Jaylon Johnson

PRO CAREER:

• Enters his fifth season with the Bears in 2024
• Selected in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft (50th overall) by the Bears
• Has started in all 53 games of career, owning 161 tackles (130 solo), 41 passes defensed, five interceptions, four tackles for loss, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery
• Named to the 2024 Pro Bowl

HONORS:

2024: Pro Bowl Selection; Second-Team AP All-Pro

2023 SEASON (BEARS):

• Started in all 14 games he appeared in
• Named to first-career Pro Bowl roster
• Recorded 36 tackles (31 solo) with one tackle for loss, one forced fumble, 10 passes defensed and four interceptions
• According to PFF, allowed only once catch on four targets for 13 yards against the Packers
• Recorded two interceptions in Week 7 against the Raiders
• Scored first-career defensive touchdown
• Became first Bears defender with two interceptions in a game since 2020
• Made third interception of season in Week 12
• In Week 14 vs. the Lions, picked off Goff early in the second quarter, marking his fourth INT of the season and second in the last two games
• According to PFF, only allowed more than 25 yards in single coverage in one game (Week 2)

2022 SEASON (Bears):

• Played in and started 11 games before going on IR after Week 15
• Started Week 1 at defensive back in the win vs. San Francisco
• Forced Chicago's first turnover of the 2022 NFL season, punching the ball out of WR Deebo Samuel's hands with 9:10 to go in the first quarter
• Johnson finished the contest with four tackles (three solo) and one tackle for loss on top of his forced fumble
• Started and played every defensive snap in Week 2 at Green Bay
• Returned to the starting lineup in Week 6 vs. Washington, finishing with three combined tackles (two solo) and one pass defensed
• Registered a pair of tackles (both solo) against the Patriots in Week 7
• Had one tackle and one pass defensed in Week 8 at Dallas
• Had four total tackles (three solo) and one PD in Week 9 vs. Miami
• Recorded four total tackles (all solo) against the Lions in Week 10
• Had two tackles (one solo) and the first fumble recovery of his career against the Falcons in Week 11
• Finished with seven total tackles (five solo) and one PD against the Jets in Week 12
• Recorded a career-best six solo tackles as well as three passes defensed against the Eagles in Week 15
• It's the third time in his career with three or more PD in a game, with the last time doing so coming on Sept. 9, 2021 vs. Cincinnati, where he had a career-best four PD

2021 SEASON (Bears):

• Started in 15 games, only missing two due to COVID-19
• Finished the season with 46 tackles (37 solo) and nine PDs
• Registered five tackles (three solo) and recorded a PD in the Bears season-opener against the Rams
• Snagged his first career INT in the fourth quarter of the Week 2 win over the Bengals
• Logged three solo tackles at the Browns in Week 3
• Recorded two tackles to contribute to the Bears Week 5 win at the Raiders
• Registered three tackles in Week 6 vs. the Packers
• Recorded a team-high and season-high six tackles (five solo) and forced his first career fumble in the Week 12 victory at the Lions

2020 SEASON (Bears):

• Started all but three games (Weeks 15-17) for the Bears at cornerback, missing the final three games and the Wild Card playoff game due to a shoulder injury
• Despite missing the last three regular season games, Johnson still finished fourth in the NFC with 15 PDs; had five games with multiple PDs
• His five PDs in his first two games were the second most by a rookie defender in their first two games since the league started tracking PDs in 1999 (Marcus Peters had seven through his first two games in 2015)
• Started at cornerback Week 1 at Detroit, making him the first Bears rookie to start at corner on opening day since Walt Harris in 1996; became the first non-first round draft pick to start at corner for the Bears in the opener since Mike Richardson in 1983; also broke up a Matthew Stafford pass in the end zone on the final play to help secure the victory
• Recorded three tackles and two PDs in the win at the Panthers; broke up a pass on Carolina's opening drive that led to a Tashaun Gipson Sr. INT and set up Chicago's first touchdown
• Logged five tackles his second most of the season in Week 10 and added one PD