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Taron Johnson
Born July 27, 1996 · College Weber State · Drafted 2018, round 4, pick 121 (BUF) · 5-11, 192 lb
2nd-team All-Pro (2023)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | BUF | 11 | 42 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019 | BUF | 12 | 49 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2019 playoffs | BUF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | BUF | 16 | 94 | 1.0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 2020 playoffs | BUF | 3 | 17 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | BUF | 16 | 76 | 3.0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 2021 playoffs | BUF | 2 | 12 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | BUF | 16 | 90 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 playoffs | BUF | 2 | 13 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | BUF | 16 | 98 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 2023 playoffs | BUF | 2 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | BUF | 12 | 65 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 playoffs | BUF | 3 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | BUF | 13 | 57 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 playoffs | BUF | 2 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | LV | 9 | 30 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | LV | 121 | 601 | 8.0 | 13 | 24 | 6 | 50 | 9 |
Honours
Honours: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), matched to players through Wikidata (CC0). Awards and All-Pro teams are the Associated Press’s; Pro Bowl selections include replacements.
| Season | Honours |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2nd-team All-Pro |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | BUF | 11 | – | – | 403 | 58.1 |
| 2019 | BUF | 12 | – | – | 489 | 63.3 |
| 2019 playoffs | BUF | 1 | – | – | 9 | 14.1 |
| 2020 | BUF | 16 | – | – | 814 | 76.9 |
| 2020 playoffs | BUF | 3 | – | – | 176 | 83.4 |
| 2021 | BUF | 16 | – | – | 863 | 85.1 |
| 2021 playoffs | BUF | 2 | – | – | 112 | 81.8 |
| 2022 | BUF | 16 | – | – | 960 | 92.2 |
| 2022 playoffs | BUF | 2 | – | – | 141 | 100.0 |
| 2023 | BUF | 17 | – | – | 937 | 89.0 |
| 2023 playoffs | BUF | 2 | – | – | 86 | 77.5 |
| 2024 | BUF | 12 | – | – | 640 | 84.3 |
| 2024 playoffs | BUF | 3 | – | – | 132 | 82.0 |
| 2025 | BUF | 13 | – | – | 568 | 74.0 |
| 2025 playoffs | BUF | 2 | – | – | 106 | 84.8 |
Game logs
2026 game log (9 games)
2026 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-13 | vs MIA | W 27–13 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2026-09-20 | @ LAC | W 26–14 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2026-09-27 | @ NO | W 35–27 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2026-10-04 | vs KC | L 27–30 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2026-10-11 | @ NE | L 17–45 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2026-10-18 | vs BUF | L 30–33 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2026-10-25 | vs LA | L 21–35 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2026-11-01 | @ NYJ | W 38–33 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2026-11-08 | @ SF | L 17–38 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 game log (15 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-07 | vs BAL | W 41–40 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2025-09-18 | vs MIA | W 31–21 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2025-09-28 | vs NO | W 31–19 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2025-10-05 | vs NE | L 20–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2025-10-13 | @ ATL | L 14–24 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2025-10-26 | @ CAR | W 40–9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2025-11-16 | vs TB | W 44–32 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2025-11-20 | @ HOU | L 19–23 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 2025-11-30 | @ PIT | W 26–7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2025-12-07 | vs CIN | W 39–34 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2025-12-14 | @ NE | W 35–31 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2025-12-21 | @ CLE | W 23–20 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2025-12-28 | vs PHI | L 12–13 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2026-01-11 | @ JAX | W 27–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2026-01-17 | @ DEN | L 30–33 OT | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 game log (15 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 |
| 6 | 2024-10-14 | @ NYJ | W 23–20 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 2024-10-20 | vs TEN | W 34–10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2024-10-27 | @ SEA | W 31–10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2024-11-03 | vs MIA | W 30–27 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2024-11-10 | @ IND | W 30–20 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 2024-11-17 | vs KC | W 30–21 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2024-12-01 | vs SF | W 35–10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2024-12-08 | @ LA | L 42–44 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2024-12-15 | @ DET | W 48–42 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2024-12-22 | vs NE | W 24–21 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2024-12-29 | vs NYJ | W 40–14 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2025-01-12 | vs DEN | W 31–7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2025-01-19 | vs BAL | W 27–25 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P21 | 2025-01-26 | @ KC | L 29–32 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 game log (18 games)
2023 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2023-09-17 | vs LV | W 38–10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2023-09-24 | @ WAS | W 37–3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2023-10-01 | vs MIA | W 48–20 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2023-10-08 | vs JAX | L 20–25 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2023-10-15 | vs NYG | W 14–9 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2023-10-22 | @ NE | L 25–29 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2023-10-26 | vs TB | W 24–18 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2023-11-05 | @ CIN | L 18–24 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2023-11-13 | vs DEN | L 22–24 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2023-11-19 | vs NYJ | W 32–6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2023-11-26 | @ PHI | L 34–37 OT | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2023-12-10 | @ KC | W 20–17 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2023-12-17 | vs DAL | W 31–10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2023-12-23 | @ LAC | W 24–22 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | 2023-12-31 | vs NE | W 27–21 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | 2024-01-07 | @ MIA | W 21–14 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2024-01-15 | vs PIT | W 31–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2024-01-21 | vs KC | L 24–27 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 game log (18 games)
