Charles Johnson (wide receiver, born 1989)

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Charles Johnson
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Charles Johnson at 2014 Browns training camp.
No. 12 Minnesota Vikings
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1989-02-27) February 27, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth: Elsmere, Kentucky
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Career information
High school: Lloyd Memorial High School
College: Grand Valley State
NFL draft: 2013 / Round: 7 / Pick: 216
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 10, 2015
Receptions: 40
Receiving yards: 602
Receiving touchdowns: 2
Player stats at NFL.com

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

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 2 in 215 lb 4.39 s 1.53 s 2.51 s 4.31 s 7.04 s 39​1⁄2 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 (39​1⁄2 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
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

  1. ↑ Green Bay Packers 2013 media guide, p. 263
  2. ↑ http://khsaa.org/track/2007/class2adetailed.htm
  3. ↑ http://ky.milesplit.com/meets/62902/results/125080
  4. ↑ http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=94218&draftyear=2013&genpos=WR
  5. ↑ http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/2025465/charles-johnson
  6. ↑ Packers take WR Charles Johnson to start the seventh, final round
  7. ↑ Cleveland Browns plan to develop former Packers WR Charles Johnson, and Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy puzzled by move
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/charles-johnson/

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