NoteCARDS:
- Appeared in all 16 games with a career-high nine starts in 2011 while recording a career-high 49 tackles.
- During his rookie season in 2009, was the only player drafted by the Cardinals to crack the starting lineup, receiving the start in Week 17 vs. Green Bay.
- A two-year starter at safety for the Crimson Tide, Johnson is a former walk-on running back who came from a little known 1-A high school in Sulligent, AL, a town with a population under 2,000. He graduated in a class of 54 total students.
- After redshirting in his first season at Alabama, made the switch to defense in 2005 and went on to become just the eighth player in Alabama’s storied history to serve as team captain twice (as a junior and senior).
Pro Career:
Selected by the Cardinals in the third-round (95th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft and has appeared in 42 games with 11 starts in his first three seasons.
2011: Appeared in all 16 games and made a career-high nine starts for the injured Kerry Rhodes … posted a career-high 49 tackles and added one fumble recovery, one pass defensed, and eight special teams tackles … recorded one special teams tackle in the season opener vs. Car (9/11) … had one unassisted tackle @ Was (9/18) … played in his 30th career game and recorded two special teams tackles vs. NYG (10/2) … saw significant action at FS after Kerry Rhodes left the game with a foot injury in the first half @ Min (10/9); had his first career fumble recovery in the third quarter; also had one assisted tackle and one special teams tackle … with Rhodes out due to a foot injury, made his first start of the season vs. Pit (10/23); totaled three tackles … led the team with a career-high 10 tackles, including a career-best eight solo tackles @ Bal (10/30) … making his third consecutive start, recorded four tackles vs. StL (11/6) … led all DBs with nine tackles, including one for loss @ SF (11/20) … had five tackles and his first pass defensed of the season vs. Dal (12/4) … made his eighth consecutive start for the injured Rhodes and had three tackles, including one for loss, and two special teams tackles vs. SF (12/11) … totaled two tackles and one special teams tackle vs. Cle (12/18) … with Rhodes inactive due to an ankle injury, made his ninth start of the season and collected five tackles in the season finale vs. Sea (1/1/12).
2010: Started one of 16 games played, recording 43 tackles, five passes defensed, one INT, one forced fumble and 12 special teams tackles … saw increased time after FS Kerry Rhodes was disqualified with just over four minutes left in the fourth quarter @ Atl (9/19) and recorded four tackles … registered one tackle, one pass defensed and tied for the team lead with two special teams tackles vs. Oak (9/26) … saw increased playing time with S Matt Ware injured and recorded four tackles vs. NO (10/10) … totaled six tackles and first career INT @ Min (11/7); INT came with the Vikings on the AZ two-yard line with 3:56 left in the third quarter … got first start of the season as part of a six DB formation vs. Sea (11/14) and recorded one tackle and one special teams tackle … recorded two tackles, one pass defensed and first career forced fumble that was recovered by FS Kerry Rhodes vs. Den (12/12) … had a season-high seven tackles and one pass defensed vs. Dal (12/25).
2009: Started one of 10 games played, contributing as a backup safety and on special teams … in first career game, finished with four tackles vs. SF (9/13) … recorded the first two special teams tackles of his career vs. Ind (9/27) … inactive for the next four games … registered one special teams tackle vs. Sea (11/15) … inactive @ StL (11/22) and @ Ten (11/29) … saw time on special teams and defense, recording one tackle vs. Min (12/6) ... played a bigger role on defense after S Matt Ware left the game with a knee injury early in the first quarter @ SF (12/14) … with Ware (knee) placed on injured reserve, saw more time at safety recording one tackle and the first pass defensed of his career @ Det (12/20) … made first career start for the injured Antrel Rolle (thigh) and led the team with nine tackles vs. GB (1/3/10) … inactive for both postseason games.
College:
Started 31 of the 50 games he appeared in at Alabama, including his final 27 contests at FS … unanimous All-SEC first-team selection as a senior in 2008 … shared the Mal Moore Leadership Award with center Antoine Caldwell … given the President’s Award for perseverance in making outstanding contributions to the team’s success … started all 14 games at FS, ranking second on the team with 89 tackles (60 solos), including one sack and five tackles for loss … deflected 11 passes and ranked sixth in the SEC with five INTs for 125 yards (fifth-best season total in Tide annals) and tied the school season-record by returning two of those INTs for TDs … earned All-SEC first-team honors from the league’s coaches as a junior … named team captain and was chosen co-Defensive Player of the Year … started all 13 games at FS, leading the team with a career-high 94 tackles (57 solos) … ranked second in the conference and tied for 18th in the nation with six INTs (seventh-best single-season total in Alabama history) … played in 11 games as a sophomore … made the move to the defensive side of the ball as a freshman but played strictly on special teams during the season and appeared in 12 games … recorded eight tackles (five solos) and caused one fumble … redshirted as a freshman RB in 2004.
Personal:
Lettered as a RB at Sulligent (AL) High School … during the 2012 offseason, held the second annual Walk-On to Champions Football Camp at Sulligent High School in support of his Walk-On to Champions Foundation … majored in Computer Science.
