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Bryant Johnson

Retired

Houston Texans · WR

Bryant Johnson recorded 126 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with HST, Houston Texans, Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers, ARZ, Arizona Cardinals.

▶Best highlights

31.3

rec yds/gm

-0.1

rush yds/gm

0

playoff games

126

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Regular Season
2008
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SEP 14, 2008

San Francisco 49ers vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Sep 14, 2008

6 rec · 78 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2006
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 10, 2006

Seattle Seahawks vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 10, 2006

3 rec · 81 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2009
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
DETROITLIONS
SEP 27, 2009

Washington Commanders vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 27, 2009

4 rec · 73 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2003
ARIZONACARDINALS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NOV 9, 2003

Arizona Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Nov 9, 2003

3 rec · 76 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2005
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
ARIZONACARDINALS
NOV 6, 2005

Seattle Seahawks vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 6, 2005

6 rec · 66 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 87 receiving yards

Regular Season
2006
ARIZONACARDINALS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
OCT 22, 2006

Arizona Cardinals vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 22, 2006

3 rec · 87 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 7 receptions

Regular Season
2004
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 24, 2004

Seattle Seahawks vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 24, 2004

7 rec · 54 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career highs: 1 receiving touchdown · 1 reception of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2011
TENNESSEETITANS
HOUSTONTEXANS
JAN 1, 2012

Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Jan 1, 2012

2 rec · 45 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 11 targets

Regular Season
2009
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
DETROITLIONS
SEP 27, 2009

Washington Commanders vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 27, 2009

4 rec · 73 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1988–2003

01
ARIJOHNSON—Bryant 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

2004–2012

02
ARIJOHNSON—Bryant Johnson
ARIFITZGERALD11Larry Fitzgerald
ARIWARNER13Kurt Warner

A Hall of Fame receiver carries Arizona to the Super Bowl

Arizona Cardinals · Fitzgerald and the impossible run

Warner's revival and Fitzgerald's extraordinary 2008 postseason sent the Cardinals to their first Super Bowl and within one late drive of a championship.

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Franchise era

1999–2010

03
SFJOHNSON—Bryant Johnson
SFOWENS81Terrell Owens
SFGARCIA5Jeff Garcia

Brief Owens–Garcia fireworks precede a rebuild

San Francisco 49ers · The long reset

An explosive early-2000s offense supplied one last playoff comeback before instability took over and Willis became the next defensive foundation.

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Franchise era

2009–2020

04
DETJOHNSON—Bryant Johnson
DETSTAFFORD9Matthew Stafford
DETJOHNSON81Calvin Johnson

Spectacular talent fights organizational instability

Detroit Lions · Stafford and Calvin

Stafford and Johnson powered explosive offenses and three playoff trips, but Detroit could not turn their peak into a postseason victory.

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Franchise era

2011–2016

05
HOUJOHNSON—Bryant Johnson
HOUWATT99J.J. Watt
HOUFOSTER23Arian Foster

Defense brings January football to Houston

Houston Texans · Watt and the first playoff teams

Wade Phillips's defense and Foster's zone running produced consecutive division titles, while Watt became the era's defining defensive player.

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Career accomplishments

9 NFL seasons126 career games-8 career rushing yards314 career receptions3,944 career receiving yards16 career receiving touchdowns23 career solo tacklesDrafted by: ARZDraft pick: 17Jersey: 890 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 7, 2003Most recent: Jan 1, 2012

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