Defensive tackle, Toledo, 2018–22
Desjuan Johnson
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 275 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Detroit, MI
- Born
- Sep 2, 1999
Desjuan Johnson played defensive tackle at Toledo (2018–22). The Los Angeles Rams took Johnson in round 7, No. 259 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
11tackles, career highvs. Northern Illinois, 2021Team titles: MAC champions, 2022
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Toledo | 1 | DT | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Toledo | 99 | DE | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Toledo | 1 | DT | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Toledo | 1 | DT | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Toledo | 1 | DT | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′3″ | 275 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2022 Toledo 12 games, 61 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Long Island University | W 37–0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Massachusetts | W 55–10 | 6 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Ohio State | L 21–77 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at San Diego State | L 14–17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Central Michigan | W 38–17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Northern Illinois | W 52–32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Kent State | W 52–31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Buffalo | L 27–34 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at Eastern Michigan | W 27–24 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Ball State | W 28–21 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Bowling Green | L 35–42 | 6 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Western Michigan | L 14–20 | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Toledo 13 games, 70 tackles, 4.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Norfolk State | W 49–10 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at Notre Dame | L 29–32 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Colorado State | L 6–22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | atBall State | W 22–12 | 6 | 5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | atMassachusetts | W 45–7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs.Northern Illinois | L 20–22 | 11 | 4 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | atCentral Michigan | L 23–26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs.Western Michigan | W 34–15 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Eastern Michigan | L 49–52 | 8 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atBowling Green | W 49–17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Ohio | W 35–23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Akron | W 49–14 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 17 ✦ | vs. Middle Tennessee | L 24–31 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Toledo 5 games, 26 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | vs.Bowling Green | W 38–3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atEastern Michigan | W 45–28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs.Ball State | L 24–27 | 9 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | atNorthern Illinois | W 41–24 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | vs.Central Michigan | W 24–23 | 8 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Toledo 11 games, 32 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Kentucky | L 24–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Murray State | W 45–0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | atColorado State | W 41–35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. BYU | W 28–21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs.Western Michigan | W 31–24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | atBowling Green | L 7–20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Eastern Michigan | W 37–34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Kent State | W 35–33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Northern Illinois | L 28–31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | atBuffalo | L 30–49 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | atCentral Michigan | L 7–49 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Toledo 8 games, 17 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. VMI | W 66–3 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at Fresno State | L 27–49 | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Bowling Green | W 52–36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | atEastern Michigan | L 26–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs.Buffalo | L 17–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | atWestern Michigan | W 51–24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs.Ball State | W 45–13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | atKent State | W 56–34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2023 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅛″ |
| Weight | 285 lb |
| Arm length | 31¾″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ |
| Wingspan | 78⅜″ |
| 40-yard dash | 5.04 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.70 s |
| Vertical jump | 29″ |
| Broad jump | 9′0″ |
| Bench press | 24 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 8.03 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.50 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 19 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Rams.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 19 | 33 | 5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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