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For the cornerback of the same name, see Derrick Johnson (cornerback).
Derrick Johnson 
Johnson at a 2007 Chiefs mini campNo. 56 Kansas City Chiefs Linebacker Personal information Date of birth: November 22, 1982 Place of birth: Waco, Texas Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight: 242 lb (110 kg) Career information College: Texas NFL Draft: 2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15 Debuted in 2005 for the Kansas City Chiefs Career history - Kansas City Chiefs (2005–present)
Career highlights and awards - 2× Consensus First-team All-American (2003, 2004)
- Dick Butkus Award (2004)
- Bronko Nagurski Trophy (2004)
- Mack Lee Hill Award (2005)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2009 Tackles 386 Sacks 13.0 INTs 6 Stats at NFL.com Derrick "DJ" O'Hara Johnson (born November 22, 1982 in Waco, Texas) is an American football linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chiefs in the first round (15th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Texas.
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High school career
Johnson attended Waco High School in Texas. He registered 170 tackles (103 solo), 21.0 stops for loss, 6.0 sacks, five forced fumbles and two INTs, including one for a TD as a senior. Once he produced a career-high 30 tackles and four forced fumbles in a single game.
Johnson earned Parade All-America and first-team All-Texas Class 5A honors following both his junior and senior seasons.
College career
Johnson played in the first ever U.S. Army All-American Bowl on December 30, 2000 alongside Texas Longhorn teammates Cedric Griffin and Jonathan Scott. He then went on to become one of the most dominant linebackers in Longhorn history. In Johnson's senior season, the Texas Longhorns went 11-1, beating Michigan in the 2005 Rose Bowl.
College career statistics
Year Games Played Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Fumbles Blkd Kick Solo Ast Total TFL-yds No.-yds Int-yds PBU Rec-yds FF 2001 12 57 26 83 17-63 4.5-29 - 3 2-0 1 - 2002 13 73 47 120 13-31 2-4 4-85 10 - - - 2003 13 78 47 125 20-51 2-10 4-92 9 3-12 1 - 2004 12 73 57 130 19-52 2-15 1-18 8 - 9 1 Career 50 281 177 458 69-197 10.5-58 9-195 30 5-12 11 1
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- 2003 Consensus First-team All-American
- 2004 Consensus First-team All-American
- 2004 Dick Butkus Award
- 2004 Bronko Nagurski Trophy
Professional career
2005 NFL Draft
Johnson was drafted 15th overall by the Kansas City Chiefs. After a month-long holdout by Johnson, he was signed by the Chiefs to a five year deal worth $10.4 million.[1] He joined Derrick Thomas and Percy Snow as the third Butkus Award winner to play for the Chiefs.
Pre-draft measureables Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP 6 ft 3 1⁄2 in 242 lb 4.52 s 1.61 s 2.66 s 3.93 s 7.21 s 37 1⁄2 in 10 ft 0 in All values from NFL combine[2] Kansas City Chiefs
Johnson started every game for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2005, becoming the first Chiefs linebacker in 20 years to start all 16 games of his rookie campaign. He was subsequently awarded the Mack Lee Hill Award by the Chiefs (presented to the most outstanding rookie). Johnson plays inside 3-4 linebacker position for the Chiefs.
In Week 17 of the 2009 NFL season, Johnson had an NFL-record tying two interceptions returned for touchdowns.
Professional career statistics
Year Team Games
PlayedTackles Sacks Pass Defense Fumbles Solo Ast Total No. Int-yds PBU Rec-yds FF 2005 KAN 16 80 16 96 2 0-0 5 0-0 2 2006 KAN 13 58 18 76 4.5 0-0 3 0-0 2 2007 KAN 16 83 11 94 4 2-18 6 0-0 3 2008 KAN 14 68 17 85 1.5 1-7 6 0-0 4 2009 KAN 15 30 7 37 1.0 3-175 5 0-0 1 2010 KAN 16 95 26 121 1.0 1-15 16 0-0 4 Personal
His older brother, Dwight played defensive tackle at Baylor (’96-99) and in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles (2000) and the New York Giants (2002).
Johnson's apartment in Kansas City was featured on a 2006 episode of MTV Cribs.
References
- ^ Athan, Nick (July 31, 2005). "Chiefs Ink Top Draft Pick Derrick Johnson". Scout.com. http://kan.scout.com/2/417419.html. Retrieved May 5, 2009.
- ^ "Derrick Johnson Draft Profile", NFLDraftScout.com, http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=8780&draftyear=2005&genpos=OLB.
