#41

Tyler Johnson

Junior defensive lineman for Arizona State. 2021: 4 sacks, 9.5 tackles for loss, 36 tackles.

DL · Arizona State · Jr. · #41

6′4″ · 285 lb · Gilbert, AZ

CFB Index 31 · #301 of 370 edge rushersLow confidenceArizona State 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

4★

WDE recruit

No. 230 nationally · Signed with Arizona State

Statement game6 tackles · 4.5 TFL · 3 sacksvs UCLA (FBS) · L 18-25

Top 0.1% tackles for loss game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 defensive lineman for Arizona State. 2021: 4 sacks, 9.5 tackles for loss, 36 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Arizona State in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Arizona State, 16 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2016

Signed with UL Monroe2-star out of Coffeyville C.C.

2017

Signed with Arizona State4-star out of Highland

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#408 national

CFB

College

Arizona State

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

1 coach

2018–2021

Herm Edwards

Arizona State

Played his entire career under Herm Edwards.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Herm Edwards — 25-18 over that span.

2018Arizona State7-6HC: Herm Edwards · Run-leaning

2019Arizona State8-5HC: Herm Edwards · Run-leaning

2020Arizona State2-2HC: Herm Edwards · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2021Arizona State8-5HC: Herm Edwards · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

31Below cohort / limited sample #301 of 370?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (94th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (94th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles for loss#163 / 2743 · 94th pct

9.5

QB hurries#138 / 2743 · 94th pct

Sacks#223 / 2743 · 91st pct

4.0

Passes defended#481 / 2743 · 78th pct

Solo tackles#1004 / 2743 · 62nd pct

Tackles#1084 / 2743 · 60th pct

Forced fumbles#59 / 673 · 46th 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

2021 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	3.2	0.9	0.7	0.2
Road5g	2.8	0.8	0.0	0.4

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.5	1.2	0.5	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	2.4	0.4	0.2	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kenny Dillingham

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

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

31 · #301 of 370 edge rushers

Former four-star. Now #301 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Arizona State	36	22	9.5	4.0	3	--	--
2020	Arizona State	16	11	7.5	5.0	1	--	--
2019	Arizona State	21	13	5.5	2.5	2	--	--
2018	Arizona State	38	24	8.0	4.0	1	--	--
Career		111	70	30.5	15.5	7	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2021

W 42–23

at UCLA

1 SOLO · 2 TOT

With J. Daniels — 286 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.1 · 45 rush yds (6 car) · R. Pearsall — 4 rec · 132 yds · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 2	W 37-10vs UNLV	4	3	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 17-27@ BYU	2	1	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 35-13vs Colorado	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 42-23@ UCLA	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 28-10vs Stanford	5	4	3.5	2.0	—	0	2 sacks
Wk 7	L 21-35@ Utah	6	4	2.0	0.0	—	1	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 9	L 21-34vs Washington State	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 31-16vs USC	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 11	W 35-30@ Washington	3	2	1.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 12	L 10-24@ Oregon State	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 38-15vs Arizona	3	2	1.0	1.0	—	0
Total		33	21	9.5	4.0	—	3

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