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Buddy Johnson
LB · PIT/DAL/IND/CHI · 2021–2026
Born February 27, 1999 · College Texas A&M · Drafted 2021, round 4, pick 140 (PIT) · 6-2, 240 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | PIT | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | DAL | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | DAL | 6 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | IND | 7 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | CHI | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | CHI | 18 | 33 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | PIT | 1 | – | – | 6 | 8.6 |
| 2023 | DAL | 1 | – | – | 2 | 4.2 |
| 2024 | DAL | 3 | 2 | 1.3 | 3 | 4.5 |
| 2025 | IND | 4 | 2 | 1.4 | 26 | 15.8 |
Game logs
2026 game log (2 games)
2025 game log (7 games)
2024 game log (6 games)
2023 game log (1 games)
2023 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2024-01-07 | @ WAS | W 38–10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |