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Austin Johnson
NT · TEN/NYG/LAC/BUF/JAX · 2016–2025
Born May 8, 1994 · College Penn State · Drafted 2016, round 2, pick 43 (TEN) · 6-4, 314 lb
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | TEN | 8 | 14 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | TEN | 14 | 24 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 playoffs | TEN | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | TEN | 13 | 22 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | TEN | 12 | 23 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 playoffs | TEN | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | NYG | 12 | 18 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | NYG | 17 | 72 | 3.5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | LAC | 8 | 22 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | LAC | 17 | 46 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | BUF | 11 | 19 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 playoffs | BUF | 3 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | JAX | 9 | 12 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 playoffs | JAX | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | JAX | 121 | 272 | 9.5 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 3 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | TEN | 10 | – | – | 188 | 28.8 |
| 2017 | TEN | 16 | – | – | 318 | 29.6 |
| 2017 playoffs | TEN | 2 | – | – | 70 | 52.2 |
| 2018 | TEN | 16 | – | – | 390 | 37.7 |
| 2019 | TEN | 16 | 1 | 1.7 | 315 | 28.8 |
| 2019 playoffs | TEN | 3 | – | – | 49 | 22.4 |
| 2020 | NYG | 16 | – | – | 221 | 20.7 |
| 2021 | NYG | 17 | – | – | 658 | 56.8 |
| 2022 | LAC | 8 | – | – | 278 | 56.0 |
| 2023 | LAC | 17 | – | – | 628 | 55.5 |
| 2024 | BUF | 15 | – | – | 303 | 31.5 |
| 2024 playoffs | BUF | 3 | – | – | 46 | 28.6 |
| 2025 | JAX | 14 | – | – | 188 | 21.6 |
| 2025 playoffs | JAX | 1 | – | – | 13 | 21.3 |
Game logs
2025 game log (10 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-07 | vs CAR | W 26–10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2025-09-14 | @ CIN | L 27–31 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2025-09-28 | @ SF | W 26–21 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2025-10-06 | vs KC | W 31–28 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2025-10-19 | vs LA | L 7–35 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2025-11-23 | @ ARI | W 27–24 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2025-11-30 | @ TEN | W 25–3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2025-12-28 | @ IND | W 23–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2026-01-04 | vs TEN | W 41–7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2026-01-11 | vs BUF | L 24–27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 game log (14 games)
2024 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-09-08 | vs ARI | W 34–28 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2024-09-12 | @ MIA | W 31–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2024-09-23 | vs JAX | W 47–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2024-10-14 | @ NYJ | W 23–20 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2024-10-27 | @ SEA | W 31–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 2024-11-03 | vs MIA | W 30–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2024-11-10 | @ IND | W 30–20 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 2024-11-17 | vs KC | W 30–21 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2024-12-08 | @ LA | L 42–44 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2024-12-15 | @ DET | W 48–42 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2024-12-22 | vs NE | W 24–21 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2025-01-12 | vs DEN | W 31–7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2025-01-19 | vs BAL | W 27–25 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P21 | 2025-01-26 | @ KC | L 29–32 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 game log (17 games)
2023 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-09-10 | vs MIA | L 34–36 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2023-09-17 | @ TEN | L 24–27 OT | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2023-09-24 | @ MIN | W 28–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2023-10-01 | vs LV | W 24–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2023-10-16 | vs DAL | L 17–20 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2023-10-22 | @ KC | L 17–31 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2023-10-29 | vs CHI | W 30–13 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2023-11-06 | @ NYJ | W 27–6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2023-11-12 | vs DET | L 38–41 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2023-11-19 | @ GB | L 20–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2023-11-26 | vs BAL | L 10–20 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 2023-12-03 | @ NE | W 6–0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2023-12-10 | vs DEN | L 7–24 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2023-12-14 | @ LV | L 21–63 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2023-12-23 | vs BUF | L 22–24 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2023-12-31 | @ DEN | L 9–16 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2024-01-07 | vs KC | L 12–13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 game log (8 games)
2021 game log (17 games)
