C.J. Gardner-Johnson

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Experience: 7 years

Height: 5-11

Age: 27

Weight: 208 lbs

College: Florida

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Recent Games

WK	OPP	RESULT	TKL	AST	COMBINED	SOLO	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	OPP FR
1	@Rams	L 9 - 14	2	2	4	2	0	0	0						0
2	Buccaneers	L 19 - 20	6	0	6	5	0	0	0						0

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	TKL	AST	COMBINED	SOLO	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	OPP FR
2019	New Orleans Saints	16	7	38	11	49	38	0	8	1	28	28	28	0	1	1
2020	New Orleans Saints	15	13	52	14	66	52	1	13	1	3	3	3	0	0
2021	New Orleans Saints	12	11	32	14	46	31	2	7	3	45	15	26	0	0
2022	Philadelphia Eagles	12	12	61	6	67	55	1	8	6	54	9	25	0	0
2023	Detroit Lions	3	2	16	1	17	15	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
2024	Philadelphia Eagles	16	16	35	24	59	31	0	12	6	116	19.3	69	1	1
2025	Houston Texans	2	2	8	2	10	7	0	0						0
TOTAL		76	63	242	72	314	229	4	51	18	246	13.7	69	1	2	1

Biography

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the New Orleans Saints in the fourth round (105th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft...Placed on Reserve/Injured (foot) on Nov. 13, 2021...Activated from the Reserve/Injured list on Dec. 11, 2021...Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles on Aug. 30, 2022...Placed on Reserve/Injured (kidney) on Dec. 3, 2022...Activated from Reserve/Injured on Jan. 7, 2023...Signed with the Detroit Lions as an unrestricted free agent on March 20, 2023....Placed on Reserve/Injured on Sept. 19, 2023...Activated from Reserve/Injured on Jan. 6, 2024...Re-signed by the Eagles on March 13, 2024...Traded to the Houston Texans on March 12, 2025

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

PFWA All-Rookie Team: 2019
Super Bowl LIX champion
Led the league in interceptions in 2022 with six total

2024 (Philadelphia 16/16, 4/4):

Started 16 regular season games, totaling 59 tackles (35 solo), 12 passes defensed, six interceptions, two tackles for loss and one forced fumble
Tied his career-high six interceptions, helping the Eagles rank first in total defense in the league
Tied a single game career-high with two interceptions in Week 17 against the Cowboys and recorded his first career touchdown interception (69 yards) (12/29)
Started all four postseason contests during the Eagles' Super Bowl run and recorded 14 tackles (nine solo) and one tackle for loss

2023 (Detroit 3/2, 3/0):

Notched 17 tackles (16 solo), three passes defensed and one interception before missing the rest of the regular season due to injury
Played in all three of the team's postseason contests, notching 12 tackles (five solo), three quarterback pressures, one interception and one pass defensed

2022 (Philadelphia 12/12, 3/3)

Started in all 12 games played and totaled 67 tackles (61 solo), eight passes defensed, six interceptions, five quarterback pressures, five tackles for loss, two quarterback hits and 1.0 sack
Finished the 2022 season with six interceptions, tied for the most in the NFL. He became the first Eagle to record six interceptions in a season since Brandon Boykin in 2013
Was the first Eagle since the 1970 merger to record five-straight games with an interception in Weeks 5-10 of 2022. It marked the longest streak by an NFL safety since 2015
Notched his first-career multi-interception game in Week 6 vs. Dallas (10/16/22), recording two interceptions for 15 return yards

2021 (New Orleans 12/11)

Played in 12 games (11 starts), recording 46 tackles (32 solo), seven passes defensed, six interceptions, six quarterback pressures, four tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and three interceptions

2020 (New Orleans 15/13, 2/2)

Played in 15 games (13 starts), notching 65 tackles (51 solo), 13 passes defensed, seven quarterback pressures, five tackles for loss, four quarterback hits, one interception and 1.0 sack

2019 (New Orleans 16/7, 1/1)

Totaled 46 tackles (35 solo), eight passes defensed, six tackles for loss, four quarterback hits, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery
Tallied his first-career interception in Week 13 at Atlanta (11/28), returning it for 28 yards and also adding a quarterback hit
Made his first career start in Week 7 at Chicago (10/20), one month after making his NFL debut in Week 1 vs. Houston (9/9)

COLLEGE:

Spent three seasons (2016-18) at Florida, appearing in 37 games (26 starts) and totaling 161 tackles (92 solo), 15.5 tackles for loss, 12 passes defensed, nine interceptions, 4.0 sacks and three interceptions returned for touchdowns
Played in all 13 games and registered 71 tackles (37 solo), nine tackles for loss, four interceptions, 3.0 sacks, two passes defensed and two interceptions returned for touchdowns (2018)
Named to the All-Bowl Team (AP) after earning 2018 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Defensive MVP with two interceptions, one of which he returned for a score
Appeared in 11 games and tallied 58 tackles (34 solo), seven passes defensed, six tackles for loss, two interceptions and 1.0 sack (2017)
Played in 11 games as a true freshman, recording 32 tackles (21 solo), three interceptions, three passes defensed, one interception returned for a touchdown and half of a tackle for loss (2016)
Named 2016 Outback Bowl MVP for his multi-interception performance, including one for a score, joining Emmitt Smith (1987) as the only two freshmen in Gators history to win a Bowl MVP award

PERSONAL:

Attended Cocoa (Fla.) High School, where he accumulated 55 tackles, 4.0 sacks and two interceptions. He also combined for 11 touchdowns on offense en route to First-Team All-State honors (USA Today)
Played in the 2016 Under Armour All-American Game
Also played basketball and ran track and field, earning 2015 Class 2A Florida Dairy Farmers Track and Field Athlete of the Year honors
Represented Boys Town and Raintree Family Services as part of My Cause My Cleats Each group provides services to at-risk youth, including opportunities for growth
Supported Adopt.org, an organization that supports the adoption community in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware through My Cause My Cleats