Ronald Adolphis Johnson
Position: RB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: October 17, 1947 in Detroit, MI
College: Michigan (school history)
Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 1st round (20th overall) of the 1969 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 60 (933rd overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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| All-Time Rank: #967. Patrick Kerney… #968. Lonnie Warwick… #969. Mike Peterson… #970. RON A. JOHNSON… #971. Art Spinney… #972. Fred Williamson… #973. Keith Traylor… |
| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1969 | 22 | CLE | HB | 30 | 14 | 0 | 138 | 472 | 7 | 48 | 3.4 | 33.7 | 9.9 | 24 | 164 | 6.8 | 0 | 18 | 1.7 | 11.7 | 636 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
| 1970*+ | 23 | NYG | RB | 30 | 14 | 0 | 263 | 1027 | 8 | 68 | 3.9 | 73.4 | 18.8 | 48 | 487 | 10.1 | 4 | 50 | 3.4 | 34.8 | 1514 | 12 | 5 | 18 |
| 1971 | 24 | NYG | 30 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 156 | 1 | 17 | 4.9 | 78.0 | 16.0 | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 0 | 30 | 3.0 | 23.5 | 203 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1972* | 25 | NYG | RB | 30 | 14 | 0 | 298 | 1182 | 9 | 35 | 4.0 | 84.4 | 21.3 | 45 | 451 | 10.0 | 5 | 39 | 3.2 | 32.2 | 1633 | 14 | 3 | 20 |
| 1973 | 26 | NYG | RB | 30 | 12 | 0 | 260 | 902 | 6 | 29 | 3.5 | 75.2 | 21.7 | 32 | 377 | 11.8 | 3 | 45 | 2.7 | 31.4 | 1279 | 9 | 4 | 10 |
| 1974 | 27 | NYG | 30 | 11 | 0 | 97 | 218 | 4 | 14 | 2.2 | 19.8 | 8.8 | 24 | 171 | 7.1 | 2 | 21 | 2.2 | 15.5 | 389 | 6 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1975 | 28 | NYG | RB | 30 | 14 | 0 | 116 | 351 | 5 | 23 | 3.0 | 25.1 | 8.3 | 34 | 280 | 8.2 | 1 | 36 | 2.4 | 20.0 | 631 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Career | 81 | 0 | 1204 | 4308 | 40 | 68 | 3.6 | 53.2 | 14.9 | 213 | 1977 | 9.3 | 15 | 50 | 2.6 | 24.4 | 6285 | 55 | 27 | 65 | ||||
| 6 yrs | NYG | 67 | 0 | 1066 | 3836 | 33 | 68 | 3.6 | 57.3 | 15.9 | 189 | 1813 | 9.6 | 15 | 50 | 2.8 | 27.1 | 5649 | 48 | 23 | 58 | |||
| 1 yr | CLE | 14 | 0 | 138 | 472 | 7 | 48 | 3.4 | 33.7 | 9.9 | 24 | 164 | 6.8 | 0 | 18 | 1.7 | 11.7 | 636 | 7 | 4 | 7 | |||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | 4QC | GWD | |||||||||||
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| 1969 | 22 | CLE | HB | 30 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1972* | 25 | NYG | RB | 30 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Career | 81 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| 6 yrs | NYG | 67 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 1 yr | CLE | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1969 | 22 | CLE | HB | 30 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1970*+ | 23 | NYG | RB | 30 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1971 | 24 | NYG | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1972* | 25 | NYG | RB | 30 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1973 | 26 | NYG | RB | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1974 | 27 | NYG | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1975 | 28 | NYG | RB | 30 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Career | 81 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 6 yrs | NYG | 67 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 yr | CLE | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1969 | 22 | CLE | HB | 30 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 42 | ||||||||||
| 1970*+ | 23 | NYG | RB | 30 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 72 | |||||||||
| 1971 | 24 | NYG | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1972* | 25 | NYG | RB | 30 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 84 | |||||||||
| 1973 | 26 | NYG | RB | 30 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 54 | |||||||||
| 1974 | 27 | NYG | 30 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 1975 | 28 | NYG | RB | 30 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 36 | |||||||||
| Career | 81 | 0 | 40 | 15 | 55 | 330 | |||||||||||||
| 6 yrs | NYG | 67 | 0 | 33 | 15 | 48 | 288 | ||||||||||||
| 1 yr | CLE | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| NumYrs | Players whose career was of similar quality and shape |
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| 3 | Ray Rice, Larry Johnson, Steve Owens, Mack Herron, Barry Foster, Dan Reeves, Ernie Koy, Freeman McNeil, Dan Towler, Leroy Kelly* |
| 4 | Larry Johnson, Otis Armstrong, Lawrence McCutcheon, Deuce McAllister, Mark van Eeghen, Curt Warner, Fred Taylor, Lydell Mitchell, Larry Brown, Edgerrin James |
| 5 | Larry Johnson, Wilbert Montgomery, Lydell Mitchell, Otis Armstrong, Deuce McAllister, Mark van Eeghen, Joseph Addai, Lawrence McCutcheon, Jim Taylor*, Jamal Anderson |
| 6 | Larry Johnson, Priest Holmes, Otis Armstrong, Deuce McAllister, Ricky Williams, Ahman Green, O.J. Simpson*, Paul Hornung*, Leroy Kelly*, Jamal Lewis |
| 7 | Larry Johnson, Paul Hornung*, Otis Armstrong, Ricky Williams, Deuce McAllister, Robert Smith, Dorsey Levens, Terry Allen, Wilbert Montgomery, Mike Pruitt |
| Career | Larry Johnson, Otis Armstrong, Robert Smith, Deuce McAllister, Jamal Anderson, Joe Morris, Sherman Smith, Frank Gore, Steven Jackson, John Brockington |
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| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1970 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Associated Press |
| 1970 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1970 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1970 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1970 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1970 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1970 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1972 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1972 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |