Kadarion Johnson is a defensive tackle who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at UTEP.
Johnson wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at UTEP. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against New Mexico State — Week 13, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
55 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 10 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-28@ Utah State | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-17vs UT Martin | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-27@ No. 7 Texas | 8 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 25-31vs UL Monroe | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 11-30vs Louisiana Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 8-19vs Liberty | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-17vs Sam Houston | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 27-30vs Jacksonville State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-38@ Missouri State | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 13 | L 31-34vs New Mexico State | 8 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 14 | L 31-61@ Delaware | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 19 | 10.0 | 3.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
18%10 TFLSack rate
6%4 sacksHurry rate
9%5 hurries55 tackles · 10 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 5.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scotty Walden
Pass share
52.4%
410 pass / 372 run
Plays / game
65.2
12 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
452 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
55 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #12 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #1 of 11 Conference USA DTs — his program moves to the Mountain West for 2026
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Mountain West.
A stat line in 30 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dana Dimel → Scotty Walden. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
