Roschon Johnson

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Roschon Johnson

| image =

| alt =

| caption =

| current_team = Chicago Bears

| number = 23

| position = Running back

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|1|31}}

| birth_place = Port Arthur, Texas, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 225

| high_school = Port Neches–Groves {{nowrap|(Port Neches, Texas)}}

| college = Texas (2019–2022)

| draftyear = 2023

| draftround = 4

| draftpick = 115

| pastteams =

Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|2023}}–present)

| status = Active

| highlights =

| statseason = 2024

| statweek = 5

| statlabel1 = Rushing yards

| statvalue1 = 433

| statlabel2 = Rushing average

| statvalue2 = 4.1

| statlabel3 = Rushing touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 5

| statlabel4 = Receptions

| statvalue4 = 38

| statlabel5 = Receiving yards

| statvalue5 = 241

| statlabel6 = Receiving touchdowns

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| pfr = JohnRo07

}}

Roschon Johnson (born January 31, 2001) is an American professional football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns and was selected by the Bears in the fourth round of the 2023 NFL draft.

Early life

Johnson was born on January 31, 2001, in Port Arthur, Texas. During his early childhood, he would move to Groves, Texas, and attended Port Neches–Groves High School in Port Neches, Texas.{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Chris |date=July 17, 2022 |title=Texas football coach refers to Roschon Johnson as "alpha" leader for Longhorns |url=https://www.panews.com/2022/07/17/texas-coach-refers-to-roschon-johnson-as-alpha-leader/ |access-date=September 16, 2022 |website=The Port Arthur News}} Johnson played quarterback for the Port Neches–Groves football team, completing 181 of 279 pass attempts for 2,918 yards and 35 touchdowns with five interceptions and 227 rushes for 1,627 yards and 29 touchdowns in 2017.{{Cite web |date=December 5, 2017 |title=Roschon Johnson named finalist for Mr. Texas Football Player of the Year |url=https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/hs/article/Roschon-Johnson-named-finalist-for-Mr-Texas-12407502.php |access-date=September 16, 2022 |website=Beaumont Enterprise}} Johnson passed 2,343 yards and 24 touchdowns while also rushing for 1,623 yards and 26 touchdowns in his senior season.{{Cite web |last=Howe |first=Jeff |date=August 28, 2019 |title=Longhorns impressed with Roschon Johnson's 'selfless' move to RB |url=https://247sports.com/college/texas/Article/Texas-Longhorns-football-2019-season-Roschon-Johnson-move-running-back-selfless-Sam-Ehlinger-Zach-Shackelford-134850768/ |access-date=September 16, 2022 |website=247Sports.com}} He finished as Port Neches–Groves' all-time leading passer with 7,710 yards and second with 4,900 rushing yards.{{Cite web |last=Moyle |first=Nick |date=November 26, 2021 |title=Longhorns Extra Points: Roschon Johnson's wildcat success saves the day |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/college/article/Longhorns-Extra-Points-Roschon-Johnson-s-16654427.php |access-date=September 16, 2022 |website=Houston Chronicle}} Johnson was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Texas Longhorns.{{Cite web |last=Craven |first=Mike |date=August 3, 2018 |title=The Dotted Line: Family describes Texas commit Roschon Johnson as driven, competitive |url=https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/recruiting/2018/08/03/the-dotted-line-family-describes-texas-commit-roschon-johnson-as-driven-competitive/9961562007/ |access-date=September 16, 2022 |website=The Austin American-Statesman}}{{Cite web |last=Holland |first=EJ |date=March 27, 2018 |title=Recruiting analyst compares Texas commit to Texas A&M QB Kellen Mond |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/2018/03/28/recruiting-analyst-compares-texas-commit-to-texas-am-qb-kellen-mond/ |access-date=September 16, 2022 |website=The Dallas Morning News}}

College career

Johnson began attending the University of Texas in January 2019.{{Cite web |last=Moyle |first=Nick |date=June 5, 2019 |title=After record-breaking high school career, Texas' Roschon Johnson ready for new challenge |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/college/article/After-record-breaking-high-school-career-Texas-13941678.php |access-date=September 16, 2022 |website=Houston Chronicle}} He moved to running back during his freshman season due to injuries at the RB position.{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Kaelen |date=September 2, 2019 |title=‘This is mind-boggling’: Rash of injuries leads Texas to QB Roschon Johnson as No. 2 running back |url=https://theathletic.com/1179614/2019/09/02/texas-longhorns-football-running-back-injuries-roschon-johnson/?redirected=1 |access-date=September 16, 2022 |website=The Athletic}} Johnson finished the season with 649 rushing yards and seven touchdowns on 123 carries and 158 receiving yards and one touchdown on 23 receptions.{{Cite web |last=Moyle |first=Nick |date=September 28, 2021 |title=UT notebook: Backups don't get much better than RB Roschon Johnson |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/college/article/UT-notebook-Backups-don-t-get-much-better-than-16494615.php |access-date=September 16, 2022 |website=Houston Chronicle}} As a sophomore, Johnson served mostly as the Longhorns' backup running back behind Bijan Robinson and rushed 80 times for 418 yards and six touchdowns and caught eight passes for 51 yards and one touchdown.{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Cole |date=April 20, 2021 |title=More Than RB No.2, Texas' Johnson Proving to be Longhorns' Leader |url=https://www.si.com/college/texas/football/although-the-attention-will-be-on-bjian-robinson-roschon-johnson-will-be-a-leader-for-the-locker-room |access-date=September 16, 2022 |website=SI.com}} He rushed for 569 yards and five touchdowns on 96 carries in his junior season.{{Cite web |last=Huang |first=Christina |date=August 10, 2022 |title=Texas RB Roshon Johnson was ranked 26th among college football’s athletic 'freaks' |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-longhorns/2022/08/10/texas-rb-roschon-johnson-ranked-26th-among-college-footballs-athletic-freaks/ |access-date=September 16, 2022 |website=The Dallas Morning News}} Johnson enrolled at the McCombs School of Business in January 2021 and graduated with a degree in business management in May 2022.{{Cite tweet |number=1348833268582506496 |user=roschon |title=Excited to be officially enrolled into The McCombs School of Business! |author=Roschon Johnson |date=January 11, 2021 |access-date=April 12, 2023}}{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Chris |date=May 18, 2022 |title=Port Neches-Groves alum Roschon Johnson graduates from business school |url=https://www.panews.com/2022/05/18/png-alumn-roschon-johnson-graduates-from-ut-business-school/ |access-date=September 16, 2022 |website=The Port Arthur News}}

