Diontae Johnson

WR

#18

Experience: 5 years

Height: 5-10

Age: 26

Weight: 183 lbs

College: Toledo

2022 SEASON

REC
86
YDS
882
AVG
10.26
TDS
0

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Recent Games

WK	OPP	RESULT	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	FUM	LOST
1	@Bengals	W 23 - 20	7	55	7.9	25						1	0
2	Patriots	L 14 - 17	6	57	9.5	17
3	@Browns	L 17 - 29	8	84	10.5	16						0	0
4	Jets	L 20 - 24	2	11	5.5	6	2	11	5.5	8	0
5	@Bills	L 3 - 38	5	60	12	23
6	Buccaneers	W 20 - 18	5	28	5.6	9	2	8	4	5	0
7	@Dolphins	L 10 - 16	5	42	8.4	14	1	3	3	3	0
8	@Eagles	L 13 - 35	5	35	7	14
10	Saints	W 20 - 10	4	63	15.8	36
11	Bengals	L 30 - 37	4	21	5.2	8	1	1	1	1	0
12	@Colts	W 24 - 17	5	49	9.8	11
13	@Falcons	W 19 - 16	5	60	12	20
14	Ravens	L 14 - 16	6	82	13.7	37
15	@Panthers	W 24 - 16	10	98	9.8	19	1	2	2	2	0
16	Raiders	W 13 - 10	5	64	12.8	15
17	@Ravens	W 16 - 13	2	35	17.5	21
18	Browns	W 28 - 14	2	38	19	32

Career Stats

WRTE Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	FUM	LOST
2019	Pittsburgh Steelers	16	12	59	680	11.5	45	5	4	41	10.2	17	5	2
2020	Pittsburgh Steelers	15	13	88	923	10.5	47	7	3	15	5	9	2	1
2021	Pittsburgh Steelers	16	14	107	1161	10.8	50	8	5	53	10.6	25	2	2
2022	Pittsburgh Steelers	17	17	86	882	10.3	37	0	7	25	3.6	8	1	0
TOTAL		64	56	340	3646	10.8	50	20	19	134	7.1	25	10	5

Biography

PRO CAREER

Named to the 2021 Pro Bowl
Has played in 64 games (56 starts) over his four-year NFL career (all with Steelers)
Has caught 340 passes for 3,646 yards and 20 TDs and rushed 19 times for 134 yards
Recorded five or more catches in 15 straight games (10/17/21 to 9/22/22), which is second-longest streak in franchise history and the 14th longest streak in League history
Has registered at least 85 receptions for three consecutive seasons (2020-22), tied for the second-longest streak in the NFL
Has caught five or more passes in 43 games, tied for fifth-most since he entered the League in 2019
His 340 repections in his first four years in the NFL are the most in Steelers history and fourth-most in League history
His 340 receptions are eighth-most in the NFL since he entered the League in 2019
His 3,646 receiving yards are fourth-most by a player in franchise history over their first four years in the NFL
Led the NFL in punt-return average (12.4) in 2019, making him the fifth Steeler in franchise history to lead the League and first since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger
Ranked among the rookie leaders in 2019 in receptions (59, 1st), receiving yards (680, 6th) and TD grabs (5, t-7th)
Third Steelers rookie in franchise history with 50 or more receptions in a season (Troy Edwards, 61, 1999; JuJu Smith-Schuster, 58, 2017)
First rookie in franchise history with a punt return for a TD since Santonio Holmes (vs. Carolina on 12/17/06)
Fourth player in franchise history with a punt return for a TD and TD reception in the same game (Antonio Brown-3; Louis Lipps-2; Roy Jefferson), and first to do so since Antonio Brown (vs. Indianapolis 12/6/15)
Second rookie in franchise history with a punt return for a TD and TD reception in the same game and first to do so since Louis Lipps (at New Orleans 11/19/84)
Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2019 (at New England)
Made NFL starting debut in Week 3 of 2019 (at San Francisco)

PRO CAREER

Named to the 2021 Pro Bowl
Has played in 64 games (56 starts) over his four-year NFL career (all with Steelers)
Has caught 340 passes for 3,646 yards and 20 TDs and rushed 19 times for 134 yards
Recorded five or more catches in 15 straight games (10/17/21 to 9/22/22), which is second-longest streak in franchise history and the 14th longest streak in League history
Has registered at least 85 receptions for three consecutive seasons (2020-22), tied for the second-longest streak in the NFL
Has caught five or more passes in 43 games, tied for fifth-most since he entered the League in 2019
His 340 repections in his first four years in the NFL are the most in Steelers history and fourth-most in League history
His 340 receptions are eighth-most in the NFL since he entered the League in 2019
His 3,646 receiving yards are fourth-most by a player in franchise history over their first four years in the NFL
Led the NFL in punt-return average (12.4) in 2019, making him the fifth Steeler in franchise history to lead the League and first since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger
Ranked among the rookie leaders in 2019 in receptions (59, 1st), receiving yards (680, 6th) and TD grabs (5, t-7th)
Third Steelers rookie in franchise history with 50 or more receptions in a season (Troy Edwards, 61, 1999; JuJu Smith-Schuster, 58, 2017)
First rookie in franchise history with a punt return for a TD since Santonio Holmes (vs. Carolina on 12/17/06)
Fourth player in franchise history with a punt return for a TD and TD reception in the same game (Antonio Brown-3; Louis Lipps-2; Roy Jefferson), and first to do so since Antonio Brown (vs. Indianapolis 12/6/15)
Second rookie in franchise history with a punt return for a TD and TD reception in the same game and first to do so since Louis Lipps (at New Orleans 11/19/84)
Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2019 (at New England)
Made NFL starting debut in Week 3 of 2019 (at San Francisco)

