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Melvin Johnson
No. 25, 35
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1972-04-15) April 15, 1972 (age 52)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight: 204 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school: St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio)
College: Kentucky
NFL Draft: 1995 / Round: 2 / Pick: 43
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-SEC (1994)
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 165
Interceptions: 4
Sacks: 1.0
Player stats at PFR

Melvin Johnson (born April 15, 1972) is an American former professional football safety in the National Football League (NFL). After graduating from St. Xavier High School in 1990 and playing college football for the Kentucky Wildcats, he was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 1995 NFL draft. Johnson later played for the Kansas City Chiefs in 1998.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
1995 TAM 11 3 26 20 6 0.0 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0
1996 TAM 16 16 80 61 19 0.0 - 2 24 0 24 - 1 1 0 0
1997 TAM 16 7 51 41 10 0.0 - 1 19 0 19 - 0 0 0 0
1998 KAN 7 1 8 6 2 1.0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0
50 27 165 128 37 1.0 - 4 43 0 24 - 1 1 0 0

Playoffs

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
1997 TAM 2 0 6 6 0 0.0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 0 6 6 0 0.0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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