Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1986
- Draft
- 1986Rd 2, Pk 24
- College
- Ohio State
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1986
- Draft
- 1986Rd 2, Pk 24
- College
- Ohio State
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 193
- TOT
- 482
- SOLO
- 363
- AST
- 119
- SACK
- 25.5
- INT
- 14
- PD
- 14
- FF
- 3
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 |  NYG | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | NYG | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | NYG | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | NYG | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | NYG | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | NYG | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | NYG | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | CLE | 16 | 63 | 50 | 13 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | CLE | 16 | 121 | 95 | 26 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | CLE | 16 | 128 | 98 | 30 | 2.0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 1996 | DET | 15 | 69 | 53 | 16 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | NYJ | 8 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | NYJ | 16 | 62 | 41 | 21 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF
Career Postseason
- GP
- 7
- TOT
- 29
- SOLO
- 21
- AST
- 8
- SACK
- 1.0
- INT
- 2
- PD
- 1
- FF
- 0
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 193
- TOT
- 2.5
- SOLO
- 1.9
- AST
- 0.6
- SACK
- 0.1
- INT
- 0.1
- PD
- 0.1
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NYG | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | NYG | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | NYG | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | NYG | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | NYG | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | NYG | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | NYG | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | CLE | 16 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 1994 | CLE | 16 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 1995 | CLE | 16 | 8 | 6.1 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| 1996 | DET | 15 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 1997 | NYJ | 8 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 1998 | NYJ | 16 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 |
What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF
What were Pepper Johnson's career stats?
Pepper Johnson played 13 seasons for the Giants, the Browns, the Lions and the Jets. He recorded 482 tackles, 25.5 sacks and 14 interceptions. His best season was 1995: 128 tackles and 2.0 sacks.
League leaderboards and awards
13 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1986 to 1998
Pepper Johnson finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
Championships ×2
- 1986 Super Bowl with the New York Giants
- 1990 Super Bowl with the New York Giants
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Pepper Johnson
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