Caleb Johnson (American football)

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Caleb Johnson
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)
Position: Linebacker
Undrafted: 2021
Career history
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 who last played 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+58 in
(1.90 m)
226 lb
(103 kg)
31+14 in
(0.79 m)
9+14 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

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.