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American football player (born 1999)

American football player
Cephus Johnson
refer to captionJohnson with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2023
Personal information
Born: (1999-09-21) September 21, 1999 (age 25)
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Davidson
(Mobile, Alabama)
College:South Alabama (2017–2019)
Southeastern Louisiana (2020–2022)
Position:Wide receiver
Undrafted:2023
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Cephus Lee Johnson III (born September 21, 1999) is an American professional football wide receiver who is a free agent. He most recently played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Alabama and Southeastern Louisiana.

Early years

Johnson was born on September 21, 1999, in Mobile, Alabama. He attended Davidson High School where he was a four-year letterwinner for football and also lettered in basketball for his freshman year. During high school, he threw a school-record 1,849 yards and 22 touchdowns and earned second-team All-Regional and All-State honorable mention during his senior year.

College career

South Alabama

Johnson redshirted his true freshman season at South Alabama. He appeared in eight games during his redshirt freshman season and completed 7-of-19 attempts for 120 yards and 3 touchdowns. He entered as the team's projected starting quarterback during his sophomore year. Johnson started eight games while throwing for 900 yards, 5 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions.

Southeastern Louisiana

After the 2019 season, Johnson transferred to Southeastern Louisiana. In the 2020 season, he played seven games as a reserve quarterback and a wide receiver. Johnson also completed all three passes for 67 yards and a touchdown while receiving 30 rushing attempts for 142 yards and a touchdown. During the 2021 season, he split time between being a backup quarterback and a wide receiver. He played 11 games while receiving 37 carries and completing 5 out of 12 passes for 149 yards and a touchdown. During his senior season in 2022, he established career highs, receiving a total of 1,527 passing yards, 651 rushing yards, and 8 rushing touchdowns.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 5+1⁄8 in
(1.96 m) 		223 lb
(101 kg) 		33+5⁄8 in
(0.85 m) 		8+5⁄8 in
(0.22 m)		 4.60 s 1.59 s 2.59 s 4.49 s 7.25 s 36.5 in
(0.93 m)		 10 ft 1 in
(3.07 m)		 18 reps
All values from Pro Day

Minnesota Vikings

After not being selected in the 2023 NFL draft, Johnson signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent. He was waived on August 7, 2023.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On August 13, 2023, Johnson signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 23, 2024. He was waived on August 25, 2024.

References

  1. ^ "Cephus Johnson - Tampa Bay Buccaneers Wide Receiver". ESPN. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  2. "Cephus Johnson". South Alabama Jaguars.
  3. ^ "Cephus Johnson III". Southeastern Louisiana Lions.
  4. "South Alabama Signs Small, But Talented 2017 Class". Thunder Jags. February 1, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  5. Frey, Josh (June 26, 2023). "The Road to 53: Is WR Cephus Johnson Capable of Playing the Taysom Hill Role?". Purple PTSD. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  6. ^ "Buccaneers Sign Wide Receiver Cephus Johnson". buccaneers.com. August 13, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  7. "2023 NFL Draft Scout Cephus Johnson III College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  8. Stephenson, Creg (April 29, 2023). "Former South Alabama quarterback Cephus Johnson signs NFL free agent deal". AL.com. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  9. Gates, Christopher (August 7, 2023). "Vikings sign WR Jacob Copeland, waive WR Cephus Johnson". Daily Norseman. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  10. Smith, Scott (January 23, 2024). "Bucs Retain 14 Practice Squad Players with Futures Contracts". Buccaneers.com.
  11. "Cephus Johnson: Cut by Tampa Bay". CBS Sports. August 25, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

External links

South Alabama Jaguars starting quarterbacks
  • Myles Gibbon (2009–2010)
  • Brennan Sim (2009–2010)
  • C. J. Bennett (2010–2012)
  • Ross Metheny (2012–2013)
  • Brandon Bridge (2014)
  • Matt Floyd (2014)
  • Hunter Vaughn (2014)
  • Cody Clements (2015)
  • Dallas Davis (2016–2017)
  • Cole Garvin (2016–2018)
  • Evan Orth (2018)
  • Cephus Johnson (2019)
  • Desmond Trotter (2019–2021, 2023)
  • Chance Lovertich (2020)
  • Jake Bentley (2021)
  • Carter Bradley (2022–2023)
  • Gio Lopez (2023–2024)
  • Bishop Davenport (2024)
Southeastern Louisiana Lions starting quarterbacks
  • Albie Reisz
  • Gene Simmons (1949)
  • Gary Holcomb (1950–1951)
  • Joe Johnson (1952)
  • Ray Porta (1953–1954)
  • Win Crawford (1955)
  • Cliff Stringfield (1956)
  • Bill Hawkins (1957)
  • Larry Topham (1958)
  • Elbert Harris (1959–1961)
  • Dickie Cothern (1962–1964)
  • Lester Smith (1965)
  • Bobby Cotten (1966)
  • Dan Brewer (1967–1968)
  • Clell Rosetti (1969)
  • Mark Varisco (1970–1971)
  • Gene Estapa (1972)
  • Jay Lang (1973)
  • Jay Daniel (1974)
  • Don Griffin (1975–1976)
  • Dean Waguespack (1977)
  • Johnny Wells (1978–1980)
  • Robert P. Mahfouz (1981–1982)
  • Charlie Hebert (1982–1984)
  • John Gregory (1985)
  • No team (1986–2002)
  • Martin Hankins (2003–2004)
  • Trey Willie (2005)
  • Seth Babin (2006)
  • Bradd Schlosser (2006)
  • Brian Babin (2007–2009)
  • Mike Neville (2008)
  • Tyler Beatty (2009–2010)
  • Brian Young (2010–2011)
  • Nathan Stanley (2012)
  • Bryan Bennett (2013–2014)
  • Jordan Barnett (2014)
  • D'Shaie Landor (2015–2016)
  • Donovan Isom (2015, 2017)
  • Justin Alo (2016)
  • Lorenzo Nunez (2017)
  • Micah Thomas (2017)
  • Chason Virgil (2018–2019)
  • Cole Kelley (2020–2021)
  • Cephus Johnson III (2022)
  • Eli Sawyer (2022–2024)
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