2021 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021-09-12 | vs DEN | L 13–27 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2021-09-16 | @ WAS | L 29–30 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2021-09-26 | vs ATL | L 14–17 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2021-10-03 | @ NO | W 27–21 OT | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2021-10-10 | @ DAL | L 20–44 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2021-10-17 | vs LA | L 11–38 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2021-10-24 | vs CAR | W 25–3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2021-11-01 | @ KC | L 17–20 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2021-11-07 | vs LV | W 23–16 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2021-11-22 | @ TB | L 10–30 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 2021-11-28 | vs PHI | W 13–7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2021-12-05 | @ MIA | L 9–20 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2021-12-12 | @ LAC | L 21–37 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2021-12-19 | vs DAL | L 6–21 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2021-12-26 | @ PHI | L 10–34 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2022-01-02 | @ CHI | L 3–29 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2022-01-09 | vs WAS | L 7–22 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 game log (12 games)
2020 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2020-09-20 | @ CHI | L 13–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2020-10-04 | @ LA | L 9–17 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2020-10-18 | vs WAS | W 20–19 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2020-10-22 | @ PHI | L 21–22 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2020-11-02 | vs TB | L 23–25 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2020-11-08 | @ WAS | W 23–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2020-11-15 | vs PHI | W 27–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2020-12-06 | @ SEA | W 17–12 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2020-12-13 | vs ARI | L 7–26 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2020-12-20 | vs CLE | L 6–20 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2020-12-27 | @ BAL | L 13–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2021-01-03 | vs DAL | W 23–19 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 game log (13 games)
2019 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019-09-08 | @ CLE | W 43–13 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2019-10-06 | vs BUF | L 7–14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2019-10-13 | @ DEN | L 0–16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2019-10-27 | vs TB | W 27–23 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2019-11-03 | @ CAR | L 20–30 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2019-11-10 | vs KC | W 35–32 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2019-11-24 | vs JAX | W 42–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2019-12-01 | @ IND | W 31–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2019-12-08 | @ LV | W 42–21 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2019-12-15 | vs HOU | L 21–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2019-12-22 | vs NO | L 28–38 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2019-12-29 | @ HOU | W 35–14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2020-01-04 | @ NE | W 20–13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 game log (13 games)
2018 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2018-09-16 | vs HOU | W 20–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2018-09-23 | @ JAX | W 9–6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2018-10-07 | @ BUF | L 12–13 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2018-10-14 | vs BAL | L 0–21 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2018-10-21 | @ LAC | L 19–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2018-11-05 | @ DAL | W 28–14 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2018-11-11 | vs NE | W 34–10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2018-11-18 | @ IND | L 10–38 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 2018-11-26 | @ HOU | L 17–34 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2018-12-02 | vs NYJ | W 26–22 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2018-12-06 | vs JAX | W 30–9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2018-12-22 | vs WAS | W 25–16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2018-12-30 | vs IND | L 17–33 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 game log (16 games)
2017 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017-09-10 | vs LV | L 16–26 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2017-09-24 | vs SEA | W 33–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2017-10-01 | @ HOU | L 14–57 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2017-10-08 | @ MIA | L 10–16 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2017-10-16 | vs IND | W 36–22 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2017-11-05 | vs BAL | W 23–20 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2017-11-12 | vs CIN | W 24–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2017-11-16 | @ PIT | L 17–40 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2017-11-26 | @ IND | W 20–16 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2017-12-03 | vs HOU | W 24–13 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2017-12-10 | @ ARI | L 7–12 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2017-12-17 | @ SF | L 23–25 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2017-12-24 | vs LA | L 23–27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2017-12-31 | vs JAX | W 15–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P18 | 2018-01-06 | @ KC | W 22–21 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2018-01-13 | @ NE | L 14–35 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |