Khalib Johns: LB · Kent State · #8.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Khalib Johns
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Kent State. The first one came in 2022: MAC Defensive Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 10 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Saint Francis — Week 2, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
46 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kent State | 46 | 22 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Kent State | 11 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Kent State | 21 | 14 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Kent State | 26 | 11 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | Kent State | 12 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 116 | 59 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-55@ Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-23vs Saint Francis | 10 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 0-71@ No. 7 Tennessee | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 0-56@ No. 10 Penn State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 33-52vs Eastern Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-27@ Bowling Green | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-52@ Western Michigan | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 0-41vs Ohio | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-34@ Miami (OH) | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-43@ Buffalo | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 22 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
46tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups46 tackles · 2 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road7g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kenni Burns
Pass share
43.7%
294 pass / 379 run
Plays / game
56.1
12 games
Team sack rate
12.0%
309 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Kent State, 116 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Sean Lewis → Kenni Burns. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
