
Tao Johnson
Position coaches (UCLA, 2026): Eddie Whitley Jr., Gabe Lynn, Anthony DiMichele
Tao Johnson is a 6'0", 194-lb Graduate Defensive Back from Idaho Falls, ID. Tao Johnson entered the transfer portal from Utah on January 10, 2026 and committed to UCLA. TransferPortl estimates Tao Johnson's NIL market value at $153K, a model estimate rather than a reported contract. Tao Johnson has a TransferPortl Transfer Vulnerability Score of 2 out of 100, a relative risk score for entering the transfer portal.
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Advanced Statistics
2025 · 50 tklPercentiles rank this season against every 2025 FBS and FCS DBs with the same minimum sample. Higher is better.
| Window | Team | TVS | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Utah | 29 Elevated | Entered portal |
| 2025 | Utah | 21 Moderate | Did not enter |
| 2024 | Utah | 7 Low | Did not enter |
Each score comes from a model trained only on seasons before that roster year, so it shows what TVS would have said at the time.
Utah| Season | Team | Tackles | Solo | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU | Fum Rec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UCLA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 2025 | Utah | 50 | 27 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 4 | - |
| 2024 | Utah | 70 | 41 | 2 | 0 | - | 4 | - |
| 2023 | Utah | 30 | 15 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 4 | 1 |
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