R'Tarriun Johnson

Senior safety for Old Dominion. 2022: 1 interception, 1 pass breakup, 86 tackles.

S · Old Dominion · Sr. · #1

5′11″ · 196 lb · Wiggins, MS

CFB Index 77 · #51 of 493 safetiesMedium confidenceOld Dominion 2022 alumnus

The story

4 safety for Old Dominion. 2022: 1 interception, 1 pass breakup, 86 tackles.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Old Dominion, 179 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

202112 games

All-Conference USAhonorable_mention

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Old Dominion

2019–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

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ALL-CONFERENCE USA

All-Conference USA mention (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2022

2 coaches

2019

Bobby Wilder

Old Dominion

2021–2022

Ricky Rahne

Old Dominion

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Bobby Wilder → Ricky Rahne. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Old Dominion1-11HC: Bobby Wilder · Balanced

2021Old Dominion6-7HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2022Old Dominion3-9HC: Ricky Rahne · Pass-leaning, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

77All-Conference level #51 of 493?

Medium confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (98th percentile). Strength: tackles (96th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Solo tackles#64 / 2755 · 98th pct

Tackles#108 / 2755 · 96th pct

Forced fumbles#11 / 737 · 95th pct

Sacks#517 / 2755 · 78th pct

2.0

Tackles for loss#761 / 2755 · 70th pct

4.0

QB hurries#823 / 2755 · 59th pct

Passes defended#1116 / 2755 · 48th pct

Interceptions#321 / 811 · 30th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	7.5	0.7	0.3	0.0
Road6g	6.8	0.0	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.8	0.3	0.3	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	8.5	0.3	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Ricky Rahne

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Impact starter

Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

77 · #51 of 493 safeties

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Old Dominion	86	53	4.0	2.0	1	1	1
2021	Old Dominion	91	49	3.5	0.0	6	2	--
2019	Old Dominion	2	--	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		179	102	7.5	2.0	7	3	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2022

W 49–21

at Coastal Carolina

3 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 QB HUR

Dominant 28-point win on the road against Coastal Carolina.

With B. Watson — 256 rush yds (18 car) · 3 TD · H. Wolff — 180 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 84.4 · -3 rush yds (1 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 20-17vs Virginia Tech	6	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 21-39@ East Carolina	4	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 14-16@ Virginia	8	5	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 29-26vs Arkansas State	7	4	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 24-38vs Liberty	7	6	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 49-21@ Coastal Carolina	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 23-28vs Georgia Southern	9	4	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 17-31@ Georgia State	7	6	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 0-12vs Marshall	6	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 3-37vs James Madison	10	6	1.0	0.0	1	0	Season-high 10 tackles
Wk 12	L 14-27@ App State	10	6	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 20-27@ South Alabama	9	6	0.0	0.0	—	1
Total		86	53	4.0	2.0	1	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

R'Tarriun Johnson

202112 games

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Impact starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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