Running back, East Carolina, 2004–07
Chris Johnson
- Hometown
- Orlando, FL
- Born
- Sep 23, 1985, in Orlando, Florida
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Chris Johnson played running back at East Carolina (2004–07). The Tennessee Titans took Johnson in the first round, No. 24 overall in the 2008 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
301rushing yards, career highat Memphis, 20074rushing touchdowns, career highat Memphis, 20077catches, career hightwice; last at West Virginia, 2005136receiving yards, career highvs. North Carolina, 20072receiving touchdowns, career highvs. North Carolina, 2007Honors
All-America: Pro Football Weekly 2007
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Season by season, from Wikipedia
| Season | Rushing | Receiving | Kick returns | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| 2004 | 134 | 561 | 4.2 | 5 | 32 | 236 | 7.4 | 2 | 37 | 765 | 20.7 | 0 |
| 2005 | 176 | 684 | 3.9 | 6 | 35 | 356 | 10.2 | 2 | 21 | 459 | 21.9 | 0 |
| 2006 | 78 | 314 | 4.0 | 4 | 21 | 176 | 8.4 | 0 | 22 | 482 | 21.9 | 1 |
| 2007 | 236 | 1,423 | 6.0 | 17 | 37 | 528 | 14.3 | 6 | 36 | 1,009 | 28.0 | 1 |
| Career | 624 | 2,982 | 32 | 125 | 1,296 | 10 | 116 | 2,715 | 2 | |||
From the college statistics table in Johnson’s Wikipedia article (Chris Johnson (running back), CC BY-SA), season by season as the article gives them, bowls included where it counts them. Our own records come from box scores, which start in 2004 (tackles in 2016, kickoff returns in 2009).
Game by game
2007 East Carolina 13 games, 1,423 rushing yards, 17 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Virginia Tech | L 7–17 | 10 | 29 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 8 | vs. North Carolina | W 34–31 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 136 | 2 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Southern Miss | L 21–28 | 13 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 1 |
| Sep 22 | at West Virginia | L 7–48 | 14 | 76 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at Houston | W 37–35 | 24 | 147 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. UCF | W 52–38 | 23 | 89 | 2 | 5 | 89 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | at UTEP | W 45–42 | 23 | 126 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 20 | vs. NC State | L 20–34 | 19 | 63 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs. UAB | W 41–6 | 15 | 79 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | at Memphis | W 56–40 | 20 | 301 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | at Marshall | L 7–26 | 12 | 72 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Tulane | W 35–12 | 27 | 155 | 2 | 4 | 85 | 1 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. Boise State | W 41–38 | 28 | 223 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 1 |
2006 East Carolina 12 games, 314 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Navy | L 23–28 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | atUAB | L 12–17 | 12 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs.Memphis | W 35–20 | 22 | 106 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs.West Virginia | L 10–27 | 5 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. Tulsa | L 10–31 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. SMU | W 38–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atSouthern Miss | W 20–17 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atUCF | W 23–10 | 5 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 11 | vs.Marshall | W 33–20 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Rice | L 17–18 | 12 | 83 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 25 | atNC State | W 21–16 | 1 | −2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. South Florida | L 7–24 | – | – | – | 1 | 8 | 0 |
2005 East Carolina 11 games, 684 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Duke | W 24–21 | 20 | 65 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Wake Forest | L 34–44 | 13 | 102 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | atWest Virginia | L 15–20 | 22 | 92 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Southern Miss | L 7–33 | 18 | 70 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Rice | W 41–28 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 129 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | atSMU | W 24–17 | 25 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atMemphis | L 24–27 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | vs.UCF | L 20–30 | 9 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atTulsa | L 13–45 | 10 | 53 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 19 | atMarshall | W 34–29 | 18 | 106 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.UAB | W 31–23 | 22 | 52 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
2004 East Carolina 11 games, 561 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | atWest Virginia | L 23–56 | 2 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 11 | vs.Wake Forest | L 17–31 | 6 | 96 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Cincinnati | L 19–24 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Louisville | L 7–59 | 20 | 65 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs.Tulane | W 27–25 | 31 | 158 | 2 | 1 | −3 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | atSouthern Miss | L 10–51 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 73 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Army | W 38–28 | 12 | 39 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | atHouston | L 24–34 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atSouth Florida | L 17–41 | 13 | 64 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Memphis | L 35–38 | 13 | 43 | 1 | 6 | 43 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs.NC State | L 14–52 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2008 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11″ |
| Weight | 197 lb |
| Arm length | 30¾″ |
| Hand size | 8½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.24 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.40 sW |
| Vertical jump | 35″ |
| Broad jump | 10′10″ |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
10 seasons, 130 games with a stat; latest team: Arizona Cardinals.
Pro Bowls: 3 (2008–10) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2009
All-Pro teams: AP first team 2009; Pro Football Writers first team 2009; Sporting News first team 2009.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Tennessee Titans | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Tennessee Titans | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Tennessee Titans | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Tennessee Titans | 16 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Tennessee Titans | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Tennessee Titans | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | New York Jets | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Arizona Cardinals | 11 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Arizona Cardinals | 4 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Arizona Cardinals | 4 | – | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 130 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
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. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.
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