Kenny Johnson
Kenneth Ray Johnson
Born: January 7, 1958
Columbia, MS USA
Position: DB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 176
College: Mississippi St.
High School: Moss Point (MS)
Career: 1980-1989
Drafted: 1980 in Round 5, #137 overall by the Atlanta Falcons
Kenny Johnson played from 1980 to 1989 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons and Houston Oilers. Johnson intercepted 17 passes for 297 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 23 | 281 | 12.2 | 56 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 10 | 79 | 7.9 | 14 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Houston Oilers | 24 | 196 | 8.2 | 26 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Houston Oilers | 30 | 170 | 5.7 | 16 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Houston Oilers | 19 | 122 | 6.4 | 19 | 0 |
| Totals | 110 | 854 | 7.8 | 56 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 11 | 224 | 20.4 | 28 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 19 | 359 | 18.9 | 27 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Houston Oilers | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Houston Oilers | 6 | 157 | 26.2 | 56 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Houston Oilers | 21 | 372 | 17.7 | 39 | 0 |
| Totals | 60 | 1156 | 19.3 | 56 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 49 | 12.2 | 33 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 23 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 30 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 31 | 2 |
| 1984 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 28 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Totals | 17 | 297 | 17.5 | 51 | 2 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1984 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1983 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | NFL Houston Oilers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | NFL Houston Oilers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 62 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1981 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1983 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 16 |
| 1985 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 3 |
| 1986 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 2 |
| 1986 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 12 | 3 |
| 1988 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 13 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 16 | 0 |
