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Tyron Johnson
Personal information
Born: (1996-01-08) January 8, 1996 (age 28)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Warren Easton
(New Orleans, Louisiana)
College:LSU (2016)
Oklahoma State (2017–2018)
Position:Wide receiver
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2022
Receptions:23
Receiving yards:422
Receiving touchdowns:3
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Tyron Johnson (born January 8, 1996) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2019. He played college football at Oklahoma State.

High school career

In his senior year of high school football, Johnson had 94 reception 1,589 yards and 17 touchdowns. [1] He was an Academic All-Big Twelve his sophomore and junior years at OSU.[1] He had an impressive Pro Day catching passes from Cornelius and putting up a top 40-yard dash 4.34.[2]

He graduated from Warren Easton High School in New Orleans, Louisiana[3] where he was an All-American and a top receiver recruit at top collegiate football programs.[4]

College career

During his two years at Oklahoma State he had 80 catches 1,288 yards in 26 games.[5] Johnson entered the draft after his junior year at OSU. He was initially signed by LSU out of high school in 2015 but transferred to Oklahoma State.[6]

Johnson played for Oklahoma State University (OSU) including his last year at OSU as a junior with quarterback Taylor Cornelius when he caught 53 passes for 845 receiving yards and seven touchdowns.[7][8]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
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 0+7⁄8 in
(1.85 m) 		193 lb
(88 kg) 		30+7⁄8 in
(0.78 m) 		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		 4.36 s 1.57 s 2.53 s 4.40 s 7.07 s 30.0 in
(0.76 m)		 9 ft 8 in
(2.95 m)		 16 reps
All values from Pro Day[9]

Houston Texans

On April 27, 2019, Johnson signed a contract with the Houston Texans.[10] He was waived on August 31, 2019[11]

Buffalo Bills

On September 2, 2019, Johnson was signed to the Buffalo Bills practice squad.[12] He was released on September 18.

Houston Texans (second stint)

On September 23, 2019, Johnson was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad, but was released two days later.[13]

Carolina Panthers

On October 2, 2019, Johnson was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad. He was released on October 15.[14]

Los Angeles Chargers

On December 3, 2019, Johnson was signed to the Los Angeles Chargers practice squad.[15] He signed a futures contract with the Chargers on December 30, 2019.[16]

On September 5, 2020, Johnson was waived by the Chargers and signed to the practice squad the next day.[17][18] He was elevated to the active roster on October 3 for the team's week 4 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,[19] and recorded his first career reception in the game, a 53-yard touchdown pass from rookie quarterback Justin Herbert.[20] He reverted to the practice squad after the game on October 5,[21] and was promoted to the active roster on October 9.[22] He played sparingly throughout the season, finishing with 20 receptions in 12 games, but 3 touchdowns, one against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Atlanta Falcons and Las Vegas Raiders each.

On August 31, 2021, Johnson was waived by the Chargers.[23]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On September 1, 2021, Johnson was claimed off waivers by the Jaguars.[24] He played in five games, but only had one reception, before he was waived on November 16.[25]

Las Vegas Raiders

On November 18, 2021, Johnson was signed to the Las Vegas Raiders practice squad.[26] He was promoted to the active roster on January 8, 2022. He was released on October 7, 2022 and re-signed to the practice squad.[27] He was released on October 22.

Houston Texans (third stint)

On October 25, 2022, Johnson was signed to the Houston Texans active roster.[28] He was waived on November 16.

References

  1. ^ a b "Tyron Johnson – 2018 – Oklahoma State University". okstate.com.
  2. ^ "OSU football: Receiver Tyron Johnson drew scouts' attention with his Pro Day performance". NewsOK.com. March 13, 2019.
  3. ^ Morale, Amos (April 27, 2019). "Easton alum Tyron Johnson agrees to terms with Houston Texans". nola.com.
  4. ^ Morale, Amos (April 26, 2019). "'Before I was No. 1, I was a nobody': Warren Easton alum takes unexpected path to NFL draft". nola.com.
  5. ^ "Tyron Johnson: Set to join Houston". CBSSports.com.
  6. ^ "The 5-stars who went undrafted in the 2019 NFL Draft". 247Sports.
  7. ^ Cain, Brandon M. (April 27, 2019). "Tyron Johnson agrees to sign as free agent with Texans, per reports". Cowboys Ride For Free.
  8. ^ "Tyron Johnson agrees to sign as free agent with Texans, per reports". www.cowboysrideforfree.com.
  9. ^ "Tyron Johnson, Oklahoma State, WR, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  10. ^ "Houston Texans announced their 20 undrafted free agent additions".
  11. ^ "Texans trim roster to 53 players". HoustonTexans.com. August 31, 2019.
  12. ^ "Bills add quarterback Davis Webb and two others to the practice squad". BuffaloBills.com. September 2, 2019.
  13. ^ "Jets signing WR Vyncint Smith off Texans' practice squad, Tyron Johnson to replace him". Chron.com. September 23, 2019.
  14. ^ Henson, Max (October 15, 2019). "Panthers waive returner Ray-Ray McCloud". Panthers.com.
  15. ^ "Tyron Johnson: Joins Chargers' practice squad". CBS Sports. December 3, 2019.
  16. ^ "Chargers Sign Eight Players to Reserve/Future Contracts". Chargers.com. December 30, 2019.
  17. ^ "We've Trimmed Our Roster to 53". Chargers.com. September 5, 2020.
  18. ^ "Practice Squad Announced". Chargers.com. September 6, 2020.
  19. ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Activate Tyron Johnson and Cole Toner". Chargers.com. October 3, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  20. ^ Edwards, Josh (October 4, 2020). "Buccaneers vs. Chargers final score: Tom Brady rallies Tampa to win over rookie Justin Herbert". CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  21. ^ "Tyron Johnson: Headed back to practice squad". CBSSports.com. October 5, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  22. ^ "Chargers' Tyron Johnson: Promoted from practice squad". CBSSports.com. October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  23. ^ "Chargers Reduce Roster to 53". Chargers.com. August 31, 2021.
  24. ^ Oehser, John (September 1, 2021). "Official: Jaguars claim Johnson, sign 13 players to practice squad". Jaguars.com.
  25. ^ "Roster Moves: Jaguars waive WR Tyron Johnson". Jaguars.com. November 16, 2021.
  26. ^ "Raiders add WR Tyron Johnson to practice squad with potential quick call up". Raiders Wire. USA Today. November 18, 2021.
  27. ^ "Raiders sign LB Blake Martinez to active roster, sign WR Albert Wilson to practice squad". Raiders.com. Las Vegas Raiders. October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  28. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (10-25-2022)". HoustonTexans.com. October 25, 2022.
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