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Kenny Johnson

Kenneth Ray Johnson

Position: DB
Height: 5-10    Weight: 176 lbs.
Born: January 7, 1958 in Columbia, MS
College: Mississippi State

Drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the 5th round (137th overall) of the 1980 Draft

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Partial Seasons
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1980 22 ATL RCB 16 16 23 281 0 56 12.2 281
1981 23 ATL RCB 16 16 4 6 0 4 1.5 6
1982 24 ATL RCB 9 9 0
1983 25 ATL RCB 16 16 11 224 0 28 20.4 224
1984 26 ATL SS 16 16 10 79 0 14 7.9 19 359 0 27 18.9 438
1985 27 ATL 5 3 1 20 0 20 20.0 20
1986 28 2TM 8 2 0
ATL 7 2 0
HOU 1 0 0
1987 29 HOU RET 12 3 24 196 0 26 8.2 2 24 0 18 12.0 220
1988 30 HOU RET 13 0 30 170 0 16 5.7 6 157 0 56 26.2 327
1989 31 HOU RET 16 0 19 122 0 19 6.4 21 372 0 39 17.7 494
Career 127 81 110 854 0 56 7.8 60 1156 0 56 19.3 2010
7 yrs ATL 85 78 37 366 0 56 9.9 31 603 0 28 19.5 969
4 yrs TEN 42 3 73 488 0 26 6.7 29 553 0 56 19.1 1041

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1980 22 ATL RCB 16 16 4 49 0 33 2 4 7 0
1981 23 ATL RCB 16 16 3 35 0 23 1 2 55 2
1982 24 ATL RCB 9 9 1.0 2 30 0 30
1983 25 ATL RCB 16 16 2 57 2 31 1 1 0 0
1984 26 ATL SS 16 16 1.0 5 75 0 28 2 0 0 0
1987 29 HOU RET 12 3 3 1 0 0
1988 30 HOU RET 13 0 1 51 0 51 1 0 0 0
1989 31 HOU RET 16 0 4 3 0 0
Career 127 81 2.0 17 297 2 51 14 11 62 2
7 yrs ATL 85 78 2.0 16 246 2 33 6 7 62 2
4 yrs TEN 42 3 1 51 0 51 8 4 0 0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1981 23 ATL RCB 16 16 2 12
1983 25 ATL RCB 16 16 2 12
Career 127 81 2 2 24

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Non-Offensive TDs

1981 NFL 2 (3)
1983 NFL 2 (1)
Career 4 (175)

Punt Returns

Career 110 (129)

Punt Return Yds

Career 854 (156)

Long Punt Return

1980 NFL 56 (9)

Yds/Punt Return

1980 NFL 12.2 (2)

Kick & Punt Returns

Career 170 (157)

Fumbles Recovered

1980 NFL 4 (7)

Fumble Return Yds

1981 NFL 55 (8)

Fumble Return TD

1981 NFL 2 (1-- 2)
Career 2 (36)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1983 NFL 2 (1-- 23)

   

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)