Linebacker, Texas A&M, 2017–20
Buddy Johnson
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 240 lb
- Class (2020)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Dallas, TX
- Born
- Feb 27, 1999, in Dallas, Texas
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Buddy Johnson played linebacker at Texas A&M (2017–20). The Pittsburgh Steelers took Johnson in round 4, No. 140 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
12tackles, career hightwice; last vs. Arkansas, 2020Defense
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Texas A&M | 1 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2018 | Texas A&M | 1 | LB | So. | ||
| 2019 | Texas A&M | 1 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2020 | Texas A&M | 1 | LB | Sr. | 6′2″ | 240 |
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
2020 Texas A&M 10 games, 85 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 17–12 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Alabama | L 24–52 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Florida | W 41–38 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Mississippi State | W 28–14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 31 | vs. Arkansas | W 42–31 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | at South Carolina | W 48–3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs. LSU | W 20–7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 5 | at Auburn | W 31–20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | at Tennessee | W 34–13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. North Carolina | W 41–27 | 10 | 8 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Texas A&M 12 games, 71 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Texas State | W 41–7 | 7 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Clemson | L 10–24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Lamar | W 62–3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs.Auburn | L 20–28 | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs.Arkansas | W 31–27 | 7 | 2 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs.Alabama | L 28–47 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Ole Miss | W 24–17 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Mississippi State | W 49–30 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. UTSA | W 45–14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Georgia | L 13–19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | atLSU | L 7–50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Oklahoma State | W 24–21 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Texas A&M 10 games, 27 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Northwestern State | W 59–7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. UL Monroe | W 48–10 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | atAlabama | L 23–45 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Kentucky | W 20–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | atMississippi State | L 13–28 | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | atAuburn | L 24–28 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Ole Miss | W 38–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. UAB | W 41–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs.LSU | W 74–72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. NC State | W 52–13 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Texas A&M 8 games, 20 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at UCLA | L 44–45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs.Arkansas | W 50–43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Alabama | L 19–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atFlorida | W 19–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Auburn | L 27–42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. New Mexico | W 55–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atLSU | L 21–45 | 9 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Wake Forest | L 52–55 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2021 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0½″ |
| Weight | 229 lb |
| Arm length | 31½″ |
| Hand size | 9⅞″ |
| Wingspan | 77⅝″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.58 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.62 sW |
| Vertical jump | 38½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′8″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.09 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.07 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 16 games with a stat; latest team: Chicago Bears.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Indianapolis Colts | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 16 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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