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Position: | Quarterback | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Oakland, California | May 15, 1986||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Oakland (CA) Technical | ||||
College: | San Diego | ||||
NFL draft: | 2008 / Round: 5 / Pick: 160 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Joshua Javon Johnson (born May 15, 1986) is an
Early years
Johnson attended Oakland Technical High School and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track & field. In football, as a senior, he was named the team's Most Improved Player, was a first team All-City selection, and led his team to the Oakland Athletic League Championship.
College career
2004–2005
Josh Johnson enrolled at University of San Diego in 2004, where he played backup quarterback to Todd Mortensen. He finished with 135 yards on the season.
Johnson earned the
2006
After his record-setting sophomore season, Johnson continued his prosperity by being named third-team
2007
After two tremendous seasons, Johnson entered the 2007 season on the Walter Payton Award watchlist and as a Preseason All-American. In Johnson's first game of the season, he passed for 403 yards and 4 touchdowns. He then followed it up with two straight games of six touchdowns. Against Davidson College, Johnson passed for a career-high 428 yards and 6 touchdowns. Johnson finished the season with 2,988 yards and a school-record 43 touchdowns passing, one interception, and a career-high 726 yards and two touchdowns rushing. Johnson finished the season as the school's record-holder in career touchdown passes and passing yards; he already owned the school record for career completions. Johnson finished the season by being named a third-team FCS All-American and a Payton Award finalist. Johnson holds the record for the highest career passer efficiency (176.68) in NCAA Division-I football history. He finished third in voting for the Walter Payton Award behind winner Jayson Foster.[1]
After his senior football season, Johnson was invited to play in the 2008
Career statistics
Year | Team | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||
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Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
2004 | San Diego | 12 | 22 | 54.5% | 135 | 6.1 | 0 | 1 | 97.0 | 123 | 39 | 1.9 | 2 |
2005 | San Diego | 260 | 371 | 70.1% | 3,256 | 8.8 | 36 | 8 | 171.5 | 86 | 379 | 7.2 | 4 |
2006 | San Diego | 246 | 371 | 66.3% | 3,320 | 8.9 | 34 | 5 | 169.0 | 107 | 720 | 8.9 | 11 |
2007 | San Diego | 206 | 301 | 68.4% | 2,988 | 9.9 | 43 | 1 | 198.3 | 101 | 726 | 10.1 | 2 |
Career | 724 | 1,065 | 68.0% | 9,699 | 9.1 | 113 | 15 | 176.7 | 307 | 1,864 | 6.1 | 19 |
Source:[2]
Professional career
Despite his small school background, Johnson had his name on many team's draft boards. He was aided by his impressive
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Wonderlic
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
213 lb (97 kg) |
4.55 s | 1.58 s | 2.63 s | 4.42 s | 7.56 s | 331⁄2 | 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) |
24[5] | |||
All values from NFL Combine[6]
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2009–2010
Johnson made his first appearance in a regular season NFL game on September 27, 2009, at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium against the New York Giants. When Johnson replaced Byron Leftwich as Tampa Bay's quarterback with 9:33 remaining, the Buccaneers had accumulated only 35 total yards and one first down against the favored Giants. Taking his first pro snap, Johnson found Antonio Bryant for 6 yards, marking the afternoon's first reception by a Tampa Bay wide receiver. Johnson ran for 15 yards and added three more completions for 30 yards as the Buccaneers finished with 86 yards in a 24-0 loss. Johnson drove the Buccaneers from their own 24 to the New York 5-yard line in his only possession. One of Johnson's passes zipped through Michael Clayton's hands in the end zone.[7]
Johnson was named the starting quarterback on September 28, 2009 and earned his first career start on October 4 in a 16-13 loss to the
2011
On December 4, 2011, Johnson started in place of the injured Josh Freeman against the Carolina Panthers. Johnson completed 16 of his 27 passing attempts with 229 passing yards, one touchdown pass, and one interception. Tampa Bay lost the game 38-19. He also made a brief appearance the following week, but attempted only two passes, one for 3 yards, and the other an interception.
Other teams
On March 24, 2012, Johnson signed a two-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers, reuniting with his coach from the University of San Diego, Jim Harbaugh.[9] On August 31, 2012, Johnson was one of 21 players cut as the 49ers trimmed their roster to the 53 man limit for the regular season.[10]
Johnson tried out for the Chicago Bears on December 12.[11]
Johnson played for the
On December 26, 2012, the Cleveland Browns announced they signed Johnson after injuries to Brandon Weeden and Colt McCoy.[13]
On March 21, 2013, Johnson signed with the Cincinnati Bengals.[14] and later released on May 12, 2014.
