Tyler Johnson (American football)

Tyler Johnson
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Johnson with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2021
No. 18 – Los Angeles Rams
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1998-08-25) August 25, 1998 (age 26)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school:North Community (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
College:Minnesota (2016–2019)
NFL draft:2020 / round: 5 / pick: 161
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2024
Receptions:65
Receiving yards:719
Receiving touchdowns:3
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Tyler Johnson (born August 25, 1998) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Minnesota, and was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL draft. He also briefly played for the Houston Texans.

Early life

Johnson attended North Community High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In high school, he played quarterback and defensive back.[1] He committed to play college football at the University of Minnesota as a wide receiver, after receiving offers from Wisconsin, Iowa, and Iowa State.[2][3]

College career

As a true freshman at Minnesota in 2016, Johnson played in all 13 games with one start and had 14 receptions for 141 yards and one touchdown. As a sophomore in 2017, he started the first ten games of the season before suffering an injury which cost him the final two games. He ended the season with 35 catches for 677 yards and seven touchdowns. As a junior in 2018, Johnson started all 13 games, recording 78 receptions for school records 1,169 yards and 12 touchdowns.[4][5] He was voted First-Team All-Big Ten Conference by the media, and Second-Team by the coaches.[6] Johnson returned to Minnesota for his senior season in 2019 rather than enter the 2019 NFL draft.[7][8] In his senior season, Johnson caught 86 passes for 1,318 yards and 13 touchdowns, all of which led the Big Ten and set new single-season school records. This earned him First-Team All-Big Ten honors.[9] His season was capped by a 12-reception, 204-yard, two-touchdown performance against Auburn in the Outback Bowl, and he was named the 2020 Outback Bowl MVP.[10] His 12 catches were tied for the 3rd most by a Minnesota receiver in one game, and his 204 yards were the second-most by a Minnesota receiver in one game. Johnson left Minnesota second all-time in receptions, with 213, and the all-time leader in both receiving yards, with 3,305, and receiving touchdowns, with 33.[11]

College statistics

Receiving Rushing
Year GP Rec Yds Avg Long 100+ 200+ TD Att Yds Avg TD
2016 7 14 141 10.1 34 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2017 10 35 968 19.3 67T 3 0 7 0 0 0 0
2018 13 78 1,324 15.0 52 6 0 12 0 0 0 0
2019 13 86 1,318 15.3 73T 6 1 13 1 −1 −1 0
Total 213 3,305 15.5 73T 15 1 33 1 -1 -1 0

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span
6 ft 1+3⁄8 in
(1.86 m) 		206 lb
(93 kg) 		30+7⁄8 in
(0.78 m) 		9 in
(0.23 m)
All values from NFL Combine[12][13]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (first stint)

Johnson was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the 161st pick in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL draft.[14] In Week 5 of the 2020 season, he recorded his first four career receptions for 61 receiving yards in the 20–19 loss to the Chicago Bears.[15] In Week 6 against the Green Bay Packers, he scored his first professional receiving touchdown on a seven-yard reception from Tom Brady.[16] Overall, Johnson finished his rookie season with 12 receptions for 169 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns in 14 games.[17] Johnson drew a critical, game-sealing pass-interference penalty on Packers cornerback Kevin King in the National Football Conference Championship game, which the Bucs won 31–26 to advance to Super Bowl LV, where they won 31–9 over the Kansas City Chiefs. Johnson earned a single target in the win.[18]

The Buccaneers waived Johnson on August 30, 2022.[19]

Houston Texans

On August 31, 2022, Johnson was claimed off waivers by the Houston Texans.[20] He was released on October 25.[21]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (second stint)

On October 31, 2022, Johnson was signed to the Buccaneers practice squad.[22]

Las Vegas Raiders

On January 25, 2023, Johnson signed a reserve/future contract with the Las Vegas Raiders.[23] He was waived on May 15, 2023.

Los Angeles Rams

On May 30, 2023, Johnson signed with the Los Angeles Rams.[24] He was waived on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad.[25][26] He was promoted to the active roster on January 2, 2024.[27]

References

  1. ^ Mason, Tyler (September 7, 2018). "From Minneapolis North to the Gophers, Tyler Johnson is right at home". The Athletic. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "Minneapolis North's Tyler Johnson commits to Gophers football team". Star Tribune. October 12, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  3. ^ Greder, Andy (February 3, 2016). "Gophers add versatility with Minneapolis North's Tyler Johnson". Twin Cities. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  4. ^ Edholm, Eric (July 23, 2019). "Minnesota's Tyler Johnson is among the elite college receivers". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  5. ^ Greder, Andy (December 24, 2018). "After big junior season, could Gophers' Tyler Johnson leave early for NFL?". Twin Cities. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "Big Ten Announces Football All-Conference Teams for Offense". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on November 29, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  7. ^ Scoggins, Chip (January 17, 2019). "Tyler Johnson returning to Gophers for senior season goes beyond football". Star Tribune. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  8. ^ Ryan, Megan (August 5, 2019). "Pride of the North Side: Minneapolis sees Tyler Johnson as an agent for hope". Star Tribune. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  9. ^ "Big Ten Announces Football All-Conference Teams for Offense and Select Individual Honors". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on December 5, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  10. ^ "Gophers dominate Auburn 31–24 to win Outback Bowl". Star Tribune. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  11. ^ "Minnesota Golden Gophers Receiving". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  12. ^ "Tyler Johnson Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  13. ^ "2020 NFL Draft Scout Tyler Johnson College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  14. ^ York, Andy (April 25, 2020). "NFL Draft: Tyler Johnson is selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 5th Round". The Daily Gopher. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  15. ^ "Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Chicago Bears – October 8th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  16. ^ "Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – October 18th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  17. ^ "Tyler Johnson 2020 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  18. ^ Patra, Kevin (February 7, 2021). "What we learned from Buccaneers win over Chiefs in Super Bowl LV". NFL.com. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  19. ^ Easterling, Luke (August 30, 2022). "Bucs waive WR Tyler Johnson". BucsWire. USAToday.com. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  20. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (8-31-2022)". HoustonTexans.com. August 31, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  21. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (10-25-2022)". HoustonTexans.com. October 25, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  22. ^ Smith, Scott (October 31, 2022). "Bucs Bring Back Tyler Johnson, Ryan Smith". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  23. ^ "Raiders sign WR Tyler Johnson to Reserve/Future contract". Raiders.com. January 25, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  24. ^ "Rams agree to terms with WR Tyler Johnson". TheRams.com. May 30, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  25. ^ Jackson, Stu (August 29, 2023). "Rams waive 36 players ahead of Tuesday's 53-man roster deadline". TheRams.com. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  26. ^ Jackson, Stu (August 31, 2023). "Rams sign 16 players to initial practice squad for 2023 season". TheRams.com. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  27. ^ DaSilva, Cameron (January 2, 2024). "Rams sign K Brett Maher and WR Tyler Johnson to active roster". Rams Wire. USA Today. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
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