Tyron Johnson

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Tyron Johnson
Personal information
Born: (1996-01-08) January 8, 1996 (age 28)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school: Warren Easton
(New Orleans, Louisiana)
College: LSU (2015)
Oklahoma State (2016–2018)
Position: Wide receiver
Undrafted: 2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:23
Receiving yards:422
Receiving touchdowns:3
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Tyron Johnson (born January 8, 1996) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2019. He played college football at Oklahoma State.

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High school career

In his senior year of high school football, Johnson had 94 reception 1,589 yards and 17 touchdowns. [1] He was an Academic All-Big Twelve his sophomore and junior years at OSU. [1] He had an impressive Pro Day catching passes from Cornelius and putting up a top 40-yard dash 4.34. [2]

He graduated from Warren Easton High School in New Orleans, Louisiana [3] where he was an All-American and a top receiver recruit at top collegiate football programs. [4]

College career

During his two years at Oklahoma State he had 80 catches 1,288 yards in 26 games. [5] Johnson entered the draft after his junior year at OSU. He was initially signed by LSU out of high school in 2015 but transferred to Oklahoma State. [6]

Johnson played for Oklahoma State University (OSU) including his last year at OSU as a junior with quarterback Taylor Cornelius when he caught 53 passes for 845 receiving yards and seven touchdowns. [7] [8]

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 0+7⁄8 in
(1.85 m)		193 lb
(88 kg)		30+7⁄8 in
(0.78 m)		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		4.36 s1.57 s2.53 s4.40 s7.07 s30.0 in
(0.76 m)		9 ft 8 in
(2.95 m)		16 reps
All values from Pro Day [9]

Houston Texans

On April 27, 2019, Johnson signed a contract with the Houston Texans. [10] He was waived on August 31, 2019 [11]

Buffalo Bills

On September 2, 2019, Johnson was signed to the practice squad of the Buffalo Bills. [12] He was released on September 18.

Houston Texans (second stint)

On September 23, 2019, Johnson was signed to the Texans practice squad, but was released two days later. [13]

Carolina Panthers

On October 2, 2019, Johnson was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad. He was released on October 15. [14]

Los Angeles Chargers

On December 3, 2019, Johnson was signed to the Los Angeles Chargers practice squad. [15] He signed a futures contract with the Chargers on December 30, 2019. [16]

On September 5, 2020, Johnson was waived by the Chargers and signed to the practice squad the next day. [17] [18] He was elevated to the active roster on October 3 for the team's week 4 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, [19] and recorded his first career reception in the game, a 53-yard touchdown pass from rookie quarterback Justin Herbert. [20] He reverted to the practice squad after the game on October 5, [21] and was promoted to the active roster on October 9. [22] He played sparingly throughout the season, finishing with 20 receptions in 12 games, but 3 touchdowns, one against the Buccaneers, Atlanta Falcons and Las Vegas Raiders each.

On August 31, 2021, Johnson was waived by the Chargers. [23]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On September 1, 2021, Johnson was claimed off waivers by the Jacksonville Jaguars. [24] He played in five games, but only had one reception, before he was waived on November 16. [25]

Las Vegas Raiders

On November 18, 2021, Johnson was signed to the Raiders practice squad. [26] He was promoted to the active roster on January 8, 2022. He was released on October 7, 2022 and re-signed to the practice squad. [27] He was released on October 22.

Houston Texans (third stint)

On October 25, 2022, Johnson was signed to the Texans active roster. [28] He was waived on November 16.

Cincinnati Bengals

On November 29, 2022, Johnson was signed to the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad. [29]

San Francisco 49ers

On February 6, 2023, Johnson signed a reserve/future contract with the San Francisco 49ers. [30] He was waived on May 11, 2023.

Dallas Cowboys

On June 5, 2023, Johnson signed with the Dallas Cowboys. [31] He was released on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad. [32] [33] He was released on January 4, 2024.

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  2. ↑ "OSU football: Receiver Tyron Johnson drew scouts' attention with his Pro Day performance". NewsOK.com. March 13, 2019.
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  6. ↑ "The 5-stars who went undrafted in the 2019 NFL Draft". 247Sports.
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  10. ↑ "Houston Texans announced their 20 undrafted free agent additions".
  11. ↑ "Texans trim roster to 53 players". HoustonTexans.com. August 31, 2019.
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  13. ↑ "Jets signing WR Vyncint Smith off Texans' practice squad, Tyron Johnson to replace him". Chron.com. September 23, 2019.
  14. ↑ Henson, Max (October 15, 2019). "Panthers waive returner Ray-Ray McCloud". Panthers.com.
  15. ↑ "Tyron Johnson: Joins Chargers' practice squad". CBS Sports. December 3, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Chargers Sign Eight Players to Reserve/Future Contracts". Chargers.com. December 30, 2019.
  17. ↑ "We've Trimmed Our Roster to 53". Chargers.com. September 5, 2020.
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