Career
4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  UCLA#17 · 8-0 | 1 | 4% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 |  Utah#7 · 11-2 | 13 | 86% | 50 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024 | Utah#57 · 5-7 | 12 | 79% | 70 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 2023 | Utah#37 · 8-5 | 10 | 55% | 23 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Tao Johnson's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Tao Johnson's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | @ California | W 45–24 | 4.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 |  San Diego State | W 28–10 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 3 |  Purdue | W 52–38 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 4 | @ Maryland | W 54–3 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 6 | @ Oregon | W 17–15 | 6.9 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | · |
| 7 |  Wisconsin | W 17–7 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 8 |  Michigan State | W 28–10 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 9 |  Nevada | W 27–0 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2026 · 2 games | 5.8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 2 | 3934th / 5664 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 1 | 145th / 627 |
| Return yards | 0 | — |
| Pick-sixes | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · California | ✓ DB | 86 | ~20 (0–33) | 2 | 23% |
| Season | 1 GS | 493 | 20 (0–33) | 2 | 4% |
Position Room
20 DBs on the UCLA roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Ta'Shawn James | DB | SR | 41 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | Malik Hartford | DB | SR | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | Scooter Jackson | DB | SR | 20 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | Dante Lovett | DB | SR | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 32 | Derrick Barksdale | DB | SR | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Rodrick Pleasant | DB | SR | 12 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 28 | Mason Rivera | DB | SR | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Osiris Gilbert | DB | SO | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Cole Martin | DB | SR | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 22 | Ty Lee | DB | SR | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Jhase McMillan | DB | JR | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 6 | Tao Johnson | DB | SR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Kuron Jabari Jr. | DB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | CJ Lavender | DB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Zeke Johnson | DB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Chase Coleman | DB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Logan Hirou | DB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Joshua Dixon | DB | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | Brett Barry | DB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | Jamier Johnson | DB | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. UCLA depth chart →