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Third-round pick from 2009 draft was first Bengal in ’11 to log an entry in every column of defensive stat sheet (tackles, sacks, passes defensed, INTs, forced fumbles and recovered fumbles) ... Finished as one of two to do it, joined by CB Nate Clements ... Third on team in sacks (6.0) ... Has played in every game since joining Bengals, seeing action at DE and LB.

2011 GAME-BY-GAME: On Sept. 11 at Cleveland, had team’s first INT of season in fourth quarter, when he grabbed a floating Colt McCoy pass that had been disrupted by pressure from DE Carlos Dunlap ... Johnson tied for team lead at Cleveland in total passes defensed (three), and he had one tackle … Had seven tackles Sept. 18 at Denver, including a sack and forced fumble against Kyle Orton … Had four tackles Sept. 25 vs. San Francisco … Seven tackles and a shared sack Oct. 2 vs. Buffalo ... Two tackles Oct. 16 vs. Indianapolis, including a nine-yard sack of Curtis Painter … Also vs. Indianapolis, recovered a first-quarter fumble from Colts TE Dallas Clark (forced by CB Nate Clements) at the Colts 44, setting up Bengals first TD drive ... One QB pressure Oct. 30 at Seattle … One tackle and a pass defensed Nov. 6 at Tennessee ... … On Nov. 13 vs. Pittsburgh, logged two tackles, including a shared sack, a pass defensed and a QB pressure ... Four tackles Nov. 27 vs Cleveland … Seven tackles (second on line) Dec. 4 at Pittsburgh, including an eight-yard sack and two tackles for loss … Four tackles Dec. 11 vs. Houston, including three for losses, along with five-yard sack and a pass defensed … Four tackles Dec. 18 at St. Louis, along with three QB pressures (tied for team lead) ... Three tackles Dec. 24 vs. Arizona, including one for a loss, along with one QB pressure ... Four tackles Jan. 1 vs. Baltimore, including a shared sack of Joe Flacco ... One tackle in Wild Card playoff 1-7-12 at Houston.

PREVIOUS SEASONS: 2010 - Combined with DT Geno Atkins to sack Joe Flacco for four-yard loss Sept. 19 vs. Baltimore, helping stall last Ravens comeback bid … Started at DE Sept. 26 at Carolina, replacing injured Antwan Odom, and had line-leading five tackles, helping hold rushing duo of DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart to 77 net yards … Recovered a Davone Bess muffed punt at Bengals 45 in third quarter Oct. 31 vs. Miami … Five tackles (one for loss) and two QB pressures Dec. 5 vs. New Orleans … On Dec. 12 at Pittsburgh, led line with eight tackles, including a sack, and his five QB pressures tied Bengals individual game high for season … Aided win Dec. 26 vs. San Diego with four tackles (three for loss) and two QB pressures … His San Diego effort included stop of Ryan Mathews for a one-yard loss on third-and-goal from the one, part of second-quarter goal-line stand … Seven tackles (tied for team lead) and a QB pressure Jan. 2 at Baltimore, and he sacked Flacco for six-yard loss in third quarter.

2009 - On Oct. 18 vs. Houston, had a third-down pass defensed to force a punt in third quarter … Had his first sack Nov. 8 vs. Baltimore, when he teamed with DE Jonathan Fanene on a fourth-down, fourth-quarter drop of Joe Flacco to seal victory … In win Nov. 15 at Pittsburgh, aided strong pass rush with two QB pressures on Ben Roethlisberger, including one on Pittsburgh’s final play to help force an errant pass … On Nov. 29 vs. Cleveland, contributed to defensive yield of just 169 net yards, fewest yards allowed by a Bengals defense since 1983 (154 at Pittsburgh on 12-4-83) … On Dec. 6 vs. Detroit, deflected a Matt Stafford pass that DE Jonathan Fanene intercepted for 45-yard TD, tying score at 7-7 in second quarter … Also vs. Detroit, had a nine-yard sack in fourth quarter … On Dec. 27 vs. Kansas City, had eight-yard sack of Matt Cassel on third-down play in first quarter, and in fourth quarter, he deflected pass on third down to force punt … Tied for special teams lead with two tackles in Wild Card playoff 1-9-10 vs. N.Y. Jets, and had one tackle on defense.

COLLEGE: Played 49 games over four seasons (2005-08) at Georgia Tech … Team captain as a senior, he broke into starting lineup, and his nine sacks helped him earn first-team All-America honors from American Football Coaches Association … Though he played only one year as a starter, he finished career as a significant playmaker, with 19 sacks, 10 forced fumbles, three blocked field goals and 30.5 tackles-for-loss … Posted 17.5 of his tackles-for-loss as a senior starter.

PERSONAL: Hometown is Selma, Ala. … Attended Dallas County High School, playing DE and TE, and as a senior, he caught 42-for-650 with six TDs while adding 92 tackles with 14 sacks … Also an outstanding prep basketball player, averaging 16 points and 10 rebounds as a junior … Hobbies include playing spades and basketball … Enjoys community work with children’s causes.