2018 Football Roster
Johnson, Mustafa
vs
BYU
Sep 27 (Sat)
8:15 PM
Jersey Number 34
Mustafa Johnson
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 290
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Turlock, Calif.
- High School:
- Turlock
- Prev School:
- Modesto JC
Bio
AT COLORADO: A two-time All-Pac-12 performer entering his final season, he has played and started 21 games in his two years in Boulder … He has 107 career tackles, including 23 for a loss of 96 yards and 13 sacks for a loss of 65 yards … His 23 tackles for loss ranks 31st in CU history and his 13 sacks is 21st in program annals … He also has 23 quarterback hurries, 16 third down stops and two force fumbles, one of which he recovered and returned for a touchdowns.
2019 (Jr.)—Named honorable mention All-Pac-12 by Pro Football Focus despite missing three games due to an ankle injury he sustained in the fourth week of the season … He earned the team's Defensive Trench Award … He finished the season with 34 tackles, five tackles for a loss which were 4.5 sacks, seven quarterback hurries and six third down stops … He opened the season on a tear, picking up four tackles and returning a fumble nine-yards for a touchdown in the season opener against Colorado State … The next week against Nebraska, he had eight tackles, including three for a loss, all sacks, three third down stops and one forced fumble … In the fourth quarter and overtime against Nebraska, he had a forced fumble with 10:50 left in the game that enabled the Buffs to tie the game at 24-24 … After Nebraska went ahead 31-24 and then fumbled the ensuing kickoff, he had his second sack of the game on the first play of the next drive, changing the momentum … In the first overtime on third-and-9 from the 24, he got a 7-yard sack, forcing Nebraska to attempt a 48-yard field goal to force a second overtime that was wide right … He was CU's nominee for Pac-12 Defensive Lineman of the week for both the Colorado State and Nebraska games and he earned the award for her performance against Nebraska … He was injured just seven plays into the Arizona State game and missed the next two games, returning on a limited basis for Washington State … His return spurred an end of season run where the defense improved every week, he had five tackles and a hurry against USC and then against Stanford he had two tackles, with one sack, and a hurry … For the Stanford game, he was the CU Defensive Player of the Game … He was on the watch list for the Chuck Bednarik Award (top defensive player), the Ted Hendricks Award (top defensive end) and the Bronko Nagurski Trophy (top defensive player) … Was named preseason All-American by College Football News and first team All-Pac-12 by the Pac-12, Athlon, College Football News, Lindy's, Athlon and Phil Steele, which ranked him as the No. 24 player in the Pac-12 … He was also ranked the No. 15 defensive end nationally by College Football news and No. 30 by Phil Steele … In limited action in the spring, he had four tackles, including one for a loss with a fourth down stop and forced fumble.
2018 (Soph.)—Named first-team All-Pac-12 by the Associated Press, third team by Phil Steele's College Football and honorable mention by the league's coaches … He was the co-recipient along with Nate Landman for the team's Dave Jones Award as outstanding defensive player … Played and started all 12 games and played 673 snaps on defense … Led all defensive linemen with 73 tackles, good for fourth on the team … Led the Buffs with 8½ sacks,18 total tackles for loss and 16 quarterback hurries … Also had 10 third down stops, one tackle for zero, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup … His 73 tackles were the most by a defensive lineman in the past 21 seasons since both Ryan Olson and Viliami Maumau both had 76 in 1997 … His 18 tackles for loss ranks tied for seventh-most in a season in CU history and is the most in the past 25 seasons since Sam Rogers had 18 in 1993 … His 8½ sacks led the Pac-12 and ranked 42nd nationally while also tied for 16th-most in a season in program history; it was also the third most in the last 20 seasons behind 10½ by Jimmie Gilbert in 2016 and 11½ by Abraham Wright in 2006 (note: CU counts “sacks for zero” and are included in all career totals, where the NCAA does not) … His 16 quarterback pressures match the most since Wright had 17 in 2006, followed by 16 by in 2016 and Derek McCartney in 2015 … Had at least one tackle for loss in each of the first six games, including five games in that span with multiple tackles for loss … Had seven games overall with more than one tackle for loss … Credited with 10 tackles, three for a loss including two sacks and a fumble recovery against Nebraska … Had 10 tackles, three for a loss and one sack against Arizona State … Credited with nine tackles and two sacks against Oregon State … Had five quarterback hurries against Washington State.
