Derrick Johnson
Johnson at a 2007 Chiefs mini camp |
| No. 56 Kansas City Chiefs |
| Linebacker |
| Personal information |
| Date of birth: November 22, 1982 (1982-11-22) (age 29) |
| Place of birth: Waco, Texas |
| Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight: 242 lb (110 kg) |
| Career information |
| College: Texas |
| NFL Draft: 2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15 |
| Debuted in 2005 for the Kansas City Chiefs |
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| Career history |
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| Roster status: Active |
| Career highlights and awards |
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2011 |
| Tackles |
634 |
| Sacks |
16.0 |
| INTs |
9 |
| Forced fumbles |
17 |
| Stats at NFL.com |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com |
Derrick "DJ" O'Hara Johnson (born November 22, 1982) is an American football linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Chiefs in the first round (15th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football for the University of Texas and earned All-American honors twice.
[edit] Early years
Johnson was born in Waco, Texas. He attended Waco High School. He registered 170 tackles (103 solo), 21.0 stops for loss, 6.0 sacks, five forced fumbles and two INTs, including one for a TD as a senior. Once he produced a career-high 30 tackles and four forced fumbles in a single game.
Johnson earned Parade magazine high school All-America and first-team All-Texas Class 5A honors following both his junior and senior seasons.
[edit] College career
Johnson attended the University of texas in Austin, and played for the Texas Longhorns football team from 2001 to 2004. He played in the first-ever U.S. Army All-American Bowl on December 30, 2000, alongside Texas Longhorn teammates Cedric Griffin and Jonathan Scott. He then went on to become one of the most dominant linebackers in Longhorn history. In Johnson's senior season, the Texas Longhorns went 11-1, beating Michigan in the 2005 Rose Bowl.
[edit] College career statistics
| Year |
Games Played |
Tackles |
Sacks |
Pass Defense |
Fumbles |
Blkd Kick |
| Solo |
Ast |
Total |
TFL-yds |
No.-yds |
Int-yds |
PBU |
Rec-yds |
FF |
| 2001 |
12 |
57 |
26 |
83 |
17-63 |
4.5-29 |
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3 |
2-0 |
1 |
- |
| 2002 |
13 |
73 |
47 |
120 |
13-31 |
2-4 |
4-85 |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
| 2003 |
13 |
78 |
47 |
125 |
20-51 |
2-10 |
4-92 |
9 |
3-12 |
1 |
- |
| 2004 |
12 |
73 |
57 |
130 |
19-52 |
2-15 |
1-18 |
8 |
- |
9 |
1 |
| Career |
50 |
281 |
177 |
458 |
69-197 |
10.5-58 |
9-195 |
30 |
5-12 |
11 |
1 |
[edit] Career awards and records
[edit] NFL Draft
Johnson was drafted 15th overall by the Kansas City Chiefs. After a month-long holdout by Johnson, he was signed by the Chiefs to a five year deal worth $10.4 million.[1] He joined Derrick Thomas and Percy Snow as the third Butkus Award winner to play for the Chiefs.
Pre-draft measureables
| Ht |
Wt |
40-yd dash |
10-yd split |
20-yd split |
20-ss |
3-cone |
Vert |
Broad |
BP |
| 6 ft 3 1⁄2 in |
242 lb |
4.52 s |
1.61 s |
2.66 s |
3.93 s |
7.21 s |
37 1⁄2 in |
10 ft 0 in |
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| All values from NFL combine[2] |
[edit] Professional career
[edit] Kansas City Chiefs
Johnson started every game for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2005, becoming the first Chiefs linebacker in 20 years to start all 16 games of his rookie campaign. He was subsequently awarded the Mack Lee Hill Award by the Chiefs (presented to the most outstanding rookie).
In Week 17 of the 2009 NFL season, Johnson had an NFL-record tying two interceptions returned for touchdowns.
Following a stellar 2011 NFL season, Johnson was named to his first Pro Bowl and 1st team All-Pro.
[edit] Professional career statistics
| Year |
Team |
Games
Played |
Tackles |
Sacks |
Pass Defense |
Fumbles |
| Solo |
Ast |
Total |
No. |
Int-yds |
PBU |
Rec-yds |
FF |
| 2005 |
KC |
16 |
80 |
16 |
96 |
2 |
0-0 |
5 |
0-0 |
2 |
| 2006 |
KC |
13 |
58 |
18 |
76 |
4.5 |
0-0 |
3 |
0-0 |
2 |
| 2007 |
KC |
16 |
83 |
11 |
94 |
4 |
2-18 |
6 |
0-0 |
3 |
| 2008 |
KC |
14 |
68 |
17 |
85 |
1.5 |
1-7 |
6 |
0-0 |
4 |
| 2009 |
KC |
15 |
30 |
7 |
37 |
1.0 |
3-175 |
5 |
0-0 |
1 |
| 2010 |
KC |
16 |
95 |
26 |
121 |
1.0 |
1-15 |
16 |
0-0 |
4 |
[edit] Personal
His older brother, Dwight played defensive tackle at Baylor (’96-99) and in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles (2000) and the New York Giants (2002).
Johnson's apartment in Kansas City was featured on a 2006 episode of MTV Cribs.
[edit] References
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| Name |
Johnson, Derrick |
| Alternative names |
Johnson, Derrick O'Hara; Johnson, Derrick O. |
| Short description |
All-American college football player, professional football player, linebacker |
| Date of birth |
November 22, 1982 |
| Place of birth |
Waco, Texas, United States |
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