2022 (STEELERS)

Played in and started all 17 regular-season games
Ranked first on the team in receptions (86) and receiving yards (882)
Rushed seven times for 25 yards
Reached 300 career receptions in his 56th game in the NFL, which was the fewest games needed to reach that milestone in franchise history and tied for 11th-fewest in League history
Eclipsed 3,000 career receiving yards in his 52nd game in the NFL, which is tied for the sixth-fewest games needed to reach the milestone in franchise history
Caught five or more passes in 12 of 17 games
Hauled in six passes for 82 yards (13.7 average) including a season-long 27-yard reception vs. Baltimore in Week 14
Caught a season-high 10 passes (on 10 targets) for 98 yards in Week 15 at Carolina, making him the first Pittsburgh wideout to catch at least 10 targets without a drop or incompletion since Antonio Brown in 2017

2021 (STEELERS)

Appeared in 16 games with 14 starts
Registered his first career 1,000 yard receiving season
Led the Steelers in targets (169), receptions (107), receiving yards (1,161), yards after the catch (527), TD receptions (eight) and first downs by reception (59)
Ranked among the top-10 wideouts in the NFL in targets (t-second), receptions (t-fifth), receiving yards (10th) and yards after catch (eighth)
Inactive with a knee injury in Week 3 vs Cincinnati
Recorded three 100-yard receiving games vs Las Vegas, at L.A. Chargers, and vs Baltimore
Recorded the second multi-TD game of his career and his first of the season in Week 13 (vs Baltimore)

2020 (STEELERS)

Saw action in 15 regular-season games with 13 starts
Finished season with 88 receptions for 923 yards and seven TD catches and three rushes for 15 yards
Caught six passes for 116 yards and one TD and registered first career 100-yard receiving game vs. Cincinnati in Week 10
Registered a career-high 12 receptions for 111 yards (second most in his career) at Jacksonville in Week 11
His 12 receptions were the most by a Steelers player since Jaylen Samuels had 13 vs. Indianapolis on Nov. 3, 2019
First Steelers wideout with back-to-back 100-yard receiving games since JuJu Smith-Schuster in Weeks 11 and 12 of 2018
Caught six or more passes in five straight games (Week 9-13) for the Steelers
Fifth Steelers player in the Super Bowl era to record such a streak, joining WR Hines Ward, WR Santonio Holmes, WR Antonio Brown and RB Le'Veon Bell

2019 (STEELERS)

Saw action in all 16 regular-season games with 12 starts
Finished his rookie campaign with 59 receptions for 680 yards and five TD catches
Rushed four times for for 41 yards
Returned 20 punts on special teams for 248 yards, including an 85-yard TD return
His 59 catches ranked second in franchise history among rookies and led all rookies in 2019
His 85-yard punt return for a TD was Pittsburgh's first since Dec. 6, 2015 (Antonio Brown vs IND), and the longest punt return for a TD in franchise history
Led the NFL in punt-return average (12.4) in 2019

COLLEGE

Totaled 137 receptions for 2,276 yards and 24 TDs in 38 games played at Toledo
Ranks fifth in school history in TD receptions
Returned 79 kickoffs (1,849 yards) for a 23.4 return average and two TDs and 17 punt returns (243 yards) with two return scores
Garnered MAC Special Teams Player of the Year honors in his last year at Toledo
First-Team All-MAC selection as a wide receiver and punt returner and Second-Team as a kickoff returner
Led offense in receptions (43) and receiving yards (663) with seven TD catches, along with a punt return and kickoff return for a TD
In his junior year, tabbed First-Team All-MAC as a wide receiver and punt returner and second-team as a kickoff returner
Hauled in 74 catches for a school-record 1,278 yards and 13 TDs, adding 683 kickoff return yards
Averaged 148.0 all-purpose yards per game, most in the MAC and seventh in the nation
Redshirted due to injury in his sophomore season
Saw action as a freshman in 11 games, making 14 receptions for 237 yards and three TDs
Graduated with a degree in interdisciplinary studies

PERSONAL

Played wide receiver and quarterback at Lennard High School (Ruskin, Fla.)
Caught 35 passes for 1,017 yards and nine TDs as a senior at wide receiver, scoring TDs by kickoff returns (three), punt returns (two) and interception-return (one)
Threw for 988 yards and seven TDs in his junior campaign
Threw for 430 yards and three TDs as a sophomore
Son of Leo Johnson and Felicia Boyer
Full name: Diontae Lamarcus Johnson

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