Liam Johnson: LB · California · #15.
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Liam Johnson
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Transferred to California from Princeton. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Oregon State — Week 9, 2024.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 1 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 | California | 22 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 22 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 9-14@ Florida State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 15-17@ No. 22 Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 23-24vs NC State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 44-7vs Oregon State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 46-36@ Wake Forest | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 25-33vs Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-21vs Stanford | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 6-38@ No. 9 SMU | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 13-24vs No. 24 UNLV | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 22 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
22tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
5%1 pass breakups22 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Justin Wilcox
Pass share
51.6%
462 pass / 434 run
Plays / game
68.9
13 games
Team sack rate
9.0%
489 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #460 at the position.
How it ended
One season at California, 22 tackles — the college career is complete.
