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Riall Johnson
No. 50
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1978-04-20) April 20, 1978 (age 46)
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school:Everett (WA) Mariner
College:Stanford
NFL draft:2001 / round: 6 / pick: 168
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:30
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Riall Salud Johnson (born April 20, 1978) is a former professional gridiron football player.

Early years

Riall grew up in Lynnwood, Washington, where he attended Mariner High School. At Mariner he was considered one of the top football prospects in the USA.

College

He attended Stanford University. In his junior year at Stanford he tied for the Pac-10 lead in sacks with 13. In his senior year he not only led the Pac-10, but he also tied for the most sacks in the nation with future Carolina Panthers star Julius Peppers. And he became the first player ever to lead the Pac-10 in sacks in back to back years.

Professional career

Despite all his success in college, he was selected in the 6th round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.[1] He played 3 years for the Bengals. He appeared in 32 games and made a total of 30 tackles most of which were on special teams.

After spending the 2008 CFL season with the Toronto Argonauts, Johnson was traded to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for linebacker Zeke Moreno on February 19, 2009. He was traded to the Montreal Alouettes in September 2009.[2]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high
Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2001 CIN 7 0 3 1 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 CIN 12 0 6 4 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 CIN 13 1 21 13 8 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 1 30 18 12 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Personal

He is the brother of Teyo Johnson, a former wide receiver of the CFL's Calgary Stampeders.

References

  1. ^ "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  2. ^ Tait, Ed (2009-09-22). "Blue make yet another move at QB". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
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