NFL Player Profile: D'Ernest Johnson

Johnson and the Browns have reached an agreement on a one-year deal worth $2.43 million, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Analysis available to registered users

	GP	Att	Yds	Y/Ru	LgRu	TD	Rec	Yds	Y/Rc	LgRc	TD	F	FL
2021	17	100	534	5.3	30	3	19	137	7.2	18	0	1	0

Date	vs.	Result	Att	Yds	Y/Ru	LgRu	TD	Rec	Yds	Y/Rc	LgRc
Jan 9	CIN	W 21-16	25	123	4.9	13	1	1	10	10.0	10
Jan 3	@PIT	L 26-14	5	13	2.6	4	0	1	1	1.0	1
Dec 25	@GB	L 24-22	4	58	14.5	30	0	1	8	8.0	8
Dec 20	LV	L 16-14	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0	4	17	4.3	6
Dec 12	BAL	W 24-22	4	22	5.5	13	0	1	7	7.0	7

Week	Date	Opponent
1	Sun Sep 11, 1:00PM EDT	at Carolina Panthers
2	Sun Sep 18, 1:00PM EDT	New York Jets
3	Thu Sep 22, 8:15PM EDT	Pittsburgh Steelers
4	Sun Oct 2, 1:00PM EDT	at Atlanta Falcons
5	Sun Oct 9, 1:00PM EDT	Los Angeles Chargers
6	Sun Oct 16, 1:00PM EDT	New England Patriots
7	Sun Oct 23, 1:00PM EDT	at Baltimore Ravens
8	Mon Oct 31, 8:15PM EDT	Cincinnati Bengals
10	Sun Nov 13, 1:00PM EST	at Miami Dolphins
11	Sun Nov 20, 1:00PM EST	at Buffalo Bills
12	Sun Nov 27, 1:00PM EST	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
13	Sun Dec 4, 1:00PM EST	at Houston Texans
14	Sun Dec 11, 1:00PM EST	at Cincinnati Bengals
15	Sun Dec 18, 1:00PM EST	Baltimore Ravens
16	Sat Dec 24, 1:00PM EST	New Orleans Saints
17	Sun Jan 1, 1:00PM EST	at Washington Commanders
18	Sun Jan 8, 1:00PM EST	at Pittsburgh Steelers

Year	Positions
2022
2021
2020
2019

Rushing
Season	Team	GP	Att	Yds	Y/Ru	RuY/G	LgRu	TD	F	FL
2019	CLE	16	4	21	5.3	1.3	13	0	0	0
2020	CLE	16	33	166	5.0	10.4	28	0	1	0
2021	CLE	17	100	534	5.3	31.4	30	3	1	0
Career Total	49	137	721	5.3	14.7	30	3	2	0

Receiving
Season	Team	GP	Rec	Yds	Y/Rc	Yds/G	LgRc	TD	F	FL
2019	CLE	16	6	71	11.8	4.4	27	0	0	0
2020	CLE	16	3	14	4.7	0.9	5	0	1	0
2021	CLE	17	19	137	7.2	8.1	18	0	1	0
Career Total	49	28	222	7.9	4.5	27	0	2	0

Passing
Season	Team	GP	Att	Cmp	Cmp%	TD	Int	Yds	Yds/A	Yds/G	LgPa	Rat	F	FL	Sk	SkY
2019	CLE	16	0	0		0	0	0		0.0	0		0	0	0	0
2020	CLE	16	0	0		0	0	0		0.0	0		1	0	0	0
2021	CLE	17	0	0		0	0	0		0.0	0		1	0	0	0
Career Total	49	0	0		0	0	0		0.0	0		2	0	0	0

Returning
Season	Team	GP	KR	KRY	KRA	KRT	LgKR	PR	PRY	PRAv	PRT	LgPR	FC
2019	CLE	16	5	129	25.8	0	47	2	9	4.5	0	9	1
2020	CLE	16	14	351	25.1	0	43	3	13	4.3	0	10	4
2021	CLE	17	6	139	23.2	0	29	1	1	1.0	0	1	0
Career Total	49	25	619	24.8	0	47	6	23	3.8	0	10	5

