Vance Johnson

Vance Edward Johnson

Position: WR

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: March 13, 1963 in Trenton, NJ

College: Arizona (College Stats)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 47 (1928th overall since 1960)

High School: Cholla (AZ)

Draft: Denver Broncos in the 2nd round (31st overall) of the 1985 NFL Draft.

SUMMARY

Career

128

Rec

415

Yds

5695

Y/R

13.7

FantPt

785.9

Receiving & Rushing

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Receiving & Rushing Table
					Games		Receiving											Rushing								Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	1D	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Ctch%	Y/Tgt	Rush	Yds	TD	1D	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	AV
1985	22	DEN	WR	82	16	7		51	721	14.1	3		63	3.2	45.1			10	36	0		14	3.6	2.3	0.6	61	12.4	757	3	5	6
1986	23	DEN	WR	82	12	9		31	363	11.7	2		34	2.6	30.3			5	15	0		6	3.0	1.3	0.4	36	10.5	378	2	1	4
1987	24	DEN	WR	82	11	9		42	684	16.3	7		59	3.8	62.2			1	-8	0		-8	-8.0	-0.7	0.1	43	15.7	676	7	1	7
1988	25	DEN	WR	82	16	13		68	896	13.2	5		86	4.3	56.0			1	1	0		1	1.0	0.1	0.1	69	13.0	897	5	0	8
1989	26	DEN	WR	82	16	16		76	1095	14.4	7		69	4.8	68.4					0						76	14.4	1095	7	0	11
1990	27	DEN	WR	82	16	13		54	747	13.8	3		49	3.4	46.7					0						54	13.8	747	3	1	7
1991	28	DEN	WR	82	10	0		21	208	9.9	3		22	2.1	20.8					0						21	9.9	208	3	1	2
1992	29	DEN	WR	82	11	7	47	24	294	12.3	2		40	2.2	26.7	51.1%	6.3			0						24	12.3	294	2	1	3
1993	30	DEN	WR	82	10	8	53	36	517	14.4	5		56	3.6	51.7	67.9%	9.8			0						36	14.4	517	5	0	6
1995	32	DEN	WR	82	10	1	21	12	170	14.2	0	9	23	1.2	17.0	57.1%	8.1			0						12	14.2	170	0	0	2
Career					128	83	121	415	5695	13.7	37	9	86	3.2	44.5	59.5%	8.1	17	44	0	0	14	2.6	0.3	0.1	432	13.3	5739	37	10	56

Receiving & Rushing Table
				Games		Receiving											Rushing								Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	1D	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Ctch%	Y/Tgt	Rush	Yds	TD	1D	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
1986	23	DEN	WR	3	3		12	235	19.6	2	0	54	4.0	78.3		39.2			0						12	19.6	235	2	0
1987	24	DEN	WR	2	1		4	105	26.3	0	0	55	2.0	52.5		35.0			0						4	26.3	105	0	0
1989	26	DEN	WR	3	3		12	197	16.4	1	0	37	4.0	65.7		65.7			0						12	16.4	197	1	1
1991	28	DEN	WR	2	1		12	178	14.8	1	0	44	6.0	89.0			2	-7	0	0	0	-3.5	-3.5	1.0	14	12.2	171	1	1
Career				10	8		40	715	17.9	4	0	55	4.0	71.5	333.3%	59.6	2	-7	0	0	0	-3.5	-0.7	0.2	42	16.9	708	4	2

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Kick & Punt Returns

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

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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
1985	22	DEN	WR	82	16	7	30	260	0	38	8.7	30	740	0	39	24.7	1757
1986	23	DEN	WR	82	12	9	3	36	0	19	12.0	2	21	0	21	10.5	435
1987	24	DEN	WR	82	11	9	1	9	0	9	9.0	7	140	0	34	20.0	825
1989	26	DEN	WR	82	16	16	12	118	0	34	9.8			0			1213
1990	27	DEN	WR	82	16	13	11	92	0	29	8.4	6	126	0	39	21.0	965
1991	28	DEN	WR	82	10	0	24	174	0	20	7.3			0			382
Career					128	83	81	689	0	38	8.5	45	1027	0	39	22.8	7455

Kick & Punt Returns Table
				Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1986	23	DEN	WR	3	3	3	26	0	13	8.7			0			115
1989	26	DEN	WR	3	3	7	53	0	11	7.6			0			250
1991	28	DEN	WR	2	1	3	36	0	13	12.0			0			129
Career				10	8	13	115	0	13	8.8			0			823

Passing

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Att	1D	Rate
1985	22	DEN	WR	82	16	7	1		39.6
1986	23	DEN	WR	82	12	9	1		39.6
1987	24	DEN	WR	82	11	9	1		39.6
1989	26	DEN	WR	82	16	16	1		39.6
Career					128	83	4	0	39.6

Defense & Fumbles

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Defense & Fumbles Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles						Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sfty
1985	22	DEN	WR	82	16	7			0				5	2	0	0	0.0
1986	23	DEN	WR	82	12	9			0				1	0	0	0	0.0
1987	24	DEN	WR	82	11	9			0				1	0	0	0	0.0
1990	27	DEN	WR	82	16	13			0				1	0	0	0	0.0
1991	28	DEN	WR	82	10	0			0				1	1	0	0	0.0
1992	29	DEN	WR	82	11	7			0				1	0	0	0	0.0
Career					128	83			0			0	10	3	0	0	0.0

Defense & Fumbles Table
				Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles						Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sfty
1989	26	DEN	WR	3	3			0			0	1	1	0	0	0.0
1991	28	DEN	WR	2	1			0			0	1	0	0	0	0.0
Career				10	8			0			0	2	1	0	0	0.0

Scoring Summary

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RecTD	AllTD	D2P	Pts	Pts/G
1985	22	DEN	WR	82	16	7	3	3		18	1.1
1986	23	DEN	WR	82	12	9	2	2		12	1.0
1987	24	DEN	WR	82	11	9	7	7		42	3.8
1988	25	DEN	WR	82	16	13	5	5		30	1.9
1989	26	DEN	WR	82	16	16	7	7		42	2.6
1990	27	DEN	WR	82	16	13	3	3		18	1.1
1991	28	DEN	WR	82	10	0	3	3		18	1.8
1992	29	DEN	WR	82	11	7	2	2		12	1.1
1993	30	DEN	WR	82	10	8	5	5		30	3.0
Career					128	83	37	37	0	222	1.7

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	RecTD	AllTD	Pts	Pts/G
1986	23	DEN	WR	3	3	2	2	12	4.0
1989	26	DEN	WR	3	3	1	1	6	2.0
1991	28	DEN		2	1	1	1	6	3.0
Career				10	8	4	4	24	2.4

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