Caleb Johnson (American football)
No. 57 – Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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Born: | San Diego, California, U.S. | July 28, 1998||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Point Loma (San Diego, California) | ||||||
College: | Houston Baptist | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2021 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||
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Caleb Johnson (born July 28, 1998) is an American football linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Houston Baptist.
College career
[edit]Johnson played for the Houston Baptist Huskies for four seasons. As a senior, he recorded 49 tackles in four games in a shortened season after the Southland Conference fall football season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was named the co-Defensive Player of the Year for the conference. He finished his collegiate career with 278 tackles, 27 tackles for loss, 10.0 sacks and seven fumble recoveries.[1]
Professional career
[edit]Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 2+5⁄8 in (1.90 m) | 226 lb (103 kg) | 31+1⁄4 in (0.79 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.73 s | 1.64 s | 2.57 s | 4.30 s | 6.89 s | 38.0 in (0.97 m) | 10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) | 19 reps | |
All values from Pro Day[2] |
Chicago Bears
[edit]Johnson signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent on May 14, 2021.[3] He was the first Houston Baptist player to sign an NFL contract and made the 53-man roster out of training camp.[4]
On August 31, 2022, Johnson was waived by the Bears.[5]
Jacksonville Jaguars
[edit]On September 1, 2022, Johnson was claimed off waivers by the Jacksonville Jaguars.[6]
NFL career statistics
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | ||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | PD | ||
2021 | CHI | 14 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | JAX | 17 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | JAX | 17 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 48 | 0 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason
[edit]Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | ||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | PD | ||
2022 | JAX | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ Mayer, Larry (May 13, 2021). "Roster Moves: Bears ink undrafted free agents". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ "2021 NFL Draft Scout Caleb Johnson College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- ^ "Caleb Johnson Signs with Chicago Bears". July 5, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ Fishbain, Kevin (August 31, 2021). "Bears initial 53-man roster, by the numbers: Help wanted at cornerback for oldest team in the NFL". The Athletic. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (August 31, 2022). "Roster Moves: Bears claim six players off waivers". ChicagoBears.com.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Jaguars claim LB Caleb Johnson, release DL Adam Gotsis". Jaguars.com. September 1, 2022. Archived from the original on September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022.