=College statistics=

colspan="15" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Texas Longhorns}};"\| Texas Longhorns
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"\| Season ! colspan="2"\| Games ! colspan="4"\| Rushing ! colspan="4"\| Receiving
GP	GS	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
2019 \| 13 \|\| 0 \|\| 123 \|\| 649 \|\| 5.3 \|\| 7 \|\| 23 \|\| 158 \|\| 6.9 \|\| 1
2020 \| 10 \|\| 1 \|\| 80 \|\| 418 \|\| 5.2 \|\| 6 \|\| 8 \|\| 51 \|\| 6.4 \|\| 1
2021 \| 12 \|\| 3 \|\| 96 \|\| 569 \|\| 5.9 \|\| 5 \|\| 11 \|\| 83 \|\| 7.5 \|\| 0
2022 \| 12 \|\| 1 \|\| 93 \|\| 554 \|\| 6.0 \|\| 5 \|\| 14 \|\| 128 \|\| 9.1 \|\| 1
[https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/roschon-johnson-1.html Career]	47	5	392	2,190	5.6	23	56	420	7.5	3

Professional career

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| note = {{Cite web |last=Reuter |first=Chad |last2=Zierlein |first2=Lance |title=Roschon Johnson Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/roschon-johnson/32004a4f-4865-2931-d4f5-6e3ddf27f82a |access-date=April 29, 2023 |website=NFL.com}}{{Cite web |title=Roschon Johnson 2023 NFL Draft Profile |url=https://insider.espn.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/106750 |access-date=April 29, 2023 |website=insider.espn.com |archive-date=January 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106081141/https://insider.espn.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/106750 |url-status=bot: unknown }}

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Johnson was selected by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round (115th overall) of the 2023 NFL draft.{{Cite web |last=Hajduk |first=Gabby |date=April 29, 2023 |title=Bears select RB Roschon Johnson in fourth round |url=https://www.chicagobears.com/news/roschon-johnson-nfl-draft-rb-texas-bears-2023 |access-date=July 15, 2023 |website=ChicagoBears.com}} Johnson scored his first professional touchdown on a two yard rush in the fourth quarter of the Bears' Week 1 loss to the Packers.{{Cite web |title=Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears - September 10th, 2023 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202309100chi.htm |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}} As a rookie, he appeared in 15 games. He finished with 81 carries for 352 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns to go with 34 receptions for 209 receiving yards.{{Cite web |title=Roschon Johnson 2023 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JohnRo07/gamelog/2023/ |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}

NFL career statistics

class="wikitable"

! colspan="2" |Legend

Bold

|Career best

= Regular season =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" \|Year ! rowspan="2" \|Team ! colspan="2" \|Games ! colspan="5" \|Rushing ! colspan="5" \|Receiving ! colspan="2" \|Fumbles
GP !GS !Att !Yds !Avg !Lng !TD !Rec !Yds !Avg !Lng !TD !Fum !Lost
2023 !CHI \|15 \|0 \|81 \|352 \|4.3 \|29 \|2 \|34 \|209 \|6.1 \|24 \|0 \|1 \|0
2024 !CHI \|14 \|0 \|55 \|150 \|2.7 \|9 \|6 \|16 \|104 \|6.5 \|17 \|0 \|0 \|0
colspan="2" \|[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JohnRo07.htm Career] !29 !0 !136 !502 !3.7 !29 !8 !50 !313 !6.3 !24 !0 !1 !0

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2" |Year

! rowspan="2" |Team

! colspan="2" |Games

! colspan="5" |Rushing

! colspan="5" |Receiving

! colspan="2" |Fumbles

!GS

!Att

!Yds

!Avg

!Lng

!TD

!Rec

!Yds

!Avg

!Lng

!TD

!Fum

!Lost

2023

!CHI

|15

|81

|352

|4.3

|29

|34

|209

|6.1

|24

2024

!CHI

|14

|55

|150

|2.7

|16

|104

|6.5

|17

colspan="2" |[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JohnRo07.htm Career]

!29

!136

!502

!3.7

!29

!50

!313

!6.3

!24

References

External links

{{Twitter|roschon}}

[https://www.chicagobears.com/team/players-roster/roschon-johnson/ Chicago Bears bio]
[https://texassports.com/sports/football/roster/roschon-johnson/11483 Texas Longhorns bio]

Category:2001 births

Category:Living people

Category:American football running backs

Category:Texas Longhorns football players

Category:Players of American football from Texas

Category:People from Port Neches, Texas

Category:McCombs School of Business alumni

Category:Chicago Bears players