2022 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022-09-08 | @ LA | W 31–10 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2022-09-19 | vs TEN | W 41–7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2022-09-25 | @ MIA | L 19–21 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2022-10-02 | @ BAL | W 23–20 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2022-10-09 | vs PIT | W 38–3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2022-10-16 | @ KC | W 24–20 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 2022-10-30 | vs GB | W 27–17 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2022-11-06 | @ NYJ | L 17–20 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2022-11-13 | vs MIN | L 30–33 OT | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2022-11-20 | vs CLE | W 31–23 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2022-11-24 | @ DET | W 28–25 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2022-12-01 | @ NE | W 24–10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | 2022-12-11 | vs NYJ | W 20–12 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2022-12-17 | vs MIA | W 32–29 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2022-12-24 | @ CHI | W 35–13 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2023-01-08 | vs NE | W 35–23 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P19 | 2023-01-15 | vs MIA | W 34–31 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P20 | 2023-01-22 | vs CIN | L 10–27 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
2021 game log (18 games)
2021 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021-09-12 | vs PIT | L 16–23 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 2021-09-19 | @ MIA | W 35–0 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2021-09-26 | vs WAS | W 43–21 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2021-10-10 | @ KC | W 38–20 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2021-10-18 | @ TEN | L 31–34 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2021-10-31 | vs MIA | W 26–11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2021-11-07 | @ JAX | L 6–9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2021-11-14 | @ NYJ | W 45–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 2021-11-21 | vs IND | L 15–41 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2021-11-25 | @ NO | W 31–6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2021-12-06 | vs NE | L 10–14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2021-12-12 | @ TB | L 27–33 OT | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2021-12-19 | vs CAR | W 31–14 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2021-12-26 | @ NE | W 33–21 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 2022-01-02 | vs ATL | W 29–15 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2022-01-09 | vs NYJ | W 27–10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2022-01-15 | vs NE | W 47–17 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2022-01-23 | @ KC | L 36–42 OT | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 game log (19 games)
2020 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020-09-13 | vs NYJ | W 27–17 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2020-09-20 | @ MIA | W 31–28 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2020-09-27 | vs LA | W 35–32 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2020-10-04 | @ LV | W 30–23 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2020-10-13 | @ TEN | L 16–42 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2020-10-19 | vs KC | L 17–26 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2020-10-25 | @ NYJ | W 18–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2020-11-01 | vs NE | W 24–21 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2020-11-08 | vs SEA | W 44–34 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2020-11-15 | @ ARI | L 30–32 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2020-11-29 | vs LAC | W 27–17 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 2020-12-07 | @ SF | W 34–24 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2020-12-13 | vs PIT | W 26–15 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 2020-12-19 | @ DEN | W 48–19 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2020-12-28 | @ NE | W 38–9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2021-01-03 | vs MIA | W 56–26 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P18 | 2021-01-09 | vs IND | W 27–24 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2021-01-16 | vs BAL | W 17–3 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| P20 | 2021-01-24 | @ KC | L 24–38 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
2019 game log (13 games)
2019 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019-09-08 | @ NYJ | W 17–16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2019-10-20 | vs MIA | W 31–21 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2019-10-27 | vs PHI | L 13–31 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2019-11-03 | vs WAS | W 24–9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2019-11-10 | @ CLE | L 16–19 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2019-11-17 | @ MIA | W 37–20 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2019-11-24 | vs DEN | W 20–3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 2019-11-28 | @ DAL | W 26–15 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 2019-12-08 | vs BAL | L 17–24 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2019-12-15 | @ PIT | W 17–10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2019-12-21 | @ NE | L 17–24 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2019-12-29 | vs NYJ | L 6–13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P18 | 2020-01-04 | @ HOU | L 19–22 OT | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
2018 game log (11 games)
2018 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018-09-09 | @ BAL | L 3–47 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2018-09-23 | @ MIN | W 27–6 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2018-09-30 | @ GB | L 0–22 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2018-10-07 | vs TEN | W 13–12 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 2018-10-14 | @ HOU | L 13–20 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2018-10-21 | @ IND | L 5–37 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2018-10-29 | vs NE | L 6–25 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2018-11-04 | vs CHI | L 9–41 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2018-11-11 | @ NYJ | W 41–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2018-11-25 | vs JAX | W 24–21 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2018-12-02 | @ MIA | L 17–21 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |