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| Running back | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: June 21, 1986 | |
| Place of birth: Miami, Florida | |
| Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | Weight: 219 lb (99 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Colorado State | |
| NFL Draft: 2009 / Round: 4 / Pick: 134 | |
| Debuted in 2009 for the New York Giants | |
| Career history | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2009 | |
| Rushing attempts | 13 |
| Rushing yards | 43 |
| Rushing TDs | 0 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Gartrell Godfrey Johnson, III (born June 21, 1986 in Miami, Florida[1]) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Colorado State.
Johnson has also played for the New York Giants and Atlanta Falcons.
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As a senior at Miami Springs High School in 2003, he was Dade County's leading rusher with 1,649 yards and accounted for 18 touchdowns. For his performance, he earned all-Conference and all-State honors and also holds Miami Springs High's single-season rushing record, especially significant considering that Miami Springs was also the high school attended by Willis McGahee.
He ended his five-year career at CSU with an outstanding 2008 campaign for which he received first team All-MWC honors. Johnson accounted for over 3,000 yards of total offense and 26 touchdowns in his college career. Johnson became the first player to lead CSU in rushing for three straight seasons since E.J. Watson (1993–95), and recorded CSU's first 1,000-yard season since Kyle Bell in 2005.[2] He showed an astonishing performance in the 2008 New Mexico Bowl when he rushed for 286 yards and two touchdowns, also receiving five passes for 90 yards,[3] he sealed the game on a 77-yard touchdown with 1:46 remaining earning Offensive MVP honors. His 375 all-purpose yards ranks second all-time in a bowl game, behind East Carolina's Chris Johnson, who had 408 all-purpose yards; 153 in kickoff returns in the 2007 Hawaii Bowl.[4] He was named Team’s Fum McGraw MVP as senior.[5]
| Rushing | Receiving | Total | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | GP | GS | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Long | Touch | Yards | TD | Avg/G |
| 2004 (Fr.) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 5 | 12.0 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2005 (Fr.) | 3 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 2.4 | 0 | 7 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 8.6 |
| 2006 (So.) | 12 | 7 | 109 | 305 | 2.8 | 6 | 15 | 25.4 | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | 13 | 114 | 346 | 6 | 28.8 |
| 2007 (Jr.) | 12 | 7 | 181 | 957 | 5.3 | 6 | 45 | 79.8 | 12 | 103 | 8.6 | 2 | 31 | 193 | 1,060 | 8 | 88.3 |
| 2008 (Sr.) | 13 | 13 | 278 | 1,476 | 5.3 | 12 | 77 | 113.5 | 32 | 295 | 9.2 | 0 | 57 | 310 | 1,771 | 12 | 136.2 |
| Totals | 41 | 27 | 581 | 2,776 | 4.8 | 24 | 77 | 67.7 | 50 | 437 | 8.7 | 2 | 57 | 631 | 3,213 | 26 | 78.4 |
Johnson was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round (134th overall) in the 2009 NFL Draft.
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| Ht | Wt | 40-yard dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20 ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic |
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| 5-10¼ * | 219 lb * | 4.67 ** | 1.56 * | 2.68 * | x | x | 34" * | 9'06" * | 20 * | 12 * |
(* represents NFL Combine; **represents Colorado State Pro Day; x = did not participate) [6]
Johnson was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. After being inactive for the Chargers first game of the season, he was waived on September 14, 2009.
Johnson was claimed off waivers by the New York Giants on September 15, 2009. He was waived during final cuts on September 4, 2010.
Johnson signed with the Atlanta Falcons on September 21, 2010. He was waived on September 2.
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