Washington State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-22vs Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
Oct. 31 · W 38-22 vs Oregon State, play by play
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
How Fresno State’s defense played that day
Oregon State’s 12 drives: 7 stopped (2 takeaways) · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 1 of 4.
1 tackle, including 1 interception. The pressure he forced on 4th and 7 ended Washington State’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 2 for him; the box score credits 1.
Intercepted. Fourth quarter, up 23-6. Ended Washington State’s drive (int).
Hurried the quarterback on 4th and 7. Fourth quarter, up 26-6. Ended Washington State’s drive (downs).
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Entz
Pass share
46.2%
217 pass / 253 run
Plays / game
58.8
8 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
239 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jeff Tedford, Tim Skipper, and Matt Entz. Multi-era developmental context.
