Caleb Johnson (American football)

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Caleb Johnson
No. 57 – Jacksonville Jaguars
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1998-07-28) July 28, 1998 (age 26)
San Diego, California, U.S.
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 (2016–2020)
Undrafted: 2021
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Southland co-Defensive Player of the Year (2020)
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:29
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Caleb Johnson (born July 28, 1998) is an American professional football linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Houston Baptist.

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College career

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

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
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 s1.64 s2.57 s4.30 s6.89 s38.0 in
(0.97 m)		10 ft 1 in
(3.07 m)		19 reps
All values from Pro Day [2]

Chicago Bears

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

On September 1, 2022, Johnson was claimed off waivers by the Jacksonville Jaguars. [6]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGamesTacklesFumblesInterceptions
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckFFFRYdsTDIntYdsTDPD
2021 CHI 140844001000000
2022 JAX 17016106010000000
2023 JAX 170541000000000
Career 480291811011000000

Postseason

YearTeamGamesTacklesFumblesInterceptions
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckFFFRYdsTDIntYdsTDPD
2022 JAX 20101000000000
Career 20101000000000

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References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "2021 NFL Draft Scout Caleb Johnson College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Caleb Johnson Signs with Chicago Bears". July 5, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Mayer, Larry (August 31, 2022). "Roster Moves: Bears claim six players off waivers". ChicagoBears.com.
  6. ↑ "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.
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