Anthony Johnson (wide receiver)

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Anthony Johnson
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Johnson with the Buffalo Bulls in 2017
Personal information
Born: (1995-01-29) January 29, 1995 (age 28)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school: South Pointe (SC)
College: Buffalo
Position: Wide receiver
Undrafted: 2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • 2x First-team All-MAC (2017, 2018)
Career CFL statistics
Targets:20
Receptions:13
Receiving Yards:250
Receiving Touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  CFL.ca

Anthony Johnson (born January 29, 1995) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Buffalo. He has also been a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Los Angeles Chargers and Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Early years and college career

Johnson attended South Pointe High School in Rock Hill, South Carolina. He attended Butler Community College in 2014 and Iowa Western Community College in 2015. [1] He transferred to the University at Buffalo in 2016 and redshirted his first year. [2] [3] In 2017, he started all 12 games and had 76 receptions for 1,356 yards and a school record 14 touchdowns. [4] [5] In 2018, he started all 13 games and had 57 receptions for 1,011 yards and 11 touchdowns.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2 in
(1.88 m)		209 lb
(95 kg)		31+3⁄8 in
(0.80 m)		9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		7.12 s32.5 in
(0.83 m)		10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)		18 reps
All values from NFL Combine [6]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Johnson signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent following the 2019 NFL Draft. He was one of five undrafted free agents from Buffalo to sign with teams after the draft, including quarterback Tyree Jackson. [7] [8] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019. [9]

Los Angeles Chargers

On September 11, 2019, Johnson was signed to the Los Angeles Chargers practice squad. [10] His practice squad contract with the team expired on January 6, 2020. [11]

Pittsburgh Steelers

On January 8, 2020, Johnson signed a reserve/future contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. [12] He was waived/injured on August 27, 2020, [13] and subsequently reverted to the team's injured reserve list the next day. [14] He was waived with an injury settlement on September 4, 2020. [15] The Steelers signed Johnson to their practice squad on October 26, 2020. [16] On January 14, 2021, Johnson signed a reserve/futures contract with the Steelers. [17] He was waived on August 28, 2021. [18]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

On April 20, 2022 it was announced that Johnson had signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). [19] He was released on October 14, 2023. [20]

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References

  1. ↑ Former South Pointe standout Anthony Johnson buzzing ahead of 2015 juco football season
  2. ↑ Gaughan, Mark (August 8, 2017). "Speedy Anthony Johnson could be big-impact receiver for UB". The Buffalo News . Archived from the original on September 18, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  3. ↑ Lenzi, Rachel (December 21, 2018). "UB receiver Anthony Johnson stays positive in face of adversity". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on September 29, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  4. ↑ Surprised that Rock Hill's Anthony Johnson spurned the NFL Draft? Don't be
  5. ↑ Goods, Jack (July 24, 2018). "UB football star Anthony Johnson will be marked man in senior year". The Buffalo News . Archived from the original on July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Anthony Johnson Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  7. ↑ Riordan, Tim (April 27, 2019). "NFL Draft 2019 Buffalo Bulls Wide Receiver Anthony Johnson signed as an UDFA by the tampa bay buccaneers". Bull Run. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  8. ↑ Smith, Scott (May 10, 2019). "Bucs' UDFAs Include Long-Snapper, Prolific Buffalo WR, Inspirational DE". Buccaneers.com.
  9. ↑ Smith, Scott (August 30, 2019). "Bucs Move Toward 53-Man Roster with 21 Moves". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Chargers Announce Roster Moves". Chargers.com. September 11, 2019. Archived from the original on October 1, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  11. ↑ @HBalzer721 (January 7, 2020). "Chargers practice-squad contracts expired Monday: WR Anthony Johnson; DE Anthony Lanier; WR Artavis Scott" (Tweet). Retrieved January 9, 2020– via Twitter.
  12. ↑ Varley, Teresa (January 8, 2020). "Johnson signed to Reserve/Future contract". Steelers.com.
  13. ↑ Varley, Teresa (August 27, 2020). "Roster moves continue in training camp". Steelers.com.
  14. ↑ "Steelers' Anthony Johnson: Reverts to IR". CBSSports.com. August 28, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Anthony Johnson: Waived with injury settlement". CBSSports.com. September 5, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  16. ↑ Bryan, Dave (October 26, 2020). "Steelers Shuffle Practice Squad Wide Receivers On Monday". SteelersDepot.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  17. ↑ Varley, Teresa (January 14, 2021). "Steelers sign 13 to Reserve/Future contracts". Steelers.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  18. ↑ Varley, Teresa (August 28, 2021). "Steelers release nine players". Steelers.com. Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  19. ↑ TSN ca Staff (April 20, 2022). "Tiger-Cats sign American WR Johnson - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  20. ↑ https://www.cfl.ca/2023-transactions/
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