Jaylon Johnson
DB
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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
Preseason
| WK | Game Date | OPP | RESULT | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 08/23/2024 | @Chiefs | W 34 - 21 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | 08/17/2024 | Bengals | W 27 - 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 08/10/2024 | @Bills | W 33 - 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 0 | 08/02/2024 | Texans | W 21 - 17 |
Regular Season
| WK | Game Date | OPP | RESULT | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 11/10/2024 | Patriots | L 3 - 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | 11/03/2024 | @Cardinals | L 9 - 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | 10/27/2024 | @Commanders | L 15 - 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | 10/13/2024 | Jaguars | W 35 - 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | 10/06/2024 | Panthers | W 36 - 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | 09/29/2024 | Rams | W 24 - 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | 09/22/2024 | @Colts | L 16 - 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 09/16/2024 | @Texans | L 13 - 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 09/08/2024 | Titans | W 24 - 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 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