2021 Football Roster
Roster
Johnson, Caleb

Jersey Number 40
Caleb Johnson
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Murrieta, Calif.
- High School:
- Vista Murrieta HS (Fullerton College)
Bio
UCLA
Enrolled at UCLA in January 2020 and took part in spring practice.
2021
Saw action in 11 games with 10 starts at inside linebacker ... had multiple tackles in nine games with a season-high of 7 tackles in the win at Arizona ... had six stops in wins in games at Washington and at USC ... earned a spot on the Fall 2021-22 Pac-12 Honor Roll.
2020
Saw action as a starter at inside linebacker in all 7 games ... led the Bruin team with 44 tackles and 5.5 sacks ... second on the squad in tackles for loss at 7.0 ... his 0.79 sacks per game average ranked 27th in the nation and third in the Pac-12 Conference ... picked off a pass against Cal ... credited with a season-best 10 tackles in games at Arizona State and versus Stanford ... made 5 or more stops in 5 games ... had a season-high 2.5 tackles for loss at Arizona State and versus Cal ... honorable mention All-Pac-12 selection by the league coaches ... second-team All-Pac-12 pick by AP.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Three-star recruit according to 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals … No. 40 JC prospect by 247Sports … ranked No. 47 on ESPN Junior College 50 list … No. 2 JC inside linebacker by 247Sports … No. 4 JC outside linebacker by ESPN … No. 10 JC prospect in state by 247Sports … spent three games with Longhorns in 2019 … also attended Fullerton College, where he tallied 41 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks in 2017 … Hornets won CCCAA state championship in 2017 … attended Vista Murrieta HS in Murrieta, Calif, where he posted 120 tackles, 10.0 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks in 2015.
PERSONAL
Son of Darla and Leonard Johnson ... has a brother and a sister ... greatest athletic thrill to date was winning the junior college state championship in 2017 ... famous athlete he most admires in the NBA's LeBron James ... earned a spot on the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll in Spring 2022, Spring 2021 and Winter 2021 ... named to the 2020-21 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll.
Enrolled at UCLA in January 2020 and took part in spring practice.
2021
Saw action in 11 games with 10 starts at inside linebacker ... had multiple tackles in nine games with a season-high of 7 tackles in the win at Arizona ... had six stops in wins in games at Washington and at USC ... earned a spot on the Fall 2021-22 Pac-12 Honor Roll.
2020
Saw action as a starter at inside linebacker in all 7 games ... led the Bruin team with 44 tackles and 5.5 sacks ... second on the squad in tackles for loss at 7.0 ... his 0.79 sacks per game average ranked 27th in the nation and third in the Pac-12 Conference ... picked off a pass against Cal ... credited with a season-best 10 tackles in games at Arizona State and versus Stanford ... made 5 or more stops in 5 games ... had a season-high 2.5 tackles for loss at Arizona State and versus Cal ... honorable mention All-Pac-12 selection by the league coaches ... second-team All-Pac-12 pick by AP.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Three-star recruit according to 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals … No. 40 JC prospect by 247Sports … ranked No. 47 on ESPN Junior College 50 list … No. 2 JC inside linebacker by 247Sports … No. 4 JC outside linebacker by ESPN … No. 10 JC prospect in state by 247Sports … spent three games with Longhorns in 2019 … also attended Fullerton College, where he tallied 41 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks in 2017 … Hornets won CCCAA state championship in 2017 … attended Vista Murrieta HS in Murrieta, Calif, where he posted 120 tackles, 10.0 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks in 2015.
PERSONAL
Son of Darla and Leonard Johnson ... has a brother and a sister ... greatest athletic thrill to date was winning the junior college state championship in 2017 ... famous athlete he most admires in the NBA's LeBron James ... earned a spot on the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll in Spring 2022, Spring 2021 and Winter 2021 ... named to the 2020-21 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll.
UCLA Football Postgame - vs. New Mexico (Sept. 12, 2025)
Saturday, September 13
Bruin Insider Show - DeShaun Foster (Sept. 10, 2025)
Wednesday, September 10
UCLA Football Media Availability - Ikaika Malloe (Sept. 9, 2025)
Tuesday, September 09
UCLA Football Media Availability - Anthony Jones (Sept. 9, 2025)
Tuesday, September 09