Ricky Johnson: DB · Michigan · #22.
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Ricky Johnson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The four seasons span two head coaches: Marcus Arroyo and Barry Odom. On tape: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Kansas, Bowl, 2023.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 7 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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
2023 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 40-37vs Vanderbilt | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 | |
| Wk 8 | W 25-23vs Colorado State | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-31@ Fresno State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | W 56-14@ New Mexico | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-14vs Wyoming | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-27@ Air Force | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-37vs San José State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 20-44vs Boise State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 36-49vs Kansas | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 24 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
21%7 pass breakupsTackle volume
33tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%3 TFL33 tackles · 3 for loss · 7 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Pass share
43.1%
404 pass / 533 run
Plays / game
66.9
14 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
406 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #219 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at UNLV, 75 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 23 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Marcus Arroyo, Barry Odom and Sherrone Moore.
