Melvin Johnson (American football)

Melvin Johnson
Position(s)
Safety
Jersey #(s)
25, 35
Born April 15, 1972 (1972-04-15) (age 39)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Career information
Year(s) 19951998
NFL Draft 1995 / Round: 2 / Pick: 43
College Kentucky
Professional teams
Career stats
Tackles 168
Interceptions 4
Sacks 1
Stats at NFL.com
Career highlights and awards
  • N/A

Melvin Johnson (born April 15, 1972 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a former American football safety in the National Football League. After graduating from St. Xavier High School[1] in 1990[2] and playing college football for the Kentucky Wildcats, he was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 1995 NFL Draft. Johnson later played for the Kansas City Chiefs in 1998.

References

  1. ^ Gamble, Tom; Doug Uhlenbrock (1990-08-23). "Football Notebook" (fee required). The Cincinnati Post (E. W. Scripps Company): p. B9. http://research.cincinnatilibrary.org:2121/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:CNPB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EB02E9CABCAC364&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0E592096DB567DF5. Retrieved 2009-08-24. "...St. Xavier: DB Melvin Johnson, TE Bronson Trebbi..." 
  2. ^ "Class Records (1945 - present)". Cincinnati, Ohio: St. Xavier High School. http://www.stxavier.org/s/106/stxavier.aspx?pgid=1745. Retrieved 2009-11-15. "Senior ... Melvin Johnson, 1990, Regional Finals"