Johnson signed with the San Francisco 49ers in May 2014. He was released on September 20, 2014, re-signed on September 23, 2014, released again on October 10, 2014 and re-signed on October 14, 2014. Johnson was been repeatedly signed and released to give the 49ers a 54th roster spot.[15]
Johnson was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals on April 2, 2015.[16] He was released on August 25, 2015.[17]
Johnson signed with the New York Jets on August 27, 2015.[18] He was released by the Jets on September 5, 2015.[19]
On October 2, 2015, Johnson signed with the Indianapolis Colts due to an injury to starter Andrew Luck.[20] He was released on October 5,[21] but subsequently re-signed on October 7. He was released yet again on October 12.
On October 13, 2015, Johnson signed with the Buffalo Bills.[22]
Johnson signed with the Baltimore Ravens on May 16, 2016.[23] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Ravens.[24]
Johnson was signed by the New York Giants on September 5, 2016.[25]
Career statistics
Year | Team | GP | GS | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||
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Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||||
2008 | TB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
2009 | TB | 6 | 4 | 63 | 125 | 50.4 | 685 | 5.5 | 4 | 8 | 50.9 | 22 | 148 | 6.7 | 0 |
2010 | TB | 11 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 111 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 95.6 | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 |
2011 | TB | 9 | 1 | 19 | 36 | 52.8 | 246 | 6.8 | 1 | 2 | 60.6 | 11 | 67 | 6.1 | 0 |
2012 | CLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
2013 | CIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 |
2014 | SF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
2015 | IND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
2015 | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Career | 29 | 5 | 96 | 177 | 54.2 | 1,042 | 5.9 | 5 | 10 | 57.7 | 44 | 274 | 6.2 | 0 |
Source:[26]
References
- ^ Sweet: Foster wins Walter Payton Award Savannah Now, December 13, 2007
- ^ "Josh Johnson". foxsports.com. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ^ "Draft". NFL.com.
- ^ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Josh Johnson". nfl.com.
- ^ "Historical NFL Wonderlic Scores". wonderlictestsample.com. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ^ "Josh Johnson". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ^ Taken from Ira Kaufman, Tampa Bay Online
- ^ "Watch Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Washington Redskins [10/04/2009] - NFL.com". nfl.com.
- ^ Branch, Eric (March 22, 2012). "49ers agree to terms with QB Josh Johnson on 2-year deal". SFChronicle-Niners Insider Blog. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
- ^ "49ers cut quarterback Josh Johnson among 21 players cut as NFC West champions finalize roster". Associated Press. Washington Post. August 31, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
- ^ "Report: Bears try out two quarterbacks". Yahoo! Sports. 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
- ^ "Josh Johnson". justsportsstats.com. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ^ "Browns sign Johnson after Weeden injury=Browns". December 26, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ^ http://cincinnati.com/blogs/sports/2013/03/21/report-bengals-sign-qb-josh-johnson-2/
- ^ Florio, Mike (October 14, 2014). "49ers playing 54-man roster trick with Josh Johnson". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
- ^ Smith, Michael David (April 2, 2015). "Bengals bring back speedy quarterback Josh Johnson". nbcsports.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ^ Hanzus, Dan. "Bengals clear way for McCarron, release Josh Johnson". NFL.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ Lange, Randy (August 27, 2015). "Jets Sign 7th-Year QB Josh Johnson". New York Jets. Archived from the original on August 30, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
- ^ Cosentino, Dan (September 5, 2015). "Matt Flynn, Josh Johnson among Jets' 53-man roster cuts". nj.com. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
- ^ "Colts sign Josh Johnson with Andrew Luck in doubt". NFL.com. October 2, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ^ Wilson, Josh. "Colts sign cornerback Shaun Prater, release quarterback Josh Johnson". Stampedeblue.com. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ Brown, Chris (October 13, 2015). "Bills sign QB Josh Johnson; K Cundiff released". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Ravens-Sign-Quarterback-Josh-Johnson-Offensive-Lineman-Vladimir-Ducasse/4f969f3a-8710-4350-8bb0-3bd6d0568df3
- ^ Downing, Garrett. "Ravens Trim 2016 Roster to 53 Players". BaltimoreRavens.com.
- ^ Jackson, Zac (September 5, 2016). "Josh Johnson signs with Giants". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ^ "Josh Johnson". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
External links
- San Diego profile
- Media related to Josh Johnson (quarterback) at Wikimedia Commons