Derrick Johnson

For the cornerback of the same name, see Derrick Johnson (cornerback).

Derrick Johnson

Johnson at a 2007 Chiefs mini camp
No. 56     Kansas City Chiefs
Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: November 22, 1982 (1982-11-22) (age 28)
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.

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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Career awards and records

• 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 Played	Tackles			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

1. ^ 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. 
2. ^ "Derrick Johnson Draft Profile", NFLDraftScout.com, http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=8780&draftyear=2005&genpos=OLB .

External links

• Official Website of Derrick Johnson
• Kansas City Chiefs bio

Preceded by Larry Johnson

Chiefs 1st Rounders

Succeeded by Tamba Hali

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Name	Johnson, Derrick
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Date of birth	November 22, 1982
Place of birth	Waco, Texas
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