Pepper Johnson stats

Last played for the New York Jets, 1998

Linebacker · #52

Age 62 · 6' 3"

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Pepper Johnson played 13 NFL seasons, 1986 to 1998.

Stats

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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.

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.
1986NYG160002.0100
1987NYG120001.0000
1988NYG160004.0100
1989NYG140001.0300
1990NYG160003.5100
1991NYG160006.5200
1992NYG160001.0200
1993CLE166350131.0010
1994CLE1612195262.5030
1995CLE1612898302.0252
1996DET156953160.0011
1997NYJ83926130.0130
1998NYJ166241211.0110

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.

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.
1986NYG160.00.000.10.10.00.0
1987NYG120.00.000.10.00.00.0
1988NYG160.00.000.30.10.00.0
1989NYG140.00.000.10.20.00.0
1990NYG160.00.000.20.10.00.0
1991NYG160.00.000.40.10.00.0
1992NYG160.00.000.10.10.00.0
1993CLE163.93.10.80.10.00.10.0
1994CLE167.65.91.60.20.00.20.0
1995CLE168.06.11.90.10.10.30.1
1996DET154.63.51.10.00.00.10.1
1997NYJ84.93.31.60.00.10.40.0
1998NYJ163.92.61.30.10.10.10.0

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

Bio

Age
62 yearsJul 29, 1964
Height
6' 3"
Debut
1986
Birthplace
Detroit, MI
College
Ohio State

Latest performance

Pepper Johnson

Jan 17 · @ DEN · L 23-10

TOT
4
SOLO
3
AST
1
SACK
0.0
INT
0
PD
0

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentTOTSOLOSACKINT
Sun, Jan 17atDENL 23-104300
Sun, Jan 10vsJAXW 34-241000
Sun, Dec 27vsNEW 31-106400
Sat, Dec 19atBUFW 17-102100
Sun, Dec 13atMIAW 21-166610
Sun, Dec 06vsSEAW 32-311000

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

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

Playoff games

Pepper Johnson played 4 games across 2 NFL postseasons — 2 won, 2 lost.

Pepper 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.
1998JAXW 34-2410.00
1998DENL 23-1040.00
1994NEW 20-1381.01
1994PITL 29-9160.00

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK · INT

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