Defense
Season	Team	GP	TkA	TkS	Tk	Sk	SkY	FF	FR	FRYd	FRTD	Int	IntYd	InTD	LgInt	PD	Hur	Stf
2019	CLE	16	2	5	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2020	CLE	16	1	0	1	0.0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021	CLE	17	1	1	2	0.0	0	0	1	-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career Total	49	4	6	10	0.0	0	0	2	-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Rushing
Season	Team	GP	Att	Yds-Ru	Avg	YPG	LgRu	TD-Ru	F	FL
2020	CLE	2	0	0		0.0	0	0	0	0
Career TOTAL	2	0	0		0.0	0	0	0	0

Receiving
Season	Team	GP	Rec	Yds-Rc	Avg	Yd/G	LgRc	TD-Rc	F	FL
2020	CLE	2	0	0		0.0	0	0	0	0
Career TOTAL	2	0	0		0.0	0	0	0	0

Passing
Season	Team	GP	Att	Cmp	%	TD-Pa	Int	Yds-Pa	Yd/A	Yd/G	LgPa	Rat	F	FL	Sk	SkYd
2020	CLE	2	0	0		0	0	0		0.0	0		0	0	0	0
Career TOTAL	2	0	0		0	0	0		0.0	0		0	0	0	0

Returning
Season	Team	GP	KR	Yds	Avg	KRTD	LgKR	PR	Yds	Avg	TD	LgPR	FC
2020	CLE	2	5	120	24.0	0	33	0	0		0	0	0
Career TOTAL	2	5	120	24.0	0	33	0	0		0	0	0

Defense
Season	Team	GP	Ast	Solo	Tk	Sk	SkYd	FF	FR	FRY	FRTD	Int	Yds	InTD	LgInt	PD	Hur	Stf
2020	CLE	2	0	4	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career TOTAL	2	0	4	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Situation	GP	Att	Yds	Y/Ru	LgRu	TD	Rec	Yds	Y/Rc	LgRc	F
Home	9	64	348	5.4	20	3	10	70	7.0	18	0
Away	8	36	186	5.2	30	0	9	67	7.4	18	1
Day	14	73	375	5.1	30	2	16	114	7.1	18	1
Night	3	27	159	5.9	20	1	3	23	7.7	18	0
Wins	8	66	342	5.2	20	2	4	39	9.8	18	0
Losses	9	34	192	5.6	30	1	15	98	6.5	18	1
vs. own division	6	46	196	4.3	13	2	4	25	6.3	10	0
vs. American Football Conference	12	88	439	5.0	24	3	17	122	7.2	18	1
vs. National Football Conference	5	12	95	7.9	30	0	2	15	7.5	8	0
vs. ARI	1	1	2	2.0	2	0	1	7	7.0	7	0
vs. BAL	2	4	22	5.5	13	0	1	7	7.0	7	0
vs. CHI	1	2	9	4.5	5	0	0	0		0	0
vs. CIN	2	33	139	4.2	13	1	1	10	10.0	10	0
vs. DEN	1	22	146	6.6	20	1	2	22	11.0	18	0
vs. DET	1	5	26	5.2	13	0	0	0		0	0
vs. GB	1	4	58	14.5	30	0	1	8	8.0	8	0
vs. HOU	1	0	0		0	0	0	0		0	0
vs. KC	1	0	0		0	0	0	0		0	0
vs. LV	1	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0	4	17	4.3	6	0
vs. LAC	1	0	0		0	0	0	0		0	0
vs. MIN	1	0	0		0	0	0	0		0	0
vs. NE	1	19	99	5.2	24	0	7	58	8.3	18	1
vs. PIT	2	9	35	3.9	11	1	2	8	4.0	7	0
September	3	2	9	4.5	5	0	0	0		0	0
October	5	27	170	6.3	20	2	4	36	9.0	18	0
November	4	32	141	4.4	24	0	7	58	8.3	18	1
December	3	9	78	8.7	30	0	6	32	5.3	8	0
January	2	30	136	4.5	13	1	2	11	5.5	10	0

