Riall Johnson

Tackles	30
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Riall Johnson
No. 50
Position	Defensive end
Personal information
Born	April 20, 1978 (age 47); White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school	Mariner (Everett, Washington, U.S.)
College	Stanford
NFL draft	2001: 6th round, 168th overall pick
Career history
	Cincinnati Bengals (2001–2003); Arizona Cardinals (2004); Denver Broncos (2004); Toronto Argonauts (2005–2008); Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2009); Montreal Alouettes (2009);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
	First-team All-Pac-10 (2000); Second-team All-Pac-10 (1999);
Career NFL statistics
Tackles
Tackles	30
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Last updated October 01, 2025

Riall Salud Johnson (born April 20, 1978) is a Canadian former professional football player.

Early life

Riall grew up in Lynnwood, Washington, where he attended Mariner High School. At Mariner he was considered one of the top football prospects in the USA.

College career

He attended Stanford University. In his junior year at Stanford he tied for the Pac-10 lead in sacks with 13. In his senior year he not only led the Pac-10, but he also tied for the most sacks in the nation with future Carolina Panthers star Julius Peppers. And he became the first player ever to lead the Pac-10 in sacks in back to back years.

Professional career

Despite all his success in college, he was selected in the sixth round of the 2001 NFL draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.^[2] He played 3 years for the Bengals. He appeared in 32 games and made a total of 30 tackles most of which were on special teams.

After spending the 2008 CFL season with the Toronto Argonauts, Johnson was traded to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for linebacker Zeke Moreno on February 19, 2009. He was traded to the Montreal Alouettes in September 2009.^[3]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Team	GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2001	CIN	7	0	3	1	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	CIN	12	0	6	4	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003	CIN	13	1	21	13	8	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		32	1	30	18	12	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Personal life

He is the brother of Teyo Johnson, a former wide receiver of the CFL's Calgary Stampeders.

References

↑ "Riall Johnson". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
↑ "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
↑ Tait, Ed (September 22, 2009). "Blue make yet another move at QB". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved September 23, 2009.

External links

Stats Crew profile
Argonauts.ca page ^{[ usurped ]}
DatabaseFootball.com stats ^{[ usurped ]}
O'Connor, Joe (November 16, 2007). "Johnson Fled North to Escape Personal Life". National Post. Retrieved November 17, 2007.

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[1] "Riall Johnson". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 28, 2024.

[2] "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 17, 2023.

[Tait-3] Tait, Ed (September 22, 2009). "Blue make yet another move at QB". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved September 23, 2009.

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