Andre Johnson (offensive lineman)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1973)}}

{{other uses|Andre Johnson (disambiguation)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Andre Johnson

| number = 70

| position = Offensive tackle

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|8|25|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Southampton, New York, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lb = 314

| high_school = Southampton

| college = Penn State

| draftyear = 1996

| draftround = 1

| draftpick = 30

| pastteams =

• Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1996}})
• Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|1997}})
• Detroit Lions (1997–{{NFL Year|1998}})

| highlights =

• Second-team All-Big Ten (1995)

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 3

| pfr = JohnAn20

}}

Andre T. Johnson (born August 25, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins (1996), the Miami Dolphins (1997), and the Detroit Lions (1997–1998). He played college football at Penn State University and was selected in the first round of the 1996 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins, who were looking for a replacement of their aging tackle Jim Lachey.{{Cite web |title=1996 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1996/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Rappaport |first=Stan |date=1996-04-21 |title=Redskins draft tackle after deal with Dallas Penn State’s Johnson may replace Lachey |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1996/04/21/redskins-draft-tackle-after-deal-with-dallas-penn-states-johnson-may-replace-lachey/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Baltimore Sun |language=en-US}} In his NFL career Johnson only played three games, each for the Lions and is usually considered to be one of the worst first round picks of all time.Robinson, Charles. [https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=cr-worstfirstroundpicks042407 Worst all-time first-round picks]. Yahoo! Sports, 2007-04-24.