Date	Team	vs.	Result	Att	Yds	Y/Ru	LgRu	TD	Rec	Yds	Y/Rc	LgRc	F
Sep 12	CLE	@KC	L 33-29	0	0		0	0	0	0		0	0
Sep 19	CLE	HOU	W 31-21	0	0		0	0	0	0		0	0
Sep 26	CLE	CHI	W 26-6	2	9	4.5	5	0	0	0		0	0
Oct 3	CLE	@MIN	W 14-7	0	0		0	0	0	0		0	0
Oct 10	CLE	@LAC	L 47-42	0	0		0	0	0	0		0	0
Oct 17	CLE	ARI	L 37-14	1	2	2.0	2	0	1	7	7.0	7	0
Oct 21	CLE	DEN	W 17-14	22	146	6.6	20	1	2	22	11.0	18	0
Oct 31	CLE	PIT	L 15-10	4	22	5.5	11	1	1	7	7.0	7	0
Nov 7	CLE	@CIN	W 41-16	8	16	2.0	7	0	0	0		0	0
Nov 14	CLE	@NE	L 45-7	19	99	5.2	24	0	7	58	8.3	18	1
Nov 21	CLE	DET	W 13-10	5	26	5.2	13	0	0	0		0	0
Nov 28	CLE	@BAL	L 16-10	0	0		0	0	0	0		0	0
Dec 12	CLE	BAL	W 24-22	4	22	5.5	13	0	1	7	7.0	7	0
Dec 20	CLE	LV	L 16-14	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0	4	17	4.3	6	0
Dec 25	CLE	@GB	L 24-22	4	58	14.5	30	0	1	8	8.0	8	0
Jan 3	CLE	@PIT	L 26-14	5	13	2.6	4	0	1	1	1.0	1	0
Jan 9	CLE	CIN	W 21-16	25	123	4.9	13	1	1	10	10.0	10	0

Date	Transaction
May 16, 2019	signed

Johnson and the Browns have reached an agreement on a one-year deal worth $2.43 million, Adam...

Jun. 4, 2022

Cleveland intends to tender Johnson at the right of first refusal number, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com...

Mar. 11, 2022

Johnson rushed 25 times for 123 yards and a touchdown and brought in his only target for 10 yards...

Jan. 9, 2022

Johnson is active for Sunday's game against the Bengals.

Jan. 9, 2022

Cleveland activated Johnson (illness) from the reserve/COVID-19 list Saturday.

Jan. 8, 2022

Johnson was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Tuesday after he tested positive for the virus, Ian...

Jan. 4, 2022

Johnson carried five times for 13 yards and caught one of three targets for one yard in Monday's...

Jan. 4, 2022

Johnson had four carries for 58 yards and caught one of two targets for eight yards in Week 16's...

Dec. 27, 2021

Johnson rushed once for minus-2 yards and caught all four of his targets for 17 yards in Monday's...

Dec. 20, 2021

Johnson and the Browns will no longer play the Raiders on Saturday, after the NFL officially...

Dec. 17, 2021

Johnson is expected to serve as the top backup to starting running back Nick Chubb with Kareem Hunt...

Dec. 16, 2021

Johnson had four carries for 22 yards and caught his lone target for seven yards in Sunday's 24-22...

Dec. 13, 2021

Johnson played six offensive snaps and did not receive a touch or target in Sunday's 16-10 loss to...

Nov. 29, 2021

Johnson recorded five carries for 26 yards in Sunday's 13-10 win over Detroit.

Nov. 21, 2021

Johnson is expected to move into the No. 2 role out of the Cleveland backfield Sunday against the...

Nov. 19, 2021

Johnson ran for 99 yards on 19 carries while catching seven passes for 58 yards on eight targets...

Nov. 14, 2021

Johnson is expected to be the Browns' No. 1 running back Sunday at New England with Nick Chubb...

