Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing & Receiving Table
Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb AV Awards
1968 22 CIN AFL RB 14 0 26 178 3 41 6.8 12.7 1.9 1 33 33.0 0 33 0.1 2.4 27 7.8 211 3 4 2
1969 23 CIN AFL RB 12 0 15 54 0 13 3.6 4.5 1.3 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.1 0.3 16 3.6 57 0 2 1
1970 24 CIN NFL RB 13 0 65 273 2 26 4.2 21.0 5.0 15 190 12.7 2 51 1.2 14.6 80 5.8 463 4 1 6
1971 25 CIN NFL RB 14 0 85 522 4 86 6.1 37.3 6.1 14 258 18.4 2 67 1.0 18.4 99 7.9 780 6 1 8
1972 26 CIN NFL RB 14 11 212 825 4 19 3.9 58.9 15.1 29 420 14.5 2 65 2.1 30.0 241 5.2 1245 6 4 11
1973 27 CIN NFL RB 14 14 195 997 4 46 5.1 71.2 13.9 28 356 12.7 3 78 2.0 25.4 223 6.1 1353 7 7 14
1974 28 CIN NFL RB 5 2 19 44 0 11 2.3 8.8 3.8 8 85 10.6 1 27 1.6 17.0 27 4.8 129 1 1 2
1975 29 CIN NFL RB 12 4 58 177 1 15 3.1 14.8 4.8 25 196 7.8 1 30 2.1 16.3 83 4.5 373 2 2 4
1976 30 TAM NFL RB 14 1 47 166 1 27 3.5 11.9 3.4 25 201 8.0 1 38 1.8 14.4 72 5.1 367 2 3 2
9 Yrs 112 32 722 3236 19 86 4.5 28.9 6.4 146 1742 11.9 12 78 1.3 15.6 868 5.7 4978 31 25 50
17 Game Avg 17 5 110 491 3 86 4.5 28.9 6.4 22 264 11.9 2 78 1.3 15.6 132 0.9 756 5 4 8
CIN (8 Yrs) 98 31 675 3070 18 86 4.5 31.3 6.9 121 1541 12.7 11 78 1.2 15.7 796 5.8 4611 29 22 48
TAM (1 Yr) 14 1 47 166 1 27 3.5 11.9 3.4 25 201 8.0 1 38 1.8 14.4 72 5.1 367 2 3 2
NFL (7 Yrs) 86 32 681 3004 16 86 4.4 34.9 7.9 144 1706 11.8 12 78 1.7 19.8 825 5.7 4710 28 19 47
AFL (2 Yrs) 26 0 41 232 3 41 5.7 8.9 1.6 2 36 18.0 0 33 0.1 1.4 43 6.2 268 3 6 3
Rushing & Receiving Table
Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb Awards
1970 24 CIN NFL RB 1 0 2 0 0 0.0 0.0 2.0 1 6 6.0 0 6 1.0 6.0 3 2.0 6 0 0
1973 27 CIN NFL RB 1 1 2 17 0 14 8.5 17.0 2.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 8.5 17 0 0
1975 29 CIN NFL RB 1 0 3 0 0 0.0 0.0 3.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 0.0 0 0 0
3 Yrs 3 1 7 17 0 14 2.4 5.7 2.3 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.3 2.0 8 2.9 23 0 0
17 Game Avg 17 6 40 96 0 14 2.4 5.7 2.3 6 34 6.0 0 6 0.3 2.0 45 16.3 130 0 0
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Kick & Punt Returns

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Kick & Punt Returns Table
Games Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
196822CINRB19140221110455.01426603119.0588
196923CINRB1912017850175.01636205122.6504
197024CINRB1913077203610.336803122.7603
197125CINRB191403280149.324002120.0848
197226CINRB19141127073.511301313.01265
197630TAMRB1914101328703222.1654
Career11232513030455.949103605121.16325
8 yrsCIN9831513030455.93674905120.85671
1 yrTAM14101328703222.1654

Defense & Fumbles

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Defense & Fumbles Table
Def Interceptions Fumbles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Sfty Awards
1968 22 CIN AFL RB 14 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0.0 0
1972 26 CIN NFL RB 14 11 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0.0 0
1973 27 CIN NFL RB 14 14 0 0 0 0 7 3 8 0 0.0 0
1974 28 CIN NFL RB 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 0
9 Yrs 112 32 0 0 0 0 25 9 8 0 0.0 0
17 Game Avg 17 5 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0.0 0
CIN (8 Yrs) 98 31 0 0 0 0 22 9 8 0 0.0 0
TAM (1 Yr) 14 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.0 0
NFL (7 Yrs) 86 32 0 0 0 0 19 5 8 0 0.0 0
AFL (2 Yrs) 26 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 0 0 0.0 0
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Scoring Summary

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Scoring Summary Table
PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1968 22 CIN AFL RB 14 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.3
1970 24 CIN NFL RB 13 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 1.8
1971 25 CIN NFL RB 14 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 2.6
1972 26 CIN NFL RB 14 11 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 2.6
1973 27 CIN NFL RB 14 14 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 3.0
1974 28 CIN NFL RB 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.2
1975 29 CIN NFL RB 12 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.0
1976 30 TAM NFL RB 14 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.9
9 Yrs 112 32 19 12 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 186 1.7
17 Game Avg 17 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 1.7
CIN (8 Yrs) 98 31 18 11 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 174 1.8
TAM (1 Yr) 14 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.9
NFL (7 Yrs) 86 32 16 12 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 168 2.0
AFL (2 Yrs) 26 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0.7

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Monitor

PFR HOF Monitor: 18.38 (249th among RB, average HOF RB is 106.95)

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Essex Johnson born?

Essex Johnson was born on October 15, 1946.

Where was Essex Johnson born?

Essex Johnson was born in Shreveport, LA.

How tall was Essex Johnson?

Essex Johnson was 5-9 (175 cm) tall.

How much did Essex Johnson weigh when playing?

Essex Johnson weighed 201 lbs (91 kg) when playing.

Is Essex Johnson in the Hall of Fame?

Essex Johnson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did Essex Johnson play?

Essex Johnson played 112 games over his career.

How many rushing attempts did Essex Johnson have?

Essex Johnson had 722 rushing attempts over his career.

How many rushing yards did Essex Johnson have?

Essex Johnson had 3,236 rushing yards over his career.

When did Essex Johnson retire?

Essex Johnson last played in 1976.