JUNIOR COLLEGE—He was ranked by 247Sports.com as a 3-star prospect and the No. 22 defensive tackle prospect in the country … Earned first-team Valley League honors from the NCFC and was a 2017 All-California Community College Region I first-team selection … Under coach Rusty Stivers, MJC went 6-5 his freshman season … Ranked in a tie for second in the Valley League with 6.5 sacks … Also posted 58 total tackles and one forced fumble … Top games: had 13 tackles and two for losses against American River College; had two tackles, a sack and forced a fumble in holding Contra Costa to just six points; had two sacks, three tackles for losses and four total stops in a win at Sequoias; posted four tackles, two-and-a-half for losses and one sack in a win over Diablo Valley.
HIGH SCHOOL—Was a two-time Central California Conference Defensive Player of the Year selection … Named as one of KCRA’s top five linebackers for the Sac-Joaquin Section … Was an All-District selection as a junior and a senior … Named to the 2016 All-Turlock Journal first-team … Selected to play in the 32nd annual Rotary Football Classic … Named to MaxPreps’ All-Sac-Joaquin Section and All-State Large School team as a junior … Under coach James Peterson playing linebacker, defensive end and tight end, Turlock went 9-3 his senior year and won the Central California Conference championships before falling in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division I quarterfinals … Went 7-3 as a junior and 6-5 as a sophomore … As a senior, he recorded 60 solo tackles and eight sacks … As a sophomore, he finished with 76 tackles and 2.5 sacks … Played on the basketball team where he averaged 10 points and 10 rebounds per game as a senior.
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Sociology at Colorado … He held a 3.2 GPA at Modesto Junior College.
PERSONAL—He was born February 16, 1999 in Aurora, Colo., and lived there until moving to California’s central valley prior to his freshman year of high school … Hobbies include weight lifting, playing pickup basketball games and hanging out with friends. (First name is pronounced moo-stoff-oh)
2019 (Jr.)—Named honorable mention All-Pac-12 by Pro Football Focus despite missing three games due to an ankle injury he sustained in the fourth week of the season … He earned the team's Defensive Trench Award … He finished the season with 34 tackles, five tackles for a loss which were 4.5 sacks, seven quarterback hurries and six third down stops … He opened the season on a tear, picking up four tackles and returning a fumble nine-yards for a touchdown in the season opener against Colorado State … The next week against Nebraska, he had eight tackles, including three for a loss, all sacks, three third down stops and one forced fumble … In the fourth quarter and overtime against Nebraska, he had a forced fumble with 10:50 left in the game that enabled the Buffs to tie the game at 24-24 … After Nebraska went ahead 31-24 and then fumbled the ensuing kickoff, he had his second sack of the game on the first play of the next drive, changing the momentum … In the first overtime on third-and-9 from the 24, he got a 7-yard sack, forcing Nebraska to attempt a 48-yard field goal to force a second overtime that was wide right … He was CU's nominee for Pac-12 Defensive Lineman of the week for both the Colorado State and Nebraska games and he earned the award for her performance against Nebraska … He was injured just seven plays into the Arizona State game and missed the next two games, returning on a limited basis for Washington State … His return spurred an end of season run where the defense improved every week, he had five tackles and a hurry against USC and then against Stanford he had two tackles, with one sack, and a hurry … For the Stanford game, he was the CU Defensive Player of the Game … He was on the watch list for the Chuck Bednarik Award (top defensive player), the Ted Hendricks Award (top defensive end) and the Bronko Nagurski Trophy (top defensive player) … Was named preseason All-American by College Football News and first team All-Pac-12 by the Pac-12, Athlon, College Football News, Lindy's, Athlon and Phil Steele, which ranked him as the No. 24 player in the Pac-12 … He was also ranked the No. 15 defensive end nationally by College Football news and No. 30 by Phil Steele … In limited action in the spring, he had four tackles, including one for a loss with a fourth down stop and forced fumble.
