Georgia Tech · W 34-27
No tackles.
Elon · W 34-7 · FCS
No tackles.
Louisville · L 24-52
2 tackles, 1 for loss
The other 6 games average 3 tackles. This one was 1 below.
Johnson has tackles in 7 of Stanford’s 9 games: none against Georgia Tech and Elon.
Zach Johnson
The two seasons at Stanford span two head coaches: Frank Reich and Tavita Pritchard. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Wake Forest — Week 5, 2026.
20 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-27vs Hawai'i | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 6-45vs No. 7 Miami | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-35@ Duke | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-57@ Wake Forest | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 7-58@ No. 3 Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-28vs NC State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-52@ Louisville | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -10 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
20tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups20 tackles · 1.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tavita Pritchard
Pass share
54.7%
320 pass / 265 run
Plays / game
65.0
9 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
358 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #506 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #51 of 74 ACC LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 3,455 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the ACC as a senior.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Frank Reich → Tavita Pritchard. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
