Chris Johnson stats

Last played for the Arizona Cardinals, 2017

Running Back · #28

Age 41 · 5' 11"

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Chris Johnson played 10 NFL seasons, 2008 to 2017.

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
130
CAR
2,163
YDS
9,651
AVG
4.5
TD
55
LNG
94
FD
394
FUM
17

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (CAR, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 50+ CAR; AVG: 4+ games, 100+ CAR; LNG, FD: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not.
2008TEN152511,2284.9966541
2009TEN163582,0065.61491793
2010TEN163161,3644.31176552
2011TEN162621,0474.0448473
2012TEN162761,2434.5694453
2013TEN162791,0773.9630542
2014NYJ161556634.3147211
2015ARI111968144.2362312
2016ARI425953.811850
2017ARI4451142.501130

What the columns mean: CAR · LNG · FD · FUM

Career Postseason

GP
1
CAR
11
YDS
72
AVG
6.5
TD
1
LNG
32
FD
2
FUM
0

Per game

Career regular season

GP
130
CAR
16.6
YDS
74.2
AVG
4.5
TD
0.4
LNG
94
FD
3.0
FUM
0.1

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not.
2008TEN1516.781.94.90.6663.60.1
2009TEN1622.4125.45.60.9914.90.2
2010TEN1619.885.34.30.7763.40.1
2011TEN1616.465.44.00.3482.90.2
2012TEN1617.377.74.50.4942.80.2
2013TEN1617.467.33.90.4303.40.1
2014NYJ169.741.44.30.1471.30.1
2015ARI1117.874.04.20.3622.80.2
2016ARI46.323.83.80.3181.30
2017ARI411.328.52.50.0110.80

What the columns mean: CAR · LNG · FD · FUM

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
130
PPR
1,851.6
HALF
1,698.1
STD
1,544.6
PPG
14.2

Fantasy points in ESPN’s default scoring, worked out here from the season lines: PPR with a point per catch, half-PPR with half, standard with none.

Ranked among NFL players with 4+ games that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.PPR: Fantasy points with a point per catch — the scoring most leagues use.HALF: Fantasy points with half a point per catch.STD: Standard fantasy points: nothing for a catch, only yards, touchdowns and turnovers.PPG: PPR fantasy points per game played.
2008TEN15249.8228.3206.816.7
2009TEN16392.9367.9342.924.6
2010TEN16272.9250.9228.917.1
2011TEN16225.5197.0168.514.1
2012TEN16211.5193.5175.513.2
2013TEN16240.2219.2198.215
2014NYJ16115.4103.491.47.2
2015ARI11107.2104.2101.29.7
2016ARI415.515.515.53.9
2017ARI420.718.215.75.2

What the columns mean: PPR · HALF · STD · PPG

Bio

Age
41 yearsSep 23, 1985
Height
5' 11"
Debut
2008
Birthplace
Orlando, FL
Draft
2008Rd 1, Pk 24
College
East Carolina

Latest performance

Chris Johnson

Oct 08 · @ PHI · L 34-7

CAR
9
YDS
21
AVG
2.3
TD
0
LNG
9
FUM
0

2008 NFL combine

RB, 5'11", 197 lb · East Carolina

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.24s99th
Vertical jump35"57th
Broad jump10' 10"96th

Percentile: the share of RBs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2008 combine

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentATTYDSTD
Sun, Oct 08atPHIL 34-79210
Sun, Oct 01vsSFW 18-15 OT13320
Mon, Sep 25vsDALL 28-1712170
Sun, Sep 17atINDW 16-13 OT11440
Sun, Oct 02vsLARL 17-136340
Sun, Sep 25atBUFL 33-18250

What were Chris Johnson's career stats?

Chris Johnson played 10 seasons for the Titans, the Jets and the Cardinals. He had 2,163 carries for 9,651 yards, 307 catches for 2,255 yards and scored 64 touchdowns. His best season was 2009: 2,006 rushing yards, 14 rushing touchdowns and 5.6 yards per carry.

League leaderboards and awards

10 seasons, 1 postseason, 2008 to 2017

Chris Johnson led the NFL in rushing yards (2009); finished top 10 in a stat 6 times.

All-time career rank

  • 35th in rushing yards (9,651)
  • 69th in rushing touchdowns (55)

Among the 2,979 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

Chris Johnson college stats

Chris Johnson played 4 seasons at East Carolina Pirates (2004 to 2007): 2,982 rushing yards and 32 rushing touchdowns on 624 carries.

passing

Chris Johnson's college passing by season
SeasonSchoolCMPCMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATTCMP%CMP%: Share of passes that were caught. The league average sits near 65%.YDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVGAVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.INTINT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.LNGSACKSACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.RTGRTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
2004East Carolina Pirates11100000000100

rushing

Chris Johnson's college rushing by season
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2004East Carolina Pirates1345614.2586
2005East Carolina Pirates1766843.9639
2006East Carolina Pirates783144443
2007East Carolina Pirates2361,42361770

receiving

Chris Johnson's college receiving by season
REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2004East Carolina Pirates322367.4229
2005East Carolina Pirates3535610.2281
2006East Carolina Pirates211768.4017
2007East Carolina Pirates3752814.3678

defensive

Chris Johnson's college defensive by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made alone, with no teammate sharing the credit.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PD: Passes the defender broke up or deflected.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.FF: Times the defender knocked the ball loose, whoever recovered it.INT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2004East Carolina Pirates110000000
2006East Carolina Pirates110000000

scoring

Chris Johnson's college scoring by season
REC: Passes caught.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.2PT: Conversions run or caught from the two-yard line after a touchdown, worth two points instead of the kick's one.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
2004East Carolina Pirates0520700042
2005East Carolina Pirates0620800048
2006East Carolina Pirates0401500030
2007East Carolina Pirates0176124000144

returning

Chris Johnson's college returning by season
YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2004East Carolina Pirates37765003937765039
2005East Carolina Pirates21459004321459043
2006East Carolina Pirates22482109622482196
2007East Carolina Pirates361,0091096361,009196

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for.

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Playoff games

Chris Johnson played 1 game across 1 NFL postseason — 0 won, 1 lost.

Chris Johnson's line in each playoff game
SeasonOppResultCARCAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDSYDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TDTD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
2008BALL 13-1011721

What the columns mean: CAR

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.