Nov. 12, 2021

Johnson will make another start in the event teammate Nick Chubb (illness) isn't reinstated from...

Nov. 10, 2021

Johnson had eight carries for 16 yards in Sunday's 41-16 win over the Bengals.

Nov. 7, 2021

Johnson carried the ball four times for 22 yards and a touchdown and caught one of three targets...

Oct. 31, 2021

With Nick Chubb (calf) returning to practice Monday, as reported by Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon...

Oct. 26, 2021

Johnson rushed 22 times for 146 yards and a touchdown and brought in both targets for 22 yards in...

Oct. 21, 2021

Johnson is slated for his first career start Thursday versus the Broncos after fellow running back...

Oct. 19, 2021

Johnson carried the ball once for two yards and caught his only target for seven yards in Sunday's...

Oct. 17, 2021

Johnson is expected to be active for Sunday's game against the Cardinals as a reserve running back...

Oct. 16, 2021

Johnson did not have an offensive snap and was on the field for 19 snaps on special teams during...

Oct. 4, 2021

Johnson had two carries for nine yards in Sunday's 26-6 win over Chicago.

Sep. 27, 2021

Johnson did not play on offense and was on the field for 16 special teams snaps in Sunday's 33-29...

Sep. 13, 2021

Johnson rushed four times for 36 yards and caught four of five targets for 23 yards in Sunday's...

Aug. 22, 2021

Johnson had five carries for 14 yards and caught two of three targets for 28 yards in Saturday's...

Aug. 15, 2021

Johnson (personal) is back with the team at training camp, Anthony Poisal of the Browns' official...

Aug. 3, 2021

Johnson wasn't present for the start of training camp Wednesday while attending the birth of his...

Jul. 28, 2021

Johnson did not play on offense and returned two kickoffs for 37 yards in Sunday's 22-17 playoff...

Jan. 18, 2021

Johnson returned three kickoffs for 79 yards and two punts for 13 yards in Sunday's 23-16 loss to...

Dec. 28, 2020

Johnson (groin) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Jets, Scott Petrak...

Dec. 25, 2020

Johnson was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice due to a groin injury, Mary Kay Cabot of...

Dec. 23, 2020

Johnson had four carries for 24 yards and returned one kickoff for 16 yards in Sunday's 20-6 win...

Dec. 21, 2020

Johnson averaged 31 yards on three kickoff returns in Sunday's 27-25 win over Jacksonville.

Nov. 30, 2020

Johnson played one snap on offense and five special-team snaps in Sunday's 22-17 win over the...

Nov. 23, 2020

Johnson garnered zero offensive snaps and five special-teams snaps during Sunday's 10-7 win against...

Nov. 17, 2020

Johnson carried twice for six yards and caught his lone target for five yards in Sunday's 16-6 loss...

Nov. 2, 2020

Johnson had one carry for three yards and was not targeted in Sunday's 37-34 win over the Bengals.

Oct. 26, 2020

Johnson carried four times for one yard and was targeted once in Sunday's 38-7 loss to Pittsburgh.

Oct. 19, 2020

Johnson had eight carries for 32 yards and caught his lone target for four yards in Sunday's 32-23...

Oct. 12, 2020

Johnson could handle a significant role on offense with Nick Chubb (knee) on IR and expected to...

Oct. 8, 2020

Johnson carried 13 times for 95 yards during Sunday's 49-38 win over the Cowboys.

Oct. 4, 2020

Johnson entered Sunday's game as the primary returner after JoJo Natson left in the second quarter...

Sep. 28, 2020

Johnson made the Browns' 53-man roster, Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Sep. 6, 2020

Johnson returned two kickoffs for 76 yards and one punt for nine yards in a 33-23 loss to the...

Jan. 1, 2020

With Dontrell Hilliard (concussion) returning to practice, according to Nate Ulrich of the Akron...

Sep. 18, 2019

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ADP / ADP (PPR):		201.13 / 204.15
% Rostered	(Next Week):	63
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