Running Back,
Tennessee Titans
Age: 24
(Sept. 23)
2nd
season in pro football & with Titans
College: East
Carolina
Height: 5’11” Weight: 200
Prelude:
Taken by the
Titans in the first round of the 2008 NFL draft (24th overall),
Johnson had an outstanding rookie season. He rushed for 1228 yards on 251
carries (4.9 avg.), caught 43 passes for 260 more yards, and scored a total of
10 touchdowns. His great speed made him especially effective in the open field,
and he teamed well with power-running RB LenDale White. It all resulted in his
being selected to the Pro Bowl.
2009 Season Summary
Appeared in all
16 games
[Bracketed
numbers indicate league rank in Top 20]
Rushing
Attempts – 358
[1]
Most
attempts, game - 36 (for 134 yds.) at Seattle 1/3
Yards – 2006 [1]
Most yards,
game – 228 yards (on 24 carries) vs. Jacksonville 11/1
Average gain
– 5.6 [3]
TDs – 14 [3,
tied with Thomas Jones]
200-yard
rushing games – 1
100-yard
rushing games – 12
Pass
Receiving
Receptions – 50
Most
receptions, game – 9 (for 87 yds.) vs. Houston 9/20, (for 100 yds.) vs. Buffalo
11/15
Yards – 503
Most yards,
game - 100 (on 9 catches) vs. Buffalo 11/15
Average gain
– 10.1
TDs – 2
Passing
Attempts – 1
Completions –
0
Yards – 0
TDs – 0
Interceptions
– 0
Total Yards –
2509 [3]
Scoring
TDs – 16 [2,
tied with Maurice Jones-Drew, 1st in AFC]
2-point PAT –
1
Points – 98 [18]
Awards & Honors:
NFL Offensive
Player of the Year: AP
1st
team All-NFL: AP, PFWA, Pro Football Focus, Sporting News
Pro Bowl
Titans went 8-8
to finish third in the AFC South while ranking second in the NFL in rushing
(2592 yards).
Aftermath:
While
defenses keyed on Johnson, he followed up in 2010 by rushing for 1364 yards and
11 TDs and, with another 245 yards on 44 pass receptions, accumulating 1609
yards from scrimmage. He was a Pro Bowl selection for the third straight year.
A lengthy preseason holdout in 2011 led to reduced performance, particularly
over the first half of the schedule, although he still rushed for 1047 yards
and caught a career-high 57 passes. He bounced back in 2012, running for 1243
yards while averaging 4.5 yards per attempt (his best since 2009) and despite
injuries that decimated the offensive line over the course of the season. With
1077 rushing yards and 345 yards on 42 catches in 2013, Johnson’s totals over
six seasons are 7965 yards on 1742 rushing attempts (4.6 avg.) and 272 pass
receptions for 2003 yards. He has scored a total of 58 touchdowns.
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[Updated 12/2/14]
[Updated 12/2/14]
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