Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1985
- Draft
- 1985Rd 2, Pk 3
- College
- Arizona
Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1985
- Draft
- 1985Rd 2, Pk 3
- College
- Arizona
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 128
- REC
- 415
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 5,695
- AVG
- 13.7
- TD
- 37
- LNG
- 86
- FD
- 65
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (REC, TGTS, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 30+ TGTS; AVG: 4+ games, 30+ REC) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 |  DEN | 16 | 51 | 0 | 721 | 14.1 | 3 | 63 | 0 |
| 1986 | DEN | 12 | 31 | 0 | 363 | 11.7 | 2 | 34 | 0 |
| 1987 | DEN | 11 | 42 | 0 | 684 | 16.3 | 7 | 59 | 0 |
| 1988 | DEN | 16 | 68 | 0 | 896 | 13.2 | 5 | 86 | 0 |
| 1989 | DEN | 16 | 76 | 0 | 1,095 | 14.4 | 7 | 69 | 0 |
| 1990 | DEN | 16 | 54 | 0 | 747 | 13.8 | 3 | 49 | 0 |
| 1991 | DEN | 10 | 21 | 0 | 208 | 9.9 | 3 | 22 | 15 |
| 1992 | DEN | 11 | 24 | 0 | 294 | 12.3 | 2 | 40 | 15 |
| 1993 | DEN | 10 | 36 | 0 | 517 | 14.4 | 5 | 56 | 25 |
| 1995 | DEN | 10 | 12 | 0 | 170 | 14.2 | 0 | 23 | 10 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 10
- REC
- 40
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 715
- AVG
- 17.9
- TD
- 4
- LNG
- 55
- FD
- 0
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 128
- REC
- 3.2
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 44.5
- AVG
- 13.7
- TD
- 0.3
- LNG
- 86
- FD
- 0.5
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. | REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | DEN | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 45.1 | 14.1 | 0.2 | 63 | 0 |
| 1986 | DEN | 12 | 2.6 | 0 | 30.3 | 11.7 | 0.2 | 34 | 0 |
| 1987 | DEN | 11 | 3.8 | 0 | 62.2 | 16.3 | 0.6 | 59 | 0 |
| 1988 | DEN | 16 | 4.3 | 0 | 56 | 13.2 | 0.3 | 86 | 0 |
| 1989 | DEN | 16 | 4.8 | 0 | 68.4 | 14.4 | 0.4 | 69 | 0 |
| 1990 | DEN | 16 | 3.4 | 0 | 46.7 | 13.8 | 0.2 | 49 | 0 |
| 1991 | DEN | 10 | 2.1 | 0 | 20.8 | 9.9 | 0.3 | 22 | 1.5 |
| 1992 | DEN | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 26.7 | 12.3 | 0.2 | 40 | 1.4 |
| 1993 | DEN | 10 | 3.6 | 0 | 51.7 | 14.4 | 0.5 | 56 | 2.5 |
| 1995 | DEN | 10 | 1.2 | 0 | 17 | 14.2 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
What were Vance Johnson's career stats?
Vance Johnson played 10 seasons for the Broncos. He had 415 receptions for 5,695 yards and 37 receiving touchdowns. His best season was 1989: 76 receptions, 1,095 receiving yards and 7 receiving touchdowns.
League leaderboards and awards
10 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1985 to 1995
All-time career rank
- 163rd in receiving yards (5,695)
- 216th in receptions (415)
Among the 3,371 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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