Levi Johnson

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Levi Johnson
No. 23
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1950-10-30) October 30, 1950 (age 74)
Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:Roy Miller (TX)
College:Texas A&I
NFL draft:1973 / round: 3 / pick: 75
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:21
Interception yards:549
Fumble recoveries:4
Total TDs:5
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Levi Johnson (born October 30, 1950) is a former American football cornerback who played five seasons for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League (NFL). He had 21 interceptions in less than five years as an NFL player, returning three for touchdowns.[1]

Johnson led the Lions with five interceptions during the 1973 NFL season[2] and the 1974 NFL season, returning two for touchdowns in 1974, including one on Thanksgiving Day against the Denver Broncos.[3]

He added another touchdown during the 1975 NFL season against the Green Bay Packers. During the season-opener, he blocked two punts and fell on one in the end zone for the score. Teammate Larry Ball picked up Johnson's other blocked punt and returned it 34 yards for another touchdown.[4]

Johnson had a career-high six interceptions in 1976, and was second on the team that season, one behind James Hunter.[5] He also scored the final touchdown of his career, picking off Jim Zorn of the expansion Seattle Seahawks and returning it 70 yards for the score.[6]

Johnson had two interceptions in the 1977 NFL season's third game, against the Philadelphia Eagles, but sustained a knee injury and never played again in the NFL.[7]

  1. ^ "Levi Johnson Stats, News and Video - DB".
  2. ^ "1973 Detroit Lions Statistics & Players".
  3. ^ "End of an era". Archived from the original on November 29, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  4. ^ Rogers, Thomas (September 22, 1975). "4 Field Goals Help Cowboys Win, 18‐7". The New York Times.
  5. ^ "1976 Detroit Lions Statistics & Players".
  6. ^ Grosky, Reid (October 25, 1976). "Bengal Defense Excels in 27‐7 Defeat of Oilers". The New York Times.
  7. ^ Wallace, William N. (October 4, 1977). "Allen's 'Worn Out' Redskins Thrive". The New York Times.