Linebacker, Alabama, 2009–12
Nico Johnson
- Number
- No. 35
- Height
- 6′3″
- Hometown
- Andalusia, AL
- Born
- Jun 19, 1990, in Andalusia, Alabama
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Nico Johnson played linebacker at Alabama (2009–12). The Kansas City Chiefs took Johnson in round 4, No. 99 overall in the 2013 NFL Draft.
Team titles: National champions, 2009, 2011 and 2012; SEC champions, 2009 and 2012
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 10 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011N | 13 | 25 | 22 | 47 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – |
| 2012 | 14 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| On file | 87 | 76 | 163 | 16.5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | – | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: unmarked, cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in); N, 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
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
2011 Alabama 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 34–0 | 1 |
2010 Alabama 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | vs. Florida | W 31–6 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
Played in the 2013 Senior Bowl (South team, won 21–16).
| Drill | Combine 2013 | Combine or pro day 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅝″ | |
| Weight | 248 lb | |
| Arm length | 33¼″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.73 s | |
| Vertical jump | 30″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′7″ | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.38 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.44 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 10 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 10 | 22 | 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.
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