Defensive tackle, Penn State, 2012–15
Austin Johnson
- Number
- No. 99
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 323 lb
- Hometown
- Galloway, NJ
- Born
- May 8, 1994, in Galloway Township, New Jersey
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Austin Johnson played defensive tackle at Penn State (2012–15). The Tennessee Titans took Johnson in round 2, No. 43 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
The teams
No defensive lines in our box scores: before 2016 they record only interceptions for defenders. His defense from other sources is below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 3 | 1 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Penn State | 99 | DT | ||
| 2013 | Penn State | 99 | DT | ||
| 2014 | Penn State | 99 | DT | ||
| 2015 | Penn State | 99 | DT | 6′4″ | 323 |
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.
Before the draft
Played in the 2016 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 16–27).
| Drill | Combine 2016 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4⅜″ |
| Weight | 314 lb |
| Arm length | 32¾″ |
| Hand size | 9⅞″ |
| 40-yard dash | 5.32 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.86 sW |
| Vertical jump | 26″ |
| Broad jump | 8′3″ |
| Bench press | 25 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.84 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.75 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
10 seasons, 121 games with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Tennessee Titans | 8 | 14 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2017 | Tennessee Titans | 14 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | Tennessee Titans | 13 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | Tennessee Titans | 12 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | New York Giants | 12 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | New York Giants | 17 | 66 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2022 | Los Angeles Chargers | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Chargers | 17 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Buffalo Bills | 11 | 18 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 2025 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL career | 121 | 242 | 9.5 | 2 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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