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Leon Johnson

William Leon Johnson

Position: RB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 222 lbs.

Born: July 13, 1974 in Morganton, NC
College: North Carolina   (school history)
Drafted by the New York Jets in the 4th round (104th overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 11 (6648th overall since 1950)

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Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd AV
1997 23 NYJ PR 32 16 1 51 619 1 66 12.1 12 319 1 101 26.6 1238 4
1998 24 NYJ PR 32 12 2 29 203 0 23 7.0 16 366 0 37 22.9 976 4
1999 25 NYJ 32 1 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 2 31 0 17 15.5 39 0
2000 26 NYJ 32 3 0 10 62 0 16 6.2 6 117 0 27 19.5 179 0
2001 27 CHI PR 32 12 0 28 255 0 35 9.1 14 286 0 33 20.4 640 1
2002 28 CHI PR 32 16 4 28 288 0 30 10.3 21 418 0 36 19.9 1160 3
2003 29 SDG KR/PR 35 14 0 24 184 0 21 7.7 50 1151 0 60 23.0 1361 0
Career 74 7 171 1617 1 66 9.5 121 2688 1 101 22.2 5593 12
4 yrs NYJ 32 3 91 890 1 66 9.8 36 833 1 101 23.1 2432 8
2 yrs CHI 28 4 56 543 0 35 9.7 35 704 0 36 20.1 1800 4
1 yr SDG 14 0 24 184 0 21 7.7 50 1151 0 60 23.0 1361 0

Rushing & Receiving

Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1997 23 NYJ PR 32 16 1 48 158 2 20 3.3 9.9 3.0 16 142 8.9 0 20 1.0 8.9 300 2 5
1998 24 NYJ PR 32 12 2 41 185 2 40 4.5 15.4 3.4 13 222 17.1 2 82 1.1 18.5 407 4 3
1999 25 NYJ 32 1 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 2.0 1.0 2 0 1
2001 27 CHI PR 32 12 0 20 99 4 34 5.0 8.3 1.7 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.1 0.0 99 4 2
2002 28 CHI PR 32 16 4 103 329 1 23 3.2 20.6 6.4 16 125 7.8 0 31 1.0 7.8 454 1 3
2003 29 SDG KR/PR 35 14 0 4 26 0 18 6.5 1.9 0.3 26 0 1
Career 74 7 217 799 9 40 3.7 10.8 2.9 46 489 10.6 2 82 0.6 6.6 1288 11 15
4 yrs NYJ 32 3 90 345 4 40 3.8 10.8 2.8 29 364 12.6 2 82 0.9 11.4 709 6 9
2 yrs CHI 28 4 123 428 5 34 3.5 15.3 4.4 17 125 7.4 0 31 0.6 4.5 553 5 5
1 yr SDG 14 0 4 26 0 18 6.5 1.9 0.3 26 0 1

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1997 23 NYJ PR 32 16 1 0 5 5 0 0
1998 24 NYJ PR 32 12 2 0 3 3 0 0
1999 25 NYJ 32 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
2001 27 CHI PR 32 12 0 0 2 2 0 0
2002 28 CHI PR 32 16 4 0 3 2 -2 0
2003 29 SDG KR/PR 35 14 0 0 1 0 0 0
Career 74 7 0 15 12 -2 0
4 yrs NYJ 32 3 0 9 8 0 0
2 yrs CHI 28 4 0 5 4 -2 0
1 yr SDG 14 0 0 1 0 0 0

Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
1997 23 NYJ PR 32 16 1 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 50.0 0 0.0 -22.5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.00 -22.50 0.0
1998 24 NYJ PR 32 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 7 -7.00 -7.00 100.0
2001 27 CHI PR 32 12 0 1 1 100.0 18 0 0.0 0 0.0 18 18.0 18.0 18.0 1.5 118.7 0 0 18.00 18.00 0.0
2002 28 CHI PR 32 16 4 1 1 100.0 27 0 0.0 0 0.0 27 27.0 27.0 27.0 1.7 118.7 1 0 13.50 13.50 50.0
Career 74 7 2 4 50.0 45 0 0.0 1 25.0 27 11.3 0.0 22.5 0.6 51.0 2 7 6.33 -1.17 33.3
4 yrs NYJ 32 3 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 50.0 0 0.0 -22.5 0.0 0.0 1 7 -2.33 -17.33 33.3
2 yrs CHI 28 4 2 2 100.0 45 0 0.0 0 0.0 27 22.5 22.5 22.5 1.6 118.7 1 0 15.00 15.00 33.3

Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1997 23 NYJ PR 32 16 1 2 1 1 4 24
1998 24 NYJ PR 32 12 2 2 2 4 24
2001 27 CHI PR 32 12 0 4 4 24
2002 28 CHI PR 32 16 4 1 1 6
Career 74 7 9 2 1 1 13 78
4 yrs NYJ 32 3 4 2 1 1 8 48
2 yrs CHI 28 4 5 5 30

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Long Reception
1998 NFL 82 (7)

Non-Offensive TDs
1997 NFL 2 (7)

Kick Returns
2003 NFL 50 (8)
Career 121 (122)

Kick Return Yds
2003 NFL 1151 (7)
Career 2688 (144)

Kick Return TD
1997 NFL 1 (2/67)
Career 1 (117)

Long Kick Return
1997 NFL 101 (3/66)

Punt Returns
1997 NFL 51 (2/33)
Career 171 (55)

Punt Return Yds
1997 NFL 619 (1/14)
2002 NFL 288 (10)
Career 1617 (54)

Punt Return TD
1997 NFL 1 (4/97)
Career 1 (155)

Long Punt Return
1997 NFL 66 (7)

Yds/Punt Return
1997 NFL 12.1 (6)
Career 9.5 (127)

Kick & Punt Returns
2003 NFL 74 (6)
Career 292 (64)

Kick & Punt Return Yds
2003 NFL 1335 (7)
Career 4305 (79)

Fumbles Recovered
1997 NFL 5 (2)

   

Fantasy

Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1999 25 1 RB 150
2000 26 3 RB 151