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Caleb Johnson (American football)

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Caleb Johnson
No. 57 – Jacksonville Jaguars
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1998-07-28) July 28, 1998 (age 26)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Point Loma
(San Diego, California)
College:Houston Baptist
Undrafted:2021
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Southland co-Defensive Player of the Year (2020)
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:29
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at PFR

Caleb Johnson (born July 28, 1998) is an American football linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Houston Baptist.

College career

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Johnson played for the Houston Baptist Huskies for four seasons. As a senior, he recorded 49 tackles in four games in a shortened season after the Southland Conference fall football season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was named the co-Defensive Player of the Year for the conference. He finished his collegiate career with 278 tackles, 27 tackles for loss, 10.0 sacks and seven fumble recoveries.[1]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2+58 in
(1.90 m)
226 lb
(103 kg)
31+14 in
(0.79 m)
9+14 in
(0.23 m)
4.73 s 1.64 s 2.57 s 4.30 s 6.89 s 38.0 in
(0.97 m)
10 ft 1 in
(3.07 m)
19 reps
All values from Pro Day[2]

Chicago Bears

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Johnson signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent on May 14, 2021.[3] He was the first Houston Baptist player to sign an NFL contract and made the 53-man roster out of training camp.[4]

On August 31, 2022, Johnson was waived by the Bears.[5]

Jacksonville Jaguars

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On September 1, 2022, Johnson was claimed off waivers by the Jacksonville Jaguars.[6]

NFL career statistics

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Regular season

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Year Team Games Tackles Fumbles Interceptions
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck FF FR Yds TD Int Yds TD PD
2021 CHI 14 0 8 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 JAX 17 0 16 10 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 JAX 17 0 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 48 0 29 18 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason

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Year Team Games Tackles Fumbles Interceptions
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck FF FR Yds TD Int Yds TD PD
2022 JAX 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^ Mayer, Larry (May 13, 2021). "Roster Moves: Bears ink undrafted free agents". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 NFL Draft Scout Caleb Johnson College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  3. ^ "Caleb Johnson Signs with Chicago Bears". July 5, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  4. ^ Fishbain, Kevin (August 31, 2021). "Bears initial 53-man roster, by the numbers: Help wanted at cornerback for oldest team in the NFL". The Athletic. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  5. ^ Mayer, Larry (August 31, 2022). "Roster Moves: Bears claim six players off waivers". ChicagoBears.com.
  6. ^ "Roster Moves: Jaguars claim LB Caleb Johnson, release DL Adam Gotsis". Jaguars.com. September 1, 2022. Archived from the original on September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
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