LEONARD JOHNSONJohnson, LeonardHeight: 5-10 Weight: 197 Born: March 30, 1990 Clearwater, FL High School: Largo (FL) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Iowa State | Lettered |
| 2009 | Iowa State | Lettered |
| 2010 | Iowa State | Lettered |
| 2011 | Iowa State | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2012 TB NFL | 29 | RCB | 16 | 6 |
| 2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2013 TB NFL | 29 | RCB | 16 | 8 |
| 2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2014 TB NFL | 29 | RCB | 16 | 3 |
| 2015 New England Patriots (NFL)2015 NE NFL | 34 | SS-LCB-RCB | 4 | 3 |
| 2016 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2016 CAR NFL | 23 | RCB-LCB | 10 | 0 |
| 2017 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2017 BUF NFL | 24 | RCB | 15 | 7 |
| 2018 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2018 ARI NFL | 27 | RCB | 6 | 1 |
| 7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL | 83 | 28 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 5/4/2012 | 2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2012 TB NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/2/2015 | 2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2015 TB NFL |
| Released | 12/3/2015 | 2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2015 TB NFL |
| Signed | 12/9/2015 | 2015 New England Patriots (NFL)2015 NE NFL |
| Released | 2/17/2016 | 2015 New England Patriots (NFL)2015 NE NFL |
| Signed | 7/14/2016 | 2016 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2016 CAR NFL |
| Reserve/Non-Football Injury | 8/30/2016 | 2016 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2016 CAR NFL |
| Activated | 10/28/2016 | 2016 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2016 CAR NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/9/2017 | 2016 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2016 CAR NFL |
| Signed | 3/17/2017 | 2017 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2017 BUF NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/14/2018 | 2017 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2017 BUF NFL |
| Signed | 8/3/2018 | 2018 New York Giants (NFL)2018 NYG NFL |
| Released | 9/1/2018 | 2018 New York Giants (NFL)2018 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 11/14/2018 | 2018 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2018 ARI NFL |
| Released | 12/28/2018 | 2018 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2018 ARI NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2012 TB NFL | 754 | 0 | 0.0 | 582 | 54.0 | 172 | 36.0 |
| 2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2013 TB NFL | 843 | 0 | 0.0 | 691 | 65.3 | 152 | 33.4 |
| 2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2014 TB NFL | 649 | 0 | 0.0 | 387 | 34.9 | 262 | 60.1 |
| 2015 New England Patriots (NFL)2015 NE NFL | 177 | 0 | 0.0 | 157 | 14.3 | 20 | 4.1 |
| 2016 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2016 CAR NFL | 453 | 0 | 0.0 | 436 | 40.8 | 17 | 3.5 |
| 2017 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2017 BUF NFL | 760 | 0 | 0.0 | 673 | 60.7 | 87 | 19.9 |
| 2018 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2018 ARI NFL | 142 | 0 | 0.0 | 88 | 7.9 | 54 | 12.4 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3778 | 0 | 3014 | 764 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2012 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2013 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2012 TB NFL | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 83t | 1 |
| 2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2013 TB NFL | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48t | 1 |
| 2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2014 TB NFL | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 128 | 25.6 | 83t | 2 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2014 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2016 CAR NFL | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2012 TB NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2017 BUF NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2012 TB NFL | 41 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2013 TB NFL | 62 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2014 TB NFL | 45 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 New England Patriots (NFL)2015 NE NFL | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2016 CAR NFL | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2017 BUF NFL | 53 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2018 ARI NFL | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 252 | 240 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2012 TB NFL | 6 | 1 | 5 | 60 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2013 TB NFL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2014 TB NFL | 5 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 New England Patriots (NFL)2015 NE NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2016 CAR NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 Buffalo Bills2017 BUF NFL | 6 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 26 | 5 | 21 | 192 | 31 | 12 | 0 |
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