Johnson has signed a one-year contract with the Bills, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports. As he enters his seventh season, Buffalo will be Johnson's fourth team. He recorded 46 tackles (24 solo), two passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery across 17 games for the Chargers last year. The journeyman will now compete for depth reps on the interior defensive line behind DaQuan Jones and Ed Oliver in the upcoming season.
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Austin Johnson Career Stats
Career Stats
SK
TK
AST
INT
TFL
8
144
127
0
0
Defensive
Year | GP | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | SACK | SACKYDS | INT | DEF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2022 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 17 | 31 | 41 | 72 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
2017 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2016 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
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Austin Johnson Game Log 2023
2023 Regular Season
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defensive
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Date
|
Opp
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Result
|
SOLO
|
AST
|
TOTAL
|
SACK
|
SACKYDS
|
INT
|
DEF
|
TFL
|
1/7
|
L
12-13
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
12/31
|
L
9-16
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
12/23
|
L
22-24
|
4
|
1
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
12/14
|
L
21-63
|
4
|
4
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
12/10
|
L
7-24
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
12/3
|
W
6-0
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
11/26
|
L
10-20
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
11/19
|
L
20-23
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
11/12
|
L
38-41
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
11/6
|
W
27-6
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
10/29
|
W
30-13
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
10/22
|
L
17-31
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
10/16
|
L
17-20
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
10/1
|
W
24-17
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
9/24
|
W
28-24
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
9/17
|
L
24-27
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
9/10
|
L
34-36
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
Regular Season Totals |
24
|
22
|
46
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
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Austin Johnson Player Profile
Team
Buffalo Bills
Birthdate
5/8/1994 (30)
Status
Active
HT/WT
6'4", 314 lbs
Draft Info
2016: Rd 2; Pk (TEN)
Birthplace
Galloway, NJ, USA
Position
DT
College
Penn State
Experience
8 seasons
Career History
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Los Angeles Chargers
2022-2024
(2 seasons)
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New York Giants
2020-2022
(2 seasons)
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Tennessee Titans
2016-2020
(4 seasons)
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Austin Johnson Latest News
Inks deal with Buffalo
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Johnson has signed a one-year contract with the Bills, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports. As he enters his seventh season, Buffalo will be Johnson's fourth team. He recorded 46 tackles (24 solo), two passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery across 17 games for the Chargers last year. The journeyman will now compete for depth reps on the interior defensive line behind DaQuan Jones and Ed Oliver in the upcoming season.