Buddy Johnson
LB
#47
Experience: 5 years
Height: 6-2
Age: 27
Weight: 240 lbs
College: Texas A&M
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Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
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Career Stats
Defense Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023 | Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024 | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2025 | Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Indianapolis Colts | 12 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 33 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
PRO CAREER: In his sixth year in the NFL…Rejoins the Bears after a stint with Chicago in 2023…Has played in 33 games across time with the Pittsburgh Steelers (2021-22), San Francisco 49ers (2022), Houston Texans (2022-23), Chicago Bears (2023), Dallas Cowboys (2023-25), Indianapolis Colts (2025) and Las Vegas Raiders (2026)…Has 23 career special teams tackles…Entered the NFL as a fourth-round selection (140th overall) of the Steelers in 2021.
2025 SEASON (COWBOYS/COLTS): Started the season with the Cowboys practice squad playing in one game via standard elevation…Signed to the Colts active roster in Week 5, playing in 12 games for Indianapolis…In total, played in 13 games and had three tackles including one tackle for loss on defense and 11 special teams tackles (six solo).
2024 SEASON (COWBOYS): Played in 14 games…Had eight special teams tackles (three solo).
2023 SEASON (BEARS/COWBOYS): Spent parts of the season on the Bears roster and the Cowboys practice squad…Played in two regular season games and one playoff game for the Cowboys via standard elevation.
2022 SEASON (49ERS/TEXANS): Spent parts of the season on the 49ers and Texans practice squads.
2021 SEASON (STEELERS): Played in four games as a rookie…Had two special teams tackles.
TRANSACTIONS:
- 05/18/2021: Signed/draft choice to the Steelers
- 08/30/2022: Released by Steelers
- 09/05/2022: Signed to 49ers practice squad
- 10/18/2022: Released by 49ers
- 11/01/2022: Signed to Texans practice squad
- 01/16/2023: Released by Texans
- 07/25/2023: Signed by Bears
- 10/03/2023: Released by Bears
- 10/24/2023: Signed to Cowboys practice squad
- 01/15/2024: Signed by Cowboys
- 08/26/2025: Released by Cowboys
- 08/27/2025: Signed to Cowboys practice squad
- 09/30/2025: Signed to Colts practice squad
- 07/28/2026: Signed by Raiders
- 08/30/2026: Released by Raiders
- 09/01/2026: Signed to Bears practice squad
COLLEGE: Spent four years at Texas A&M (2017-20)…Played in 47 games and totaled 210 tackles, 24.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, five pass breakups, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one interception…Was a finalist for the 2020 Butkus Award.
PERSONAL: Prepped at Dallas Kimball High School (Texas)…A two-way player who saw time at linebacker, quarterback, and receiver…In 2016 was named First-Team All-District at linebacker and Second-Team All-District at quarterback.
