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Johnny McWilliams

Retired

Minnesota Vikings · TE

Johnny McWilliams recorded 65 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 5 rostered seasons with Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions.

▶Best highlights

10.6

rec yds/gm

0.0

rush yds/gm

4

playoff games

65

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Johnny McWilliams's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1996
W
ARIZONACARDINALS
WSH
NOV 10, 1996

Arizona Cardinals vs WSH

Regular Season · Nov 10, 1996

5 rec · 54 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2000
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
ST. LOUISRAMS
DEC 10, 2000

Minnesota Vikings vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Dec 10, 2000

5 rec · 53 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1998
ARIZONACARDINALS
NEW YORKGIANTS
OCT 18, 1998

Arizona Cardinals vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Oct 18, 1998

2 rec · 39 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1998
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
ARIZONACARDINALS
SEP 20, 1998

Philadelphia Eagles vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Sep 20, 1998

3 rec · 36 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2000
GREEN BAYPACKERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 17, 2000

Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 17, 2000

3 rec · 32 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Johnny McWilliams's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 54 receiving yards · 6 targets

Regular Season
1996
W
ARIZONACARDINALS
WSH
NOV 10, 1996

Arizona Cardinals vs WSH

Regular Season · Nov 10, 1996

5 rec · 54 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 5 receptions

Regular Season
2000
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
ST. LOUISRAMS
DEC 10, 2000

Minnesota Vikings vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Dec 10, 2000

5 rec · 53 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 1 receiving touchdown

Regular Season
2000
GREEN BAYPACKERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 17, 2000

Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 17, 2000

3 rec · 32 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Johnny McWilliams's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1988–2003

01
ARIMCWILLIAMS—Johnny McWilliams
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

02
DETMCWILLIAMS—Johnny McWilliams
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

1992–2000

03
MINMCWILLIAMS—Johnny McWilliams
MINCARTER80Cris Carter
MINMOSS84Randy Moss

The league's most explosive offense

Minnesota Vikings · Carter, Moss and the 1998 heartbreak

Moss transformed the league as a rookie and the 15–1 Vikings set a scoring record before falling in overtime one game short of the Super Bowl.

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Career accomplishments

5 NFL seasons65 career games73 career receptions690 career receiving yards9 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 874 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 15, 1996Most recent: Jan 14, 2001

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