Tao Johnson
UCLA Bruins
72
Average

Tao Johnson

UCLA BruinsSolid
SSDefenseAverageTRANSFER · Utah
2nd String / Backup

Is Tao Johnson starting?

Tao Johnson is listed 2nd string at SS for UCLA Bruins.

Tao Johnson is listed SS #2 for UCLA at 72 OVR.

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Depth at SS · UCLA Bruins

  1. 11572Marcus HarrisStarter
  2. 2672Tao JohnsonYou
  3. 3761Aaron Williams

What's Next

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Thunder Ridge, ranked #792 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 50 tackles, 2 INT, 4 PBU. That's 8% of the team's production at his spot and 91th-percentile production nationally — good for a 72 overall (Average tier).

Recruit3★ · #792 NatlTeam Share8%Percentile91th
Idaho Falls, ID
Jersey
#6
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
194 lbs
Transfer
Utah

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—5024

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8689
National Rank
#792
High School
Thunder Ridge
Hometown
Idaho Falls, ID

Why this rating?

On a 83-rated defense; 91th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.96 for competition level) put them +8 vs unit starters → 72. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team defense (SP+)
83
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 91% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 16% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.96)
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 6WCALTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-24

Tao Johnson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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72
Average
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Team Role

50 tkl · 4 PD · 2 INT
Usage / Involvement89%
Coach UCLATake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.