C.J. Gardner-Johnson stats

Last played for the Buffalo Bills, 2026

Safety · #22

Age 28 · 5' 11" · 208 lbs

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C.J. Gardner-Johnson recorded 26 tackles and 0.0 sacks in 6 games of 2026 for the Buffalo Bills. Last game: .

Stats

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Totals

GP
6
TOT
26
SOLO
17
AST
9
SACK
0.0
INT
1
PD
2
FF
0

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (TOT, SOLO, SACK, PD, FF: 8+ games; AST: 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.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
2019NO164938110.0181
2020NO156652141.01130
2021NO124632142.0370
2022PHI12676161.0680
2023DET3171610.0130
2024PHI165935240.06121
2025HOU/CHI136646203.0241
2026BUF6261790.0120

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Career regular season

GP
93
TOT
396
SOLO
297
AST
99
SACK
7.0
INT
21
PD
57
FF
3

Career Postseason

GP
14
TOT
55
SOLO
34
AST
21
SACK
0.0
INT
1
PD
5
FF
0

Per game

GP
6
TOT
4.3
SOLO
2.8
AST
1.5
SACK
0.0
INT
0.2
PD
0.3
FF
0

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.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
2019NO163.12.40.70.00.10.50.1
2020NO154.43.50.90.10.10.90.0
2021NO123.82.71.20.20.30.60.0
2022PHI125.65.10.50.10.50.70.0
2023DET35.75.30.30.00.31.00.0
2024PHI163.72.21.50.00.40.80.1
2025HOU/CHI135.13.51.50.20.20.30.1
2026BUF64.32.81.50.00.20.30.0

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Career regular season, Per game

GP
93
TOT
4.3
SOLO
3.2
AST
1.1
SACK
0.1
INT
0.2
PD
0.6
FF
0.0

Bio

Age
28 yearsDec 20, 1997
Height
5' 11"
Weight
208 lbs
Experience
8 yearsDebut 2019
Birthplace
Cocoa, FL
Draft
2019Rd 4, Pk 105
College
Florida
Salary
$3.5 million2026

Against other safeties

2026 regular season, 122 NFL safeties with 6+ games.

  • Tackles26

    Higher than 45% of the other 121 NFL safeties.

  • Passes Defended2

    Higher than 51% of the other 121 NFL safeties.

  • Solo Tackles17

    Higher than 46% of the other 121 NFL safeties.

Latest performance

C.J. Gardner-Johnson

Oct 18 · @ LV · W 33-30

TOT
1
SOLO
1
AST
0
SACK
0.0
INT
0
PD
0

Snap counts, 2026

89% of his club's defensive snaps a game (394 in 6 games); 42% in week 6.

His defensive snaps and snap share by week
WkOppSnapsSnap %ST
1HOU79100%0
2DET65100%0
3LAC6899%0
4NE76100%0
5LAR7895%0
6LV2842%0

NFL snap counts, every player

Injury history

C.J. Gardner-Johnson has been on the NFL’s game-status report 0 weeks since 2026.

His weeks on the injury report by season
SeasonOutD / QInjuries listed
202600Ankle

From the weekly injury reports clubs file (nflverse), regular season and playoffs; a practice-only listing counts no week. A player moved to injured reserve leaves the report, so a season-ending injury shows only up to that move.

2019 NFL combine

S, 5'11", 210 lb · Florida

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.48s61st
Vertical jump36"50th
Broad jump9' 9"17th
Bench press (225 lb)17 reps61st
3-cone drill7.03s38th
20-yard shuttle4.20s45th

Percentile: the share of Ss measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2019 combine

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentTOTSOLOSACKINT
Sun, Oct 18atLVW 33-301100
Mon, Oct 12atLARW 37-34 OT7400
Sun, Oct 04vsNEL 29-264200
Sun, Sep 27vsLACW 24-165301
Thu, Sep 17vsDETW 41-311100
Sun, Sep 13atHOUW 36-318600

What are C.J. Gardner-Johnson's career stats?

C.J. Gardner-Johnson has played 8 seasons for the Saints, the Eagles, the Lions and the Bills. He has recorded 396 tackles, 7 sacks and 21 interceptions. His best season so far is 2022: 67 tackles and 1.0 sack.

Best single games

  • Tackles: 11 @ IND on Nov 20, 2022, W 17-16
  • Sacks: 2 vs NYG on Nov 9, 2025, W 24-20
C.J. Gardner-Johnson's best game in each stat, by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.
20268—
2025102.0
20248—
20238—
2022111.0
202171.0
2020101.0
20198—

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK

Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2019.

League leaderboards and awards

8 seasons, 6 postseasons, 2019 to 2026

Championships

C.J. Gardner-Johnson college stats

C.J. Gardner-Johnson played 3 seasons at Florida Gators (2016 to 2018): 161 tackles, 4 sacks and 9 interceptions.

defensive

C.J. Gardner-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.
2016Florida Gators32211130031031
2017Florida Gators5834247102880
2018Florida Gators71373423041102

scoring

C.J. Gardner-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.
2016Florida Gators100110006
2018Florida Gators2002200012

returning

C.J. Gardner-Johnson's college returning by season
SeasonSchoolATTYDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.FCLNGATTYDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.LNG
2017Florida Gators000000000

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for. Game by game: C.J. Gardner-Johnson's college game log.

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Playoff games

C.J. Gardner-Johnson played 14 games across 6 NFL postseasons — 9 won, 5 lost.

C.J. Gardner-Johnson's line in each playoff game
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
2025LARL 20-17 OT40.00
2024GBW 22-1000.00
2024LARW 28-2260.00
2024WSHW 55-2350.00
2024KCW 40-2230.00
2023LARW 24-2370.00
2023TBW 31-2310.01
2023SFL 34-3140.00
2022NYGW 38-730.00
2022SFW 31-750.00
2022KCL 38-3540.00
2020CHIW 21-980.00
2020TBL 30-2020.00
2019MINL 26-20 OT30.00

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK · INT

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