David Johnson stats

Last played for the New Orleans Saints, 2022

Running Back · #28

Age 34 · 6' 1"

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David Johnson played 8 NFL seasons, 2015 to 2022.

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
92
CAR
1,007
YDS
4,071
AVG
4.0
TD
39
LNG
58
FD
222
FUM
12

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.
2015ARI161255814.6847342
2016ARI162931,2394.21658725
2017ARI111232.10601
2018ARI162589403.6753512
2019ARI13943453.7218200
2020HOU121476914.7648380
2021HOU13672283.401571
2022NO512242.00501

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

Per game

Career regular season

GP
92
CAR
10.9
YDS
44.3
AVG
4.0
TD
0.4
LNG
58
FD
2.4
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.
2015ARI167.836.34.60.5472.10.1
2016ARI1618.377.44.21.0584.50.3
2017ARI111.023.02.10.060.01
2018ARI1616.158.83.60.4533.20.1
2019ARI137.226.53.70.2181.50
2020HOU1212.357.64.70.5483.20
2021HOU135.217.53.40.0150.50.1
2022NO52.44.82.00.050.00.2

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

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
92
PPR
1,296.6
HALF
1,158.1
STD
1,019.6
PPG
14.1

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.
2015ARI16217.8199.8181.813.6
2016ARI16407.8367.8327.825.5
2017ARI113.010.07.013
2018ARI16246.6221.6196.615.4
2019ARI13141.5123.5105.510.9
2020HOU12179.5163.0146.515
2021HOU1381.365.349.36.3
2022NO59.17.15.11.8

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

Bio

Age
34 yearsDec 16, 1991
Height
6' 1"
Debut
2015
Birthplace
Clinton, IA
Draft
2015Rd 3, Pk 86
College
Northern Iowa

Latest performance

David Johnson

Jan 08 · vs CAR · L 10-7

CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
LNG
0
FUM
0

2015 NFL combine

RB, 6'1", 224 lb · New Mexico

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.50s68th
Vertical jump41.5"98th
Broad jump10' 7"93rd
Bench press (225 lb)25 reps84th
3-cone drill6.82s91st
20-yard shuttle4.27s54th

Percentile: the share of RBs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2015 combine

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentATTYDSTD
Sun, Jan 08vsCARL 10-7000
Sun, Jan 01atPHIW 20-10000
Sat, Dec 24atCLEW 17-107160
Sun, Dec 18vsATLW 21-184120
Sun, Nov 20vsLARW 27-201-40
Sun, Jan 09vsTENL 28-255280

What were David Johnson's career stats?

David Johnson played 8 seasons for the Cardinals, the Texans and the Saints. He had 1,007 carries for 4,071 yards, 277 catches for 2,805 yards and scored 58 touchdowns. His best season was 2016: 1,239 rushing yards, 16 rushing touchdowns and 4.2 yards per carry.

League leaderboards and awards

8 seasons, 2015 to 2022

David Johnson finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.

All-time career rank

  • 170th in rushing yards (4,071)
  • 113th in rushing touchdowns (39)

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.

David Johnson college stats

David Johnson played 4 seasons at Northern Iowa Panthers (2011 to 2014): 0 rushing yards and 0 rushing touchdowns on 0 carries.

rushing

David 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.
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scoring

David 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.
2011Northern Iowa Panthers09301200072
2012Northern Iowa Panthers1135018000108
2013Northern Iowa Panthers010401400084
2014Northern Iowa Panthers0172120000120

returning

David 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
2014Northern Iowa Panthers1243800293124380293

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

More on David Johnson

Playoff games

David Johnson played 2 games across 1 NFL postseason — 1 won, 1 lost.

David Johnson's line in each playoff game
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.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
2015GBW 26-20 OT15350
2015CARL 49-1515601

What the columns mean: CAR

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