Bill JohnsonJohnson, William ThomasHeight: 6-2 Weight: 230 Born: October 31, 1960 Poughkeepsie, NY High School: Arlington (LaGrangeville, NY) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Arkansas State | |
| 1979 | Arkansas State | Lettered |
| 1980 | Arkansas State | Lettered |
| 1981 | Arkansas State | |
| 1982 | Arkansas State | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Denver Gold (USFL)1984 DEN USFL | 34 | FB | 13 | 1 |
| 1985 Denver Gold (USFL)1985 DEN USFL | 34 | RB | 18 | |
| 1985 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1985 CIN NFL | 30 | RB | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1986 CIN NFL | 30 | FB | 14 | 4 |
| 1987 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1987 CIN NFL | 30 | FB | 11 | 4 |
| 3 Years (NFL)3 Years NFL | 38 | 8 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/5/1984 | 1984 Denver Gold (USFL)1984 DEN USFL |
| Supplemental Pro Draft | 6/5/1984 | 1984 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1984 CIN NFL |
| Signed | 1/29/1984 | 1984 Denver Gold (USFL)1984 DEN USFL |
| Free Agent | 8/1/1985 | 1985 Denver Gold (USFL)1985 DEN USFL |
| Signed | 8/9/1985 | 1985 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1985 CIN NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/20/1985 | 1985 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1985 CIN NFL |
| Exemption | 9/23/1987 | 1987 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1987 CIN NFL |
| Activated | 10/20/1987 | 1987 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1987 CIN NFL |
| Reserve/Left Squad | 8/4/1988 | 1988 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1988 CIN NFL |
| Free Agent | 2/1/1989 | 1988 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1988 CIN NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Denver Gold (USFL)1984 DEN USFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1985 Denver Gold (USFL)1985 DEN USFL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 96 | ||
| 1987 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1987 CIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Denver Gold (USFL)1984 DEN USFL | 36 | 132 | 3.7 | 21 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1985 Denver Gold (USFL)1985 DEN USFL | 212 | 1261 | 5.9 | 56 | 15 | ||||
| 1985 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1985 CIN NFL | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1986 CIN NFL | 39 | 226 | 5.8 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1987 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1987 CIN NFL | 39 | 205 | 5.3 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 86 | 475 | 5.5 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Denver Gold (USFL)1984 DEN USFL | 10 | 135 | 13.5 | 23t | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1985 Denver Gold (USFL)1985 DEN USFL | 29 | 337 | 11.6 | 55 | 1 | |||||||
| 1986 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1986 CIN NFL | 13 | 103 | 7.9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1987 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1987 CIN NFL | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 16 | 122 | 7.6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Denver Gold (USFL)1984 DEN USFL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 Denver Gold (USFL)1985 DEN USFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1986 CIN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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