2018 (Soph.)—Named first-team All-Pac-12 by the Associated Press, third team by Phil Steele's College Football and honorable mention by the league's coaches … He was the co-recipient along with Nate Landman for the team's Dave Jones Award as outstanding defensive player … Played and started all 12 games and played 673 snaps on defense … Led all defensive linemen with 73 tackles, good for fourth on the team … Led the Buffs with 8½ sacks,18 total tackles for loss and 16 quarterback hurries … Also had 10 third down stops, one tackle for zero, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup … His 73 tackles were the most by a defensive lineman in the past 21 seasons since both Ryan Olson and Viliami Maumau both had 76 in 1997 … His 18 tackles for loss ranks tied for seventh-most in a season in CU history and is the most in the past 25 seasons since Sam Rogers had 18 in 1993 … His 8½ sacks led the Pac-12 and ranked 42nd nationally while also tied for 16th-most in a season in program history; it was also the third most in the last 20 seasons behind 10½ by Jimmie Gilbert in 2016 and 11½ by Abraham Wright in 2006 (note: CU counts “sacks for zero” and are included in all career totals, where the NCAA does not) … His 16 quarterback pressures match the most since Wright had 17 in 2006, followed by 16 by in 2016 and Derek McCartney in 2015 … Had at least one tackle for loss in each of the first six games, including five games in that span with multiple tackles for loss … Had seven games overall with more than one tackle for loss … Credited with 10 tackles, three for a loss including two sacks and a fumble recovery against Nebraska … Had 10 tackles, three for a loss and one sack against Arizona State … Credited with nine tackles and two sacks against Oregon State … Had five quarterback hurries against Washington State.
JUNIOR COLLEGE—He was ranked by 247Sports.com as a 3-star prospect and the No. 22 defensive tackle prospect in the country … Earned first-team Valley League honors from the NCFC and was a 2017 All-California Community College Region I first-team selection … Under coach Rusty Stivers, MJC went 6-5 his freshman season … Ranked in a tie for second in the Valley League with 6.5 sacks … Also posted 58 total tackles and one forced fumble … Top games: had 13 tackles and two for losses against American River College; had two tackles, a sack and forced a fumble in holding Contra Costa to just six points; had two sacks, three tackles for losses and four total stops in a win at Sequoias; posted four tackles, two-and-a-half for losses and one sack in a win over Diablo Valley.
HIGH SCHOOL—Was a two-time Central California Conference Defensive Player of the Year selection … Named as one of KCRA’s top five linebackers for the Sac-Joaquin Section … Was an All-District selection as a junior and a senior … Named to the 2016 All-Turlock Journal first-team … Selected to play in the 32nd annual Rotary Football Classic … Named to MaxPreps’ All-Sac-Joaquin Section and All-State Large School team as a junior … Under coach James Peterson playing linebacker, defensive end and tight end, Turlock went 9-3 his senior year and won the Central California Conference championships before falling in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division I quarterfinals … Went 7-3 as a junior and 6-5 as a sophomore … As a senior, he recorded 60 solo tackles and eight sacks … As a sophomore, he finished with 76 tackles and 2.5 sacks … Played on the basketball team where he averaged 10 points and 10 rebounds per game as a senior.
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Sociology at Colorado … He held a 3.2 GPA at Modesto Junior College.
PERSONAL—He was born February 16, 1999 in Aurora, Colo., and lived there until moving to California’s central valley prior to his freshman year of high school … Hobbies include weight lifting, playing pickup basketball games and hanging out with friends. (First name is pronounced moo-stoff-oh)
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