Charles Johnson (wide receiver, born 1989)
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Charles Johnson at 2014 Browns training camp. | |||||||||
| No. 12 Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Date of birth: | February 27, 1989 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Elsmere, Kentucky | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Lloyd Memorial High School | ||||||||
| College: | Grand Valley State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2013 / Round: 7 / Pick: 216 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 10, 2015 | |||||||||
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Charles David Johnson (born February 27, 1989)[1] is an American football wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 2013 NFL Draft out of Grand Valley State. He has also played for the Cleveland Browns.
Early years
Johnson graduated from Lloyd Memorial High School in Elsmere, Kentucky, where he was a four-sport star in football, baseball, basketball and track. He played as a wide receiver for the Lloyd Memorial Juggernauts football team. He earned All-state and All-conference honors as a junior and senior. As a junior, he hauled in 26 catches for 600 yards and six touchdowns. In his senior year, he caught 38 passes for 567 yards and five touchdowns.
Johnson was also a star in baseball and track at Lloyd Memorial. Johnson first started playing baseball as a shortstop and pitcher, but switched to football as a junior. In track & field, Johnson lettered all four years competing in sprints and jumps. At the 2007 KHSAA 2A State T&F Meet, he took fourth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.05 seconds, while also placing third in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.13 seconds.[2] In 2010, he captured a regional title in the pole vault after clearing a height of 3.53 meters (11 feet, 6 inches).[3]
College career
Prior to attending GVSU, Johnson spent one year at Eastern Kentucky University, where he appeared in 11 games and caught three passes for 63 yards. He also attended Antelope Valley Community College District for one year, where he caught 24 passes for 231 yards and three touchdowns.
In 2010, Johnson was red-shirted and did not play. As a junior in 2011, he caught 56 passes for 1,030 yards and 15 touchdowns, breaking the 100-yard receiving mark in five games. He was named a first-team All-GLIAC GVSU Offensive Skill Player of the Year and GVSU Offensive Skill Player of the Year. In his senior year, he caught 72 passes for 1,199 yards and 16 touchdowns.
Professional career
2013 NFL Draft
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||||
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| 6 ft 2 in | 215 lb | 4.39 s | 1.53 s | 2.51 s | 4.31 s | 7.04 s | 391⁄2 in | 11 ft 1 in | 14 reps | ||||||||||
| All values from GVSU'S Pro Day[4] | |||||||||||||||||||
Johnson was not invited to perform at the 2013 NFL Combine, but he performed well at GVSU's "Pro Day", as he would have placed among the top performers at the combine in the 40-yard dash (4.39 seconds), vertical jump (391⁄2 inches) and broad jump (11 ft 1 in). Before his Pro Day, he had guaranteed that he'd run a 4.39 in the 40-yard dash.[5]
Green Bay Packers
Johnson was selected in the seventh round with the 216th overall pick by the Green Bay Packers in the 2013 NFL Draft.[6] He spent the preseason with the Packers before being signed to the practice squad on September 2, 2013.
Cleveland Browns
Johnson was signed by the Cleveland Browns off the Packers practice squad on October 12, 2013 four days before being placed on reserved/non-football injury.[7]
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings signed Johnson off the Browns' practice squad on September 20, 2014.[8] Johnson was the Vikings third leading receiver in 2014 with 31 catches, 475 yards and 2 touchdowns in eleven games and was named and emerged as a starting receiver for the team replacing Cordarrelle Patterson, drafted in the first round of the 2013 draft (187 selections before Johnson was).
Johnson is currently on a 3-year contract that ends in 2017. His average salary is $510,000.[9]
Career statistics
NFL
| Season | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost | ||
| Regular season | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 6 | 31 | 475 | 15.3 | 56 | 2 | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 4 | 9 | 127 | 14.1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 23 | 10 | 40 | 602 | 15.0 | 56 | 2 | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Postseason | |||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ Green Bay Packers 2013 media guide, p. 263
- ↑ http://khsaa.org/track/2007/class2adetailed.htm
- ↑ http://ky.milesplit.com/meets/62902/results/125080
- ↑ http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=94218&draftyear=2013&genpos=WR
- ↑ http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/2025465/charles-johnson
- ↑ Packers take WR Charles Johnson to start the seventh, final round
- ↑ Cleveland Browns plan to develop former Packers WR Charles Johnson, and Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy puzzled by move
- ↑ Patra, Kevin (September 20, 2014). "Minnesota Vikings sign wide receiver Charles Johnson". NFL.com. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
- ↑ http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/charles-johnson/