Ryan Johnson: DL · Northwestern · #8.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ryan Johnson
Wins the gap play after play. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: David Shaw and Pat Fitzgerald. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Penn State — Week 5, 2022.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Northwestern | 6 | 6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 |
| 2021 | Stanford | 15 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Stanford | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2019 | Stanford | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2018 | Stanford | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 29 | 15 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-28vs Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 23-31vs Duke | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-31vs Southern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-17vs Miami (OH) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-17@ No. 11 Penn State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 7-42vs Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 3 |
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Pass share
47.7%
417 pass / 457 run
Plays / game
72.8
12 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
440 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Stanford and Northwestern, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 22 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: David Shaw and Pat Fitzgerald.
