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David Johnson

Retired

New Orleans Saints · RB

David Johnson recorded 90 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with New Orleans Saints, Houston Texans, Arizona Cardinals, ARZ.

▶Best highlights

45.2

rush yds/gm

31.2

rec yds/gm

2

playoff games

90

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Regular Season
2015
ARIZONACARDINALS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DEC 20, 2015

Arizona Cardinals vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Dec 20, 2015

187 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 4 rec

Regular Season
2018
ARIZONACARDINALS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
NOV 11, 2018

Arizona Cardinals vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Nov 11, 2018

98 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 7 rec

Regular Season
2016
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 4, 2016

Washington Commanders vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 4, 2016

84 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 9 rec

Regular Season
2016
ARIZONACARDINALS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
OCT 6, 2016

Arizona Cardinals vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 6, 2016

157 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 3 rec

Regular Season
2016
ARIZONACARDINALS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
DEC 24, 2016

Arizona Cardinals vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2016

95 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 4 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 187 rushing yards

Regular Season
2015
ARIZONACARDINALS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DEC 20, 2015

Arizona Cardinals vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Dec 20, 2015

187 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 4 rec

Career high: 3 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
2016
ARIZONACARDINALS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
DEC 24, 2016

Arizona Cardinals vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2016

95 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 4 rec

Career high: 33 carries

Regular Season
2016
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 23, 2016

Seattle Seahawks vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 23, 2016

113 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 8 rec

Career high: 1 run of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2020
CINCINNATIBENGALS
HOUSTONTEXANS
DEC 27, 2020

Cincinnati Bengals vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Dec 27, 2020

128 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 3 rec

Career high: 106 receiving yards

Regular Season
2020
HOUSTONTEXANS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
DEC 20, 2020

Houston Texans vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Dec 20, 2020

27 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 11 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2013–2017

01
ARIJOHNSON31David Johnson
ARIPALMER3Carson Palmer
ARIFITZGERALD11Larry Fitzgerald

Aggressive offense meets an elite secondary

Arizona Cardinals · The Arians contender

Bruce Arians unlocked Palmer's best late-career football and built a 13-win team that reached the 2015 NFC Championship Game.

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Franchise era

2018–present

02
ARIJOHNSON31David Johnson
ARIMURRAY1Kyler Murray
ARIBAKER3Budda Baker

A new quarterback restarts the search

Arizona Cardinals · The Kyler Murray reset

Murray's rare movement and arm talent produced a rapid playoff return, but the franchise has continued rebuilding around him through coaching and roster changes.

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Franchise era

2017–2020

03
HOUJOHNSON31David Johnson
HOUWATSON4Deshaun Watson
HOUHOPKINS10DeAndre Hopkins

Quarterback promise meets organizational collapse

Houston Texans · A brilliant rise unravels

Houston found dynamic quarterback play and won two more divisions before injuries, damaging personnel decisions and off-field crisis ended the core.

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Franchise era

2021–2022

04
HOUJOHNSON31David Johnson
HOUMILLS10Davis Mills
HOUCOOKS13Brandin Cooks

Accumulating picks and clearing the roster

Houston Texans · The full reset

The Texans accepted a ground-up rebuild, converted veteran value into draft capital and searched for the leadership structure to use it.

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Franchise era

2021–present

05
NOJOHNSON28David Johnson
NOKAMARA41Alvin Kamara
NODAVIS56Demario Davis

Veteran continuity meets an overdue reset

New Orleans Saints · After Brees and Payton

The championship partnership ended and New Orleans began navigating the difficult transition from an aging, aggressively financed roster.

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Career accomplishments

First-team All-Pro · 2016Pro Bowl selection · 20168 NFL seasons90 career games4,071 career rushing yards39 career rushing touchdowns277 career receptions2,805 career receiving yards18 career receiving touchdowns11 career solo tacklesCollege: Northern IowaDrafted by: ARIDraft pick: 86Jersey: 282 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 13, 2015Most recent: Jan 8, 2023

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