Caleb Johnson (American football)
| No. 57 – Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||||
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| Position: | San Diego, California) | ||||||
| College: | Houston Baptist | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2021 | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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Caleb Johnson (born July 28, 1998) is an American football linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Houston Baptist.
College career
Johnson played for the Houston Baptist Huskies for four seasons. As a senior, he recorded 49 tackles in four games in a shortened season after the Southland Conference fall football season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was named the co-Defensive Player of the Year for the conference. He finished his collegiate career with 278 tackles, 27 tackles for loss, 10.0 sacks and seven fumble recoveries.[1]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2+5⁄8 in (1.90 m) |
226 lb (103 kg) |
31+1⁄4 in (0.79 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) |
4.73 s | 1.64 s | 2.57 s | 4.30 s | 6.89 s | 38.0 in (0.97 m) |
10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) |
19 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[2]
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Chicago Bears
Johnson signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent on May 14, 2021.[3] He was the first Houston Baptist player to sign an NFL contract and made the 53-man roster out of training camp.[4]
On August 31, 2022, Johnson was waived by the Bears.[5]
Jacksonville Jaguars
On September 1, 2022, Johnson was claimed off waivers by the Jacksonville Jaguars.[6]
NFL career statistics
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | PD | ||
| 2021 | CHI | 14 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | JAX | 17 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | JAX | 17 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 48 | 0 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Postseason
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | PD | ||
| 2022 | JAX | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
- ^ Mayer, Larry (May 13, 2021). "Roster Moves: Bears ink undrafted free agents". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ "2021 NFL Draft Scout Caleb Johnson College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- ^ "Caleb Johnson Signs with Chicago Bears". July 5, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ Fishbain, Kevin (August 31, 2021). "Bears initial 53-man roster, by the numbers: Help wanted at cornerback for oldest team in the NFL". The Athletic. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (August 31, 2022). "Roster Moves: Bears claim six players off waivers". ChicagoBears.com.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Jaguars claim LB Caleb Johnson, release DL Adam Gotsis". Jaguars.com. September 1, 2022.