Mustafa Johnson: DE · Colorado · #34.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Mustafa Johnson
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for three head coaches in four seasons at Colorado. The first career honor came in 2020: All-Pac-12. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Utah — Week 13, 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
22 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 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.
BroBible Oct 27
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | L 14-37vs USC | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-0vs Arizona | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 3-26@ California | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 29-52@ No. 7 Oregon | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 37-34vs Oregon State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 20-44@ UCLA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 20-17vs Washington | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-28@ No. 16 Utah | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 22 | 15 | 5.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
9%2 sacksTFL rate
23%5 TFLHurry rate
9%2 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
50%2 of 4 pressures22 tackles · 5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Karl Dorrell
Pass share
38.5%
269 pass / 430 run
Plays / game
58.2
12 games
Team sack rate
10.1%
298 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #369 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Colorado, 17 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 33 games over four seasons.
The snaps went the other way.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-PAC-12 · 2ND TEAM
All-Pac-12 2nd team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mike MacIntyre, Mel Tucker, and Karl Dorrell. Multi-era developmental context.
