Derrick Johnson

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For the cornerback of the same name, see Derrick Johnson (cornerback).
Derrick Johnson

Johnson at a 2007 Chiefs mini camp
Kansas City Chiefs — No. 56
Linebacker
Date of birth: November 22, 1982 (1982-11-22) (age 25)
Place of birth: Waco, Texas
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight: 242 lb (110 kg)
National Football League debut
2005 for the Kansas City Chiefs
Career history
College: Texas
NFL Draft: 2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15
 Teams:
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NFL.com

Derrick "DJ" O'Hara Johnson (born November 22, 1982 in Waco, Texas) is an American football linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chiefs in the first round (15th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Texas.

Johnson started every game for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2005, he was subsequently awarded the Mack Lee Hill Award by the Chiefs (presented to the most outstanding rookie).

Johnson's apartment in Kansas City was featured on a 2006 episode of MTV Cribs.

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[edit] College career

Johnson played in the first ever U.S. Army All-American Bowl on December 30th, 2000 alongside Texas Longhorn teammates Cedric Griffin and Jonathan Scott.

[edit] College career statistics

Year Games Played Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Fumbles Blkd Kick
Solo Ast Total TFL-yds No.-yds Int-yds PBU Rec-yds FF
2001 12 57 26 83 17-63 4.5-29 - 3 2-0 1 -
2002 13 73 47 120 13-31 2-4 4-85 10 - - -
2003 13 78 47 125 20-51 2-10 4-92 9 3-12 1 -
2004 12 73 57 130 19-52 2-15 1-18 8 - 9 1
Career 50 281 177 458 69-197 10.5-58 9-195 30 5-12 11 1

[edit] Professional Career

[edit] Professional Career Statistics

Year Team Games
Played		 Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Fumbles
Solo Ast Total No. Int-yds PBU Rec-yds FF
2005 KAN 16 80 16 96 2 0-0 5 0-0 2
2006 KAN 13 58 18 76 4.5 0-0 2 0-0 2
2007 KAN 16 83 11 94 4 2-18 4 0-0 2

[edit] Career Awards and Records

[edit] College Awards

[edit] External links



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Preceded by
Derrick Strait		 Nagurski Trophy Winner
2004		 Succeeded by
Elvis Dumervil
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Dick Butkus Award winners

1985: B. Bosworth  | 1986: B. Bosworth  | 1987: P. McGowan  | 1988: D. Thomas  | 1989: P. Snow  | 1990: A. Williams  | 1991: E. Anderson  | 1992: M. Jones  | 1993: T. Alberts  | 1994: D. Howard  | 1995: K. Hardy  | 1996: M. Russell  | 1997: A. Katzenmoyer  | 1998: C. Claiborne  | 1999: L. Arrington  | 2000: D. Morgan  | 2001: R. Calmus  | 2002: E. Henderson  | 2003: T. Lehman  | 2004: D. Johnson  | 2005: P. Posluszny  | 2006: P. Willis  | 2007: J. Laurinaitis
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Bronko Nagurski Trophy winners

1993: R. Waldrop  | 1994: W. Sapp  | 1995: P. Fitzgerald  | 1996: P. Fitzgerald  | 1997: C. Woodson  | 1998: C. Bailey  | 1999: C. Moore  | 2000: D. Morgan  | 2001: R. Williams  | 2002: T. Suggs  | 2003: D. Strait  | 2004: D. Johnson  | 2005: E. Dumervil  | 2006: J. Laurinaitis  | 2007: G. Dorsey
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2005 NFL Draft First Round Selections
Draft Years: 70  • 71  • 72  • 73  • 74  • 75  • 76  • 77  • 78  • 79  • 80  • 81  • 82  • 83  • 84  • 85  • 86  • 87  • 88  • 89  • 90  • 91  • 92  • 93  • 94  • 95  • 96  • 97  • 98  • 99  • 00  • 01  • 02  • 03  • 04  • 05  • 06  • 07  • 08
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Dallas Texans / Kansas City Chiefs first round draft picks
Haynes • Holub • Bull • Buchanan • E. Budde • Beathard • Sayers • Brown • Trosch • Moorman • Daney • Marsalis • Smith • Wright • Kinney • W. Green • Walters • G. Green • Still • Bell • Fuller • B. Budde • Scott • Hancock • Blackledge • Maas • Alt • Horton • Jozwiak • Palmer • Smith • Thomas • Snow • Williams • Carter • Hill • Jenkins • Woods • Gonzalez • Riley • Tait • Morris • Sims • L. Johnson • D. Johnson • Hali • Bowe • Dorsey • Albert
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Kansas City Chiefs 2005 NFL Draft selections