Shun Johnson: CB · Colorado State · #17.
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Shun Johnson
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Arrived as a two-star recruit; two seasons of production at Colorado State since. One game to point at: 4 tackles against San José State — Week 12, 2017.
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 9 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Colorado State | 29 | 24 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 9 |
| 2016 | Colorado State | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Career | 39 | 32 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 11 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 38-10vs Abilene Christian | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 23-41@ No. 1 Alabama | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 51-21@ Hawai'i | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 44-42vs Nevada | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-24@ New Mexico | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 28-45vs Air Force | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-16@ Wyoming | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | L 52-59vs Boise State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-14vs San José State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 28-31vs Marshall | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 24 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 9 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
31%9 pass breakupsTackle volume
29tackles this season29 tackles · 1 for loss · 9 pass breakups.
2 seasons under Mike Bobo — 14-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Bobo
Pass share
47.3%
459 pass / 512 run
Plays / game
74.7
13 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
488 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Colorado State, 39 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim McElwain → Mike Bobo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
