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Position: | Wide receiver |
Personal information | |
Born: | Greenville, North Carolina, U.S. | November 4, 2000
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 224 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: |
D. H. Conley (Greenville, North Carolina) |
College: | East Carolina |
Undrafted: | 2023 |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
C. J. Johnson (born November 4, 2000) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at East Carolina. He has also been a member of the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL).
Johnson grew up in Greenville, North Carolina, and attended D. H. Conley High School. [1] He finished his high school career with 239 receptions for 5,198 yards and 79 touchdowns. [2] Johnson was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at East Carolina over offers from Virginia Tech and North Carolina. [3]
Johnson was named a Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) in his first season at East Carolina after catching 54 passes for 908 yards and four touchdowns. [4] He had 19 receptions for 405 yards and led the Pirates with six touchdowns during his sophomore season. Johnson caught 35 passes for 520 yards and one touchdown as a junior. [5] He was named second team All- American Athletic Conference during his senior season after catching catching 67 passes for 1,016 yards and ten touchdowns. [6]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |||
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6 ft 1+1⁄2 in (1.87 m) |
224 lb (102 kg) |
32 in (0.81 m) |
10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) |
4.67 s | 1.69 s | 2.70 s | 4.53 s | 36.0 in (0.91 m) |
10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | |||
Sources: [7] [8] |
Johnson signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2023, shortly after the conclusion of the 2023 NFL draft. [9] On June 5, Johnson was waived by the Seahawks. [10]
Johnson was selected by the DC Defenders in the 2023 XFL Rookie Draft on June 16, 2023. [11] He was signed on December 14, 2023. [12] On January 15, 2024, Johnson was selected by the Defenders in the eighth round of the Super Draft portion of the 2024 UFL dispersal draft. [13] He was released on March 10, 2024. [14]