Melvin Johnson (American football)

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Melvin Johnson

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Position:	Safety
Personal information
Born:	(1972-04-15) April 15, 1972 (age 53) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	204 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:	St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio)
College:	Kentucky
NFL draft:	1995: 2nd round, 43rd pick
Career history
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1995–1997) Kansas City Chiefs (1998) Washington Redskins (1998)* San Diego Chargers (1999)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards First-team All-SEC (1994) Career NFL statistics Tackles: 165 Interceptions: 4 Sacks: 1.0 Stats at Pro Football Reference Melvin Johnson (born April 15, 1972) is an American former professional football safety in the National Football League (NFL). After graduating from St. Xavier High School [1] in 1990 [2] and playing college football for the Kentucky Wildcats, he was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 1995 NFL draft. [3] Johnson later played for the Kansas City Chiefs in 1998. NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 1995 TAM 11 3 26 20 6 0.0 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 1996 TAM 16 16 80 61 19 0.0 - 2 24 0 24 - 1 1 0 0 1997 TAM 16 7 51 41 10 0.0 - 1 19 0 19 - 0 0 0 0 1998 KAN 7 1 8 6 2 1.0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 50 27 165 128 37 1.0 - 4 43 0 24 - 1 1 0 0 Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 1997 TAM 2 0 6 6 0 0.0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 6 0 0.0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 References Gamble, Tom; Doug Uhlenbrock (August 23, 1990). "Football Notebook" (fee required). The Cincinnati Post . E. W. Scripps Company. p. B9. Retrieved August 24, 2009. ...St. Xavier: DB Melvin Johnson, TE Bronson Trebbi...[ permanent dead link ] "Class Records (1945 - present)". Cincinnati, Ohio: St. Xavier High School. Retrieved November 15, 2009. Senior ... Melvin Johnson, 1990, Regional Finals[ permanent dead link ] "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023. This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.