Players

JOHNSON AT A GLANCE:
• A third-year running back who played eight regular-season games and both playoff contests for the Broncos in 2011, contributing 14 carries for 77 yards (5.5 avg.) for the league’s top rushing attack (164.5 ypg).
• Spent time on practice squads with Denver, Carolina and Washington in 2010 after his rookie season with Houston in 2009.
• Participated in the Texans’ training camp in 2009 before sustaining a shoulder injury and being placed on injured reserve on Aug. 8.
• Rushed for 2,336 yards and 30 touchdowns in four seasons at the University of Oregon, including a career-best 1,201 rushing yards as a senior that marked the sixth-highest total in school history.
• Scored 18 rushing touchdowns as a senior at Dorsey High School in Los Angeles.
• Joined the Broncos as a practice-squad signee on Dec. 10, 2010.
• Entered the NFL with Houston as a college free agent on May 1, 2009.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Houston as a college free agent 5/1/09; Placed on injured reserve (shoulder) by Houston 8/8/09; Waived by Houston 9/19/10; Signed by Washington (practice squad) 10/26/10; Waived by Washington 10/27/10; Signed by Carolina (practice squad) 11/17/10; Waived by Carolina 12/2/10; Signed by Denver (practice squad) 12/7/10; Signed by Denver to a future contract 1/3/11; Waived by Denver 9/3/11; Signed by Denver (practice squad) 9/4/11; Signed by Denver (active roster) 9/17/11; Waived by Denver 9/20/11; Signed by Denver (practice squad) 9/22/11; Signed by Denver (active roster) 11/14/11. Waived by Denver 8/31/12; Signed by Denver (practice squad) 9/1/12; Released by Denver 11/25/12; Signed by Denver (practice squad) 11/26/12.

2012: Johnson spent the first 11 weeks of the season on the Broncos practice squad... Released by Denver on Nov. 25... Signed by Denver to the practice squad (11/26)... Finished the last five weeks of the season on the Broncos practice squad.

2011: Johnson played eight games (0 starts) in the regular season and totaled 14 rushes for 77 yards (5.5 avg.) to help the Broncos finish first in the NFL in rushing with team-record 2,632 yards on the ground... Added seven receptions for 62 yards (8.9 avg.) in the regular season... Saw action in both playoff contests, rushing four times for 10 yards (2.5 avg.) in Denver’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game at N.E. (1/14)... Spent eight weeks of the season on the club’s practice squad.

2010: Johnson was waived by Houston on Sept. 10, and spent time on the practice squads of Washington, Carolina and Denver.

2009: Johnson, who entered the NFL with Houston as a college free agent on May 1, participated in the Texans’ training camp before suffering a shoulder injury and being placed on injured reserve on Aug. 8.

COLLEGE: Johnson played 40 career games at the University of Oregon and totaled 349 carries for 2,336 yards with 30 touchdowns to represent the sixth-best career rushing mark in school history... Earned second-team All- Pacific-10 Conference honors as a senior after rushing for a personal-best 1,201 yards and 13 touchdowns on 168 carries for a 7.1-yard average.

PERSONAL: Johnson played running back at Dorsey High School in Los Angeles, where he rushed for 18 touchdowns as a senior... Majored in political science at Oregon... Jeremiah Alex Johnson was born on Feb. 15, 1987, in Los Angeles.