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Clay Johnston

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Cincinnati Bengals · LB

Clay Johnston recorded 20 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 4 rostered seasons with Cincinnati Bengals, Carolina Panthers.

▶Best highlights

1.7

tackles/gm

2

playoff games

3

indexed seasons

20

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Clay Johnston's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
LVI
LOS ANGELESRAMS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
FEB 13, 2022

Los Angeles Rams vs Cincinnati Bengals

Super Bowl LVI · Feb 13, 2022

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2022
CINCINNATIBENGALS
BUFFALOBILLS
JAN 22, 2023

Cincinnati Bengals vs Buffalo Bills

Divisional Round · Jan 22, 2023

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2021
CINCINNATIBENGALS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
JAN 9, 2022

Cincinnati Bengals vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Jan 9, 2022

12 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2021
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NEW YORKGIANTS
OCT 24, 2021

Carolina Panthers vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Oct 24, 2021

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2022
BALTIMORERAVENS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
JAN 8, 2023

Baltimore Ravens vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Jan 8, 2023

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Clay Johnston's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 12 total tackles

Regular Season
2021
CINCINNATIBENGALS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
JAN 9, 2022

Cincinnati Bengals vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Jan 9, 2022

12 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2021
CINCINNATIBENGALS
LAS VEGASRAIDERS
NOV 21, 2021

Cincinnati Bengals vs Las Vegas Raiders

Regular Season · Nov 21, 2021

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Clay Johnston's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2018–present

01
CARJOHNSTON—Clay Johnston
CARMCCAFFREY22Christian McCaffrey
CARBURNS53Brian Burns

The old core leaves before a successor settles

Carolina Panthers · Searching for the next foundation

Injuries ended Newton's first run and Carolina entered a prolonged rebuild marked by quarterback turnover, coaching changes and a search for durable young cornerstones.

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Franchise era

2020–present

02
CINJOHNSTON—Clay Johnston
CINBURROW9Joe Burrow
CINCHASE—Ja'Marr Chase

A fearless quarterback returns Cincinnati to the Super Bowl

Cincinnati Bengals · Burrow changes the ceiling

Burrow and Chase reunited from LSU, produced an immediate AFC championship and made Cincinnati a threat whenever its quarterback is healthy.

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Career accomplishments

4 NFL seasons20 career games15 career solo tacklesCollege: BaylorDrafted by: LADraft pick: 234Jersey: 442 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Jan 3, 2021Most recent: Jan 22, 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