Defensive back, Iowa State, 2018–22
Anthony Johnson Jr.
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 207 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Saint Petersburg, FL
- Born
- Dec 2, 1999
Anthony Johnson Jr. played defensive back at Iowa State (2018–22). The Green Bay Packers took Johnson in round 7, No. 242 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9tackles, career highthree times; last at Texas, 2022Honors
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Iowa State | 28 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | Iowa State | 60 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2020 | Iowa State | 40 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | Iowa State | 55 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | Iowa State | 60 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Career | 243 | 164 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Iowa State | 1 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Iowa State | 1 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Iowa State | 1 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Iowa State | 1 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Iowa State | 1 | DB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′0″ | 207 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2022 Iowa State 12 games, 60 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Southeast Missouri State | W 42–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | at Iowa | W 10–7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Ohio | W 43–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Baylor | L 24–31 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Kansas | L 11–14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Kansas State | L 9–10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Texas | L 21–24 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Oklahoma | L 13–27 | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. West Virginia | W 31–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | at Oklahoma State | L 14–20 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Texas Tech | L 10–14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at TCU | L 14–62 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Iowa State 13 games, 55 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Northern Iowa | W 16–10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | vs.Iowa | L 17–27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at UNLV | W 48–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | atBaylor | L 29–31 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs.Kansas | W 59–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | atKansas State | W 33–20 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs.Oklahoma State | W 24–21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | atWest Virginia | L 31–38 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Texas | W 30–7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 13 | atTexas Tech | L 38–41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | atOklahoma | L 21–28 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.TCU | W 48–14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Clemson | L 13–20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Iowa State 12 games, 40 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. Louisiana | L 14–31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | atTCU | W 37–34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | vs.Oklahoma | W 37–30 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs.Texas Tech | W 31–15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | atOklahoma State | L 21–24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 31 | atKansas | W 52–22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs.Baylor | W 38–31 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 21 | vs.Kansas State | W 45–0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atTexas | W 23–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs.West Virginia | W 42–6 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 19 | vs.Oklahoma | L 21–27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Oregon | W 34–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Iowa State 13 games, 60 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs.Northern Iowa | W 29–26 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | vs.Iowa | L 17–18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. UL Monroe | W 72–20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | atBaylor | L 21–23 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | vs.TCU | W 49–24 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | atWest Virginia | W 38–14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | atTexas Tech | W 34–24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Oklahoma State | L 27–34 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | atOklahoma | L 41–42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.Texas | W 23–21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Kansas | W 41–31 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 30 | atKansas State | L 17–27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Notre Dame | L 9–33 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Iowa State 7 games, 28 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13 | vs.West Virginia | W 30–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | atKansas | W 27–3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Baylor | W 28–14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | atTexas | L 10–24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs.Kansas State | W 42–38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 1 | vs. Drake | W 27–24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Washington State | L 26–28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2023 | Combine or pro day 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅝″ | |
| Weight | 205 lb | |
| Arm length | 31¼″ | |
| Hand size | 8¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 75⅞″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.54 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 s | |
| Vertical jump | 37½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′5″ | |
| Bench press | 12 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.07 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.31 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 11 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Green Bay Packers | 8 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | New York Giants | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 11 | 26 | 0 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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