Kyron Johnson: DE · Kansas · #15.
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Kyron Johnson
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. The five seasons at Kansas span three head coaches: David Beaty, Les Miles and Lance Leipold. The first career honor came in 2021: All-Big 12. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Duke — Week 4, 2021.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
63 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 8.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-14vs South Dakota | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 22-49@ No. 17 Coastal Carolina | 7 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-45vs Baylor | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 33-52@ Duke | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-59@ Iowa State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-41vs Texas Tech | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 23-35vs No. 3 Oklahoma | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-55@ No. 15 Oklahoma State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-35vs Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 57-56@ Texas | 8 | 6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 28-31@ TCU | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 28-34vs West Virginia | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 63 | 41 | 8.5 | 6.5 | — | 1 |
Week 11 · 2021
W 57-56
at Texas
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 8 tackles
Edged out Texas on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
10%6 sacksTFL rate
13%8 TFLHurry rate
16%10 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
39%6 of 16 pressures63 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 6.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 6.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
41.8%
317 pass / 442 run
Plays / game
63.2
12 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
333 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #20 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Kansas, 12 sacks — drafted at #181 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.
A stat line in 52 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 2ND TEAM
All-Big 12 2nd team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: David Beaty, Les Miles, and Lance Leipold. Multi-era developmental context.
Next stop · NFL
Philadelphia EaglesEntering 5th NFL season
Philadelphia EaglesEntering 5th NFL season
