2021 Football Roster

41 Tyler Johnson

41 Tyler Johnson

  • Position:
    Defensive Line
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    280
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Gilbert, Ariz.
  • Highschool:
    Highland

Summary

Biography


Redshirt Senior (2021)
  • Named 2021 First Team All-Conference in the Pac-12, first in his career
  • Named to the 2020 Second team All-conference in the Pac-12.
  • Finished his 2021 season with 36 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, and four sacks
  • Career 106 tackles, 29.5 tackles for loss and 14.5 sacks in 37 games.
  • Led the team this past season with 8.5 tackles for loss.
  • The seventh-highest graded edge defender in the Pac-12 overall (76.5) and fourth among edge defenders in the league on run defense (79.6). The latter is especially notable as Johnson entered the season with a career run defense grade of 53.6
  • Named Pac-12 Defensive Linemen of the Week with a 5 tackle, 2.5 TFL, 2 sacks and 1 forced fumble performance against Stanford in week 6.

Redshirt Junior (2020)
  • Path of Persistence: Tyler Johnson’s Road to Becoming ASU’s Sack Leader (by Evan Oscherwitz, Sports360AZ.com/Jan. 25, 2021)
  • He finished the season with 16 tackles and was the team leader with 7.5 tackles for loss and five sacks
  • Johnson was disruptive all season long getting into opposing backfields, recovering two fumbles and deflecting a pass
  • After an incredible 4.5 tackle for loss and 3 sack performance against UCLA, Johnson was named the Pac-12 Defensive Lineman of the Week (12/7)
  • The seventh-highest graded edge defender in the Pac-12 as a pass rusher with a score of 71.9 from Pro Football Focus
  • Johnson was the ninth-highest graded edge defender in the Pac- 12 overall with a grade of 71.2
  • Credited with just one missed tackle on the year on 173 total snaps
  • Generated 21 total pressures on the season – the fifth-highest total among edge defenders in the league despite playing 100 fewer pass-rushing snaps than three of the players ranked ahead of him
  • With 21 pressures on 95 total pass rushing snaps, Johnson created a pressure on 22.1 percent of his plays as an edge rusher
  • His one-on-one win percentage of 18.3 was 10th among edge defenders in the league

Redshirt Sophomore (2019)
  • Managed to play in 10 games despite battling through injuries
  • Outstanding productivity when healthy, contributing at multiple positions on the defense
  • Finished the season with 22 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, and 2.5 sacks
  • Showed a nose for the ball, forcing and recovering a fumble while also batting down two passes
  • Earned the start in back-to-back weeks against USC and Oregon State
  • Had at least a half a tackle for loss in each of his first six games
  • Made four tackles and recorded a sack that forced a fumble at Utah
  • Collected three tackles, one sack, and one pass breakup vs USC
  • Recovered a fumble in the final minutes to seal the Sun Bowl victory over Florida State 
Redshirt Freshman (2018)
  • Established himself as a starter in the second half of the season after playing just 61 total snaps in the team's first 6 games of the year. Played on 394 snaps over the final seven games of the year.
  • His 20 QB pressures over the final seven weeks of the season were the ninth most among linebackers/edge rushers the Pac-12 Conference
  • His four sacks over the final seven weeks were the most among Pac-12 outside linebackers and tied for 20thmost among FBS outside linebackers
  • Finished tied for 17thamong all Pac-12 linebackers and edge defenders with 25 quarterback pressures this season
  • Tied for second on the team with 8.0 tackles for loss, six of which coming in the final six games of the season – the most on the team – and added a fumble forced, a blocked kick and a pass breakup on the season, alongside a pivotal fumble recovery against Arizona.  
  • Saw action in 12 of 13 games
  • Collected 38 total tackles in a productive first season at linebacker
  • Blocked a punt in a crucial fourth quarter situation in the victory over No. 15 Michigan State (9/8)
  • Made a season-high seven tackles adding a tackle for loss in the victory over No. 16 Utah (11/3)
  • Recorded a season-best two tackles for loss against both Stanford (10/18) and UCLA (11/10)
Freshman (2017)
  • Redshirted during his first season at Arizona State, looking to compete for playing time primarily at defensive end
  • Continues to benefit greatly from an improved strength and condition regiment, adding muscle to his long frame
 High School 
  • 2015 First-Team All-State tight end according to the Arizona Republic after a breakout junior campaign
  • Mentioned in the 2017 The News Tribune (Tacoma) Western Top-100 list; Consensus four-star prospect and top-5 player in the state of Arizona among major recruiting publications; Listed by Rivals as the No. 164 overall prospect and the No. 14 athlete prospect nationally; The No. 252 overall prospect and No. 7 tight end prospect in the 24/7 sports’ composite ranking; Rated as a four-star prospect and received All-American honors from PrepStar Magazine; ESPN ranked him as the No. 281 prospect in the ESPN 300 and the No. 20 athlete prospect in the country; The No. 13 tight end prospect and the No. 4 overall prospect in the state according to Scout
  • Recorded a rushing, receiving, punt return, and kick return touchdown in his varsity career
  • Had five catches for 172 yards and two touchdowns while adding four sacks and six tackles for loss despite playing in only seven games his senior season due to injury
  • Caught 20 passes for 462 yards with five touchdowns in addition to 202 rushing yards and six touchdowns on just 24 carries en route to All-State honors as a junior
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Historical Player Information

  • 41

    2017Freshman

    Defensive Line
    6'4" 245 lbs
    41
  • 41

    2018Redshirt Freshman

    Defensive Line
    6'4" 258 lbs
    41
  • 41

    2019Redshirt Sophomore

    Defensive Line
    6'5" 258 lbs
    41
  • 41

    2020Redshirt Junior

    Defensive Line
    6'4" 285 lbs
    41
  • 41

    2021Graduate Student

    Defensive Line
    6'4" 280 lbs
    41