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Preceded by
Larry JohnsonChiefs 1st Rounders Succeeded by
Tamba HaliDick Butkus Award winners (collegiate) 1985: Bosworth | 1986: Bosworth | 1987: McGowan | 1988: Thomas | 1989: Snow | 1990: Williams | 1991: Anderson | 1992: Jones | 1993: Alberts | 1994: Howard | 1995: Hardy | 1996: Russell | 1997: Katzenmoyer | 1998: Claiborne | 1999: Arrington | 2000: Morgan | 2001: Calmus | 2002: Henderson | 2003: Lehman | 2004: Johnson | 2005: Posluszny | 2006: Willis | 2007: Laurinaitis | 2008: Curry | 2009: McClain | 2010: Miller
Bronko Nagurski Trophy winners Jack Lambert Award winners 1991: Anderson | 1992: Jones | 1993: Alberts | 1994: Brooks/Howard | 1995: Rice | 1996: Fitzgerald | 1997: Katzenmoyer | 1998: Nguyen | 1999: Arrington | 2000: Morgan | 2001: Calmus | 2002: Henderson | 2003: Vilma | 2004: Johnson | 2005: Hawk | 2006: Willis | 2007: Laurinaitis | 2008: Laurinaitis | 2009: McClain | 2010: Miller
2003 College Football All-America Team consensus selections Offense QB Jason White | RB Chris Perry | RB Kevin Jones | WR Larry Fitzgerald | WR Mike Williams | TE Kellen Winslow II
OL Shawn Andrews | OL Robert Gallery | OL Jacob Rogers | OL Alex Barron | C Jake GroveDefense DL Dave Ball | DL Tommie Harris | DL Chad Lavalais | DL Kenechi Udeze
LB Teddy Lehman | LB Derrick Johnson | LB Grant Wiley
DB Derrick Strait | DB Sean Taylor | DB Keiwan Ratliff | DB Will AllenSpecial teams 2004 College Football All-America Team consensus selections Offense QB Matt Leinart | RB Adrian Peterson | RB J. J. Arrington | WR Braylon Edwards | WR Taylor Stubblefield | TE Heath Miller
OL Jammal Brown | OL Alex Barron | OL David Baas | OL Elton Brown | OL Michael Muñoz | C Ben WilkersonDefense DL David Pollack | DL Erasmus James | DL Shaun Cody | DL Marcus Spears
LB Derrick Johnson | LB Matt Grootegoed | LB A. J. Hawk
DB Antrel Rolle | DB Marlin Jackson | DB Carlos Rogers | DB Ernest Shazor | DB Thomas DavisSpecial Teams 2005 NFL Draft First Round Selections Alex Smith · Ronnie Brown · Braylon Edwards · Cedric Benson · Cadillac Williams · Adam Jones · Troy Williamson · Antrel Rolle · Carlos Rogers · Mike Williams · DeMarcus Ware · Shawne Merriman · Jammal Brown · Thomas Davis · Derrick Johnson · Travis Johnson · David Pollack · Erasmus James · Alex Barron · Marcus Spears · Matt Jones · Mark Clayton · Fabian Washington · Aaron Rodgers · Jason Campbell · Chris Spencer · Roddy White · Luis Castillo · Marlin Jackson · Heath Miller · Mike Patterson · Logan MankinsDraft years
70 · 71 · 72 · 73 · 74 · 75 · 76 · 77 · 78 · 79 · 80 · 81 · 82 · 83 · 84 · 85 · 86 · 87 · 88 · 89 · 90 · 91 · 92 · 93 · 94 · 95 · 96 · 97 · 98 · 99 · 00 · 01 · 02 · 03 · 04 · 05 · 06 · 07 · 08 · 09 · 10 · 11Dallas Texans / Kansas City Chiefs first-round draft picks Haynes • Holub • Bull • Buchanan • E. Budde • Beathard • Sayers • Brown • Trosch • Moorman • Daney • Marsalis • Smith • Wright • Kinney • W. Green • Walters • G. Green • Still • Bell • Fuller • B. Budde • Scott • Hancock • Blackledge • Maas • Alt • Horton • Jozwiak • Palmer • Smith • Thomas • Snow • Williams • Carter • Hill • Jenkins • Woods • Gonzalez • Riley • Tait • Morris • Sims • L. Johnson • D. Johnson • Hali • Bowe • Dorsey • Albert • Jackson • Berry • BaldwinAFC East: BUF · MIA · NE · NYJ • North: BAL · CIN · CLE · PIT • South: HOU · IND · JAC · TEN • West: DEN · KC · OAK · SD
NFC East: DAL · NYG · PHI · WAS • North: CHI · DET · GB · MIN • South: ATL · CAR · NO · TB • West: ARI · STL · SF · SEAKansas City Chiefs 2005 NFL Draft selections Derrick Johnson • Dustin Colquitt • Craphonso Thorpe • Boomer Grigsby • Alphonso Hodge • Will Svitek • Khari Long • James Kilian • Jeremy ParquetCategories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Waco, Texas
- American football linebackers
- American football outside linebackers
- U.S. Army All-American football players
- Texas Longhorns football players
- Kansas City Chiefs players
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