Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 3-35@ Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Ryan Johnson
Senior defensive lineman on Akron's 2023 roster.
6′2″ · 255 lb · Starkville, MS
CFB Index 55 · #119 of 278 interior linemenLow confidenceAkron 2023 alumnus
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 2649 nationally · Signed with Akron
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Akron's roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Akron in 2020.
Ryan Johnson
Wins his gap play after play. Ryan Johnson has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Akron. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Kentucky, Week 3, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Akron, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2020
- Signed with Akron3-star out of Dutch Fork
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Akron
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
2 coaches2021
Oscar Rodriguez
Akron
Coaching transition mid-career: Oscar Rodriguez → Joe Moorhead. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Akron2-10HC: Oscar Rodriguez · Run-leaning
2022Akron2-10HC: Joe Moorhead · Pass-leaning
2023Akron2-10HC: Joe Moorhead · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
55 · #119 of 278 interior linemen
Three-star recruit. Now #119 at the position.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Jevon Banks’s 2022 season.
Matches Jevon on
Class year
TFL rate
Sack rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ben Frye's sophomore season at Duke (2021).
Matches Ben on
Class year
TFL rate
Hurry rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Ryan Johnson
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology