PJ Johnson: DT · Arizona · #52.
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PJ Johnson
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 1 sack against Utah — Week 7, 2018.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 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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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Arizona | 27 | 19 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 1 |
| Career | 27 | 19 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 35-14@ Oregon State | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-24vs USC | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-17vs California | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-42@ Utah | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 30-31@ UCLA | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 44-15vs No. 19 Oregon | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 42-34vs Colorado | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 28-69@ No. 8 Washington State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 19 | 6.5 | 3.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
24%6 TFLSack rate
11%3 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries27 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kevin Sumlin
Pass share
44.3%
389 pass / 490 run
Plays / game
73.2
12 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
410 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at Arizona, 27 tackles — drafted at #229 overall by the Detroit Lions.
Next stop · NFL
Detroit LionsEntering 8th NFL season
Detroit LionsEntering 8th NFL season
