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LeShon Johnson

Retired

New York Giants · RB

LeShon Johnson recorded 59 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with New York Giants, Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers.

▶Best highlights

16.2

rush yds/gm

7.4

rec yds/gm

0

playoff games

59

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to LeShon Johnson's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1996
ARIZONACARDINALS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SEP 22, 1996

Arizona Cardinals vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 22, 1996

214 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
1996
LOS ANGELESRAMS
ARIZONACARDINALS
SEP 29, 1996

Los Angeles Rams vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Sep 29, 1996

97 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 6 rec

Regular Season
1996
NEW YORKGIANTS
ARIZONACARDINALS
NOV 17, 1996

New York Giants vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 17, 1996

48 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 2 rec

Regular Season
1999
NEW YORKGIANTS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
OCT 31, 1999

New York Giants vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Oct 31, 1999

31 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 4 rec

Regular Season
1994
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SEP 25, 1994

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Sep 25, 1994

21 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 6 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from LeShon Johnson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 214 rushing yards · 2 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
1996
ARIZONACARDINALS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SEP 22, 1996

Arizona Cardinals vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 22, 1996

214 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 1 rec

Career high: 18 carries

Regular Season
1999
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
NEW YORKGIANTS
OCT 24, 1999

New Orleans Saints vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Oct 24, 1999

36 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 2 rec

Career high: 84 receiving yards

Regular Season
1994
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SEP 25, 1994

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Sep 25, 1994

21 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 6 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped LeShon Johnson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2007

01
GBJOHNSON—LeShon Johnson
GBFAVRE4Brett Favre
GBWHITE92Reggie White

Joyful improvisation returns Green Bay to the summit

Green Bay Packers · The Favre revival

Ron Wolf acquired Favre and White, restoring national relevance and winning Super Bowl XXXI under Mike Holmgren.

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Franchise era

1988–2003

02
ARIJOHNSON—LeShon Johnson
ARIWILLIAMS35Aeneas Williams
ARIPLUMMER16Jake Plummer

A new market waits for a stable winner

Arizona Cardinals · Finding a home in Arizona

The move to the desert brought only one playoff appearance in sixteen seasons, though Williams became an all-time defender and Plummer authored a memorable upset in Dallas.

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Franchise era

1989–1998

03
DETJOHNSON—LeShon Johnson
DETSANDERS20Barry Sanders
DETMOORE84Herman Moore

The league's most elusive runner

Detroit Lions · Barry Sanders

Sanders turned every carry into possibility and led the 1991 Lions to the NFC Championship Game, the franchise's lone playoff win of the era.

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Franchise era

1991–2003

04
NYGJOHNSON—LeShon Johnson
NYGSTRAHAN92Michael Strahan
NYGBARBER21Tiki Barber

Defense bridges two generations

New York Giants · From Simms to Strahan

New York rebuilt around Strahan and Barber, reaching Super Bowl XXXV before the next quarterback succession began.

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Career accomplishments

5 NFL seasons62 career games955 career rushing yards5 career rushing touchdowns43 career receptions434 career receiving yards2 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 230 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 11, 1994Most recent: Dec 19, 1999

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.