George Johnson stats
Bio
- Age
- 38 yearsDec 11, 1987
- Height
- 6' 4"
George Johnson played 5 NFL seasons, 2011 to 2017.
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 43
- TOT
- 66
- SOLO
- 43
- AST
- 23
- SACK
- 8.5
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 2
- FF
- 2
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | TB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | TB | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | DET | 16 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | TB | 11 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 |  DET/NO | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF
Career Postseason
- GP
- 2
- TOT
- 3
- SOLO
- 1
- AST
- 2
- SACK
- 0.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
- FF
- 0
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 43
- TOT
- 1.5
- SOLO
- 1
- AST
- 0.5
- SACK
- 0.2
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0.0
- FF
- 0.0
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | TB | 4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | TB | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | DET | 16 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | TB | 11 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | DET/NO | 7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF
Bio
- Age
- 38 yearsDec 11, 1987
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 2010
- Birthplace
- Glassboro, NJ
- College
- Rutgers
Latest performance
George Johnson
Jan 14 · @ MIN · L 29-24
- TOT
- 0
- SOLO
- 0
- AST
- 0
- SACK
- 0.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Jan 14 | at MINL 29-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Jan 07 | vs CARW 31-26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 31 | at TBL 31-24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 24 | vs ATLW 23-13 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 17 | vs NYJW 31-19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sun, Oct 15 | atNOL 52-38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were George Johnson's career stats?
George Johnson played 5 seasons for the Buccaneers and the Lions. He recorded 66 tackles and 8.5 sacks. His best season was 2014: 29 tackles and 6.0 sacks.
George Johnson college stats
George Johnson played 4 seasons at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2006 to 2009): 130 tackles, 12 sacks and 2 interceptions.
defensive
scoring
College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for.
More on George Johnson
Playoff games
George Johnson played 4 games across 3 NFL postseasons — 1 won, 3 lost.
| 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. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | CAR | W 31-26 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | MIN | L 29-24 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2014 |  DAL | L 24-20 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2012 |  GB | L 24-10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.
George Johnson against each club
- vs Carolina Panthers (6)
- vs New Orleans Saints (6)
- vs Minnesota Vikings (5)
- vs Atlanta Falcons (4)
- vs Chicago Bears (4)
- vs Green Bay Packers (4)
- vs Houston Texans (3)
- vs Dallas Cowboys (2)
- vs New York Giants (2)
- vs New York Jets (2)
- vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2)
- vs Washington Commanders (2)
- vs Arizona Cardinals (1)
- vs Buffalo Bills (1)
- vs Jacksonville Jaguars (1)
- vs Kansas City Chiefs (1)
- vs Miami Dolphins (1)
- vs New England Patriots (1)
- vs Tennessee Titans (1)
Similar players
Closest career per-game profiles to George Johnson among NFL players at the same position.
- Mario Edwards Jr.HOUAlike in Interceptions, Sacks89out of 100 on profile similarity
- Dawuane SmootNYGAlike in Interceptions, Passes defended86out of 100 on profile similarity
- Larry EnglishAlike in Interceptions, Sacks85out of 100 on profile similarity
- Morgan FoxAlike in Solo tackles, Interceptions83out of 100 on profile similarity
- Devin TaylorAlike in Interceptions, Passes defended83out of 100 on profile similarity
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