Johnny Johnson III

TRANSACTIONS: Originally signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 13, 2022...Waived by the Texans on Aug. 30, 2022...Signed to the Texans practice squad on Aug. 31, 2022...Signed a reserve/future contract with the Texans on Jan. 10, 2023...Signed to the Texans practice squad on Aug. 20, 2023...Signed a reserve/future contract with the Texans on Jan. 22, 2024.

TRANSACTIONS: Originally signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 13, 2022...Waived by the Texans on Aug. 30, 2022...Signed to the Texans practice squad on Aug. 31, 2022...Signed a reserve/future contract with the Texans on Jan. 10, 2023...Signed to the Texans practice squad on Aug. 20, 2023...Signed a reserve/future contract with the Texans on Jan. 22, 2024.

2023 (Houston 1/0):

• Was elevated to the active roster from the practice squad and made his season debut in the Week 18 win at Indianapolis (1/6), where he saw game action on offense and special teams

2022 (Houston 1/0):

• Spent most of the season on the Texans practice squad and made his first career NFL appearance at Indianapolis (1/8)

COLLEGE:

• Played five seasons (2017-21) at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Ore., where he finished ranked No. 10 in school history with 139 career receptions
• Finished with 25 receptions for 311 yards (12.4 avg.) and one touchdown as a fifth-year senior in 2021 before suffering a season-ending injury
• As a senior, started all seven games in the COVID-19 shortened season (2020) finishing with 19 receptions for 267 yards (14.1 avg.) and two touchdowns
• Earned All-Pac-12 honorable mention by the league's coaches in 2020
• Notched his 100th career catch on a two-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter at Washington State (11/14/20), becoming the 29th player in program history to reach 100 career receptions
• Played in all 14 games (13 starts) as a junior and led the team in receptions (57), receiving yards (836) and receiving touchdowns (seven) in 2019
• As a sophomore, played in all 13 games (six starts) and hauled in 17 passes for 215 yards (12.6 avg.) and four touchdowns
• Played in all 13 games (10 starts) as a freshman, totaling 21 receptions for 299 yards (14.2 avg.), one touchdown and ranked sixth among Pac-12 freshman in receiving yards

PERSONAL:

• Attended Chandler (Ariz.) High School, where he caught 77 passes for 1,274 yards (16.5 avg.) and eight touchdowns for Chandler's Arizona 6A state championship team as a senior
• Eclipsed the 100-yard receiving mark five times in 2016
• Rated the No. 11 overall prospect in Arizona by ESPN
• As a junior, caught 37 passes for 552 yards (14.9 avg.) and two touchdowns to help lead his school to a state semifinal appearance