Jaylon Johnson
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Experience: 5 years
Height: 6-0
Age: 25
Weight: 196 lbs
College: Utah
2024 SEASON
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Solo16
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SCK0
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FF0
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INT2
Defense
| YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Chicago Bears | 9 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 |
| 2023 | Chicago Bears | 14 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 65 | 16.2 | 39 |
| 2022 | Chicago Bears | 11 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||||
| 2021 | Chicago Bears | 15 | 42 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | Chicago Bears | 13 | 42 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||||
| TOTAL | 62 | 170 | 134 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 79 | 11.3 | 39 |
Fumbles
| YEAR | TEAM | G | FUM | LOST | FF | OWN FR | OPP FR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Chicago Bears | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 2023 | Chicago Bears | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | Chicago Bears | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Chicago Bears | 15 | 1 | |||||
| 2020 | Chicago Bears | 13 | 0 | |||||
| TOTAL | 62 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Biography
PRO CAREER:
- Enters his fifth season with the Bears in 2024
- Selected in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft (50th overall) by the Bears
- Has started in all 53 games of career, owning 161 tackles (130 solo), 41 passes defensed, five interceptions, four tackles for loss, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery
- Named to the 2024 Pro Bowl
HONORS:
2024: Pro Bowl Selection; Second-Team AP All-Pro
2023 SEASON (BEARS):
- Started in all 14 games he appeared in
- Named to first-career Pro Bowl roster
- Recorded 36 tackles (31 solo) with one tackle for loss, one forced fumble, 10 passes defensed and four interceptions
- According to PFF, allowed only once catch on four targets for 13 yards against the Packers
- Recorded two interceptions in Week 7 against the Raiders
- Scored first-career defensive touchdown
- Became first Bears defender with two interceptions in a game since 2020
- Made third interception of season in Week 12
- In Week 14 vs. the Lions, picked off Goff early in the second quarter, marking his fourth INT of the season and second in the last two games
- According to PFF, only allowed more than 25 yards in single coverage in one game (Week 2)
2022 SEASON (Bears):
- Played in and started 11 games before going on IR after Week 15
- Started Week 1 at defensive back in the win vs. San Francisco
- Forced Chicago's first turnover of the 2022 NFL season, punching the ball out of WR Deebo Samuel's hands with 9:10 to go in the first quarter
- Johnson finished the contest with four tackles (three solo) and one tackle for loss on top of his forced fumble
- Started and played every defensive snap in Week 2 at Green Bay
- Returned to the starting lineup in Week 6 vs. Washington, finishing with three combined tackles (two solo) and one pass defensed
- Registered a pair of tackles (both solo) against the Patriots in Week 7
- Had one tackle and one pass defensed in Week 8 at Dallas
- Had four total tackles (three solo) and one PD in Week 9 vs. Miami
- Recorded four total tackles (all solo) against the Lions in Week 10
- Had two tackles (one solo) and the first fumble recovery of his career against the Falcons in Week 11
- Finished with seven total tackles (five solo) and one PD against the Jets in Week 12
- Recorded a career-best six solo tackles as well as three passes defensed against the Eagles in Week 15
- It's the third time in his career with three or more PD in a game, with the last time doing so coming on Sept. 9, 2021 vs. Cincinnati, where he had a career-best four PD
2021 SEASON (Bears):
- Started in 15 games, only missing two due to COVID-19
- Finished the season with 46 tackles (37 solo) and nine PDs
- Registered five tackles (three solo) and recorded a PD in the Bears season-opener against the Rams
- Snagged his first career INT in the fourth quarter of the Week 2 win over the Bengals
- Logged three solo tackles at the Browns in Week 3
- Recorded two tackles to contribute to the Bears Week 5 win at the Raiders
- Registered three tackles in Week 6 vs. the Packers
- Recorded a team-high and season-high six tackles (five solo) and forced his first career fumble in the Week 12 victory at the Lions
2020 SEASON (Bears):
- Started all but three games (Weeks 15-17) for the Bears at cornerback, missing the final three games and the Wild Card playoff game due to a shoulder injury
- Despite missing the last three regular season games, Johnson still finished fourth in the NFC with 15 PDs; had five games with multiple PDs
- His five PDs in his first two games were the second most by a rookie defender in their first two games since the league started tracking PDs in 1999 (Marcus Peters had seven through his first two games in 2015)
- Started at cornerback Week 1 at Detroit, making him the first Bears rookie to start at corner on opening day since Walt Harris in 1996; became the first non-first round draft pick to start at corner for the Bears in the opener since Mike Richardson in 1983; also broke up a Matthew Stafford pass in the end zone on the final play to help secure the victory
- Recorded three tackles and two PDs in the win at the Panthers; broke up a pass on Carolina's opening drive that led to a Tashaun Gipson Sr. INT and set up Chicago's first touchdown
- Logged five tackles his second most of the season in Week 10 and added one PD