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{{Short description|American football player (born 1967)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL player
| name        = Anthony Johnson
| number      = 23, 32, 25
| position    = [[Running back]]
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1967|10|25}}
| birth_place = [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, Indiana]], U.S.
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 0
| weight_lb   = 225
| high_school = [[John Adams High School (South Bend, Indiana)|Adams]] {{nowrap|([[South Bend, Indiana]])}}
| college     = [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]]
| draftyear   = 1990
| draftround  = 2
| draftpick   = 36
| pastteams   = 
* [[Indianapolis Colts]] ({{NFL Year|1990|1993}})
* [[New York Jets]] ({{NFL Year|1994}})
* [[Chicago Bears]] (1995)
* [[Carolina Panthers]] ({{NFL Year|1995|1999}})
* [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] ({{NFL Year|2000}})
| highlights  = 
* [[National Championship]] (1988)
| statlabel1  = Rushing yards
| statvalue1  = 2,966
| statlabel2  = Average
| statvalue2  = 3.6
| statlabel3  = [[Reception (gridiron football)|Reception]]s
| statvalue3  = 284
| statlabel4  = Receiving yards
| statvalue4  = 2,422
| statlabel5  = [[Touchdown]]s
| statvalue5  = 16
| pfr         = JohnAn00
}}

'''Anthony Scott Johnson''' (born October 25, 1967) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[running back]] for 11 seasons in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[Indianapolis Colts]], the [[New York Jets]], the [[Chicago Bears]], the [[Carolina Panthers]], and the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]]. He played [[college football]] for the [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame Fighting Irish]] and was selected by the Colts in the second round of the [[1990 NFL draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1990 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1990/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> After his playing career he became the chaplain to the Jacksonville Jaguars.{{Cn|date=February 2024}}

Johnson attended [[Stanley Clark School]] and then played high school football at [[John Adams High School (Indiana)|John Adams High School]]. Johnson was the first 1,000-yard-rusher for the Carolina Panthers with 1,120 in 1996.

==NFL career statistics==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|-
! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| '''Bold'''
| Career high
|}

===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="2"| Games
! colspan="5"| Rushing
! colspan="5"| Receiving
|-
! GP !! GS !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD
|-
! [[1990 NFL season|1990]] !! [[1990 Indianapolis Colts season|IND]]
| '''16''' || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 32 || 6.4 || 15 || 2
|-
! [[1991 NFL season|1991]] !! [[1991 Indianapolis Colts season|IND]]
| 9 || 6 || 22 || 94 || 4.3 || 15 || 0 || 42 || 344 || 8.2 || 24 || 0
|-
! [[1992 NFL season|1992]] !! [[1992 Indianapolis Colts season|IND]]
| 15 || '''13''' || 178 || 592 || 3.3 || 19 || 0 || 49 || '''517''' || 10.6 || '''57''' || '''3'''
|-
! [[1993 NFL season|1993]] !! [[1993 Indianapolis Colts season|IND]]
| 13 || 8 || 95 || 331 || 3.5 || 14 || 1 || '''55''' || 443 || 8.1 || 36 || 0
|-
! [[1994 NFL season|1994]] !! [[1994 New York Jets season|NYJ]]
| 15 || 0 || 5 || 12 || 2.4 || 5 || 0 || 5 || 31 || 6.2 || 9 || 0
|-
! rowspan="2" | [[1995 NFL season|1995]] !! [[1995 Chicago Bears season|CHI]]
| 8 || 0 || 6 || 30 || 5.0 || 11 || 0 || 13 || 86 || 6.6 || 18 || 0
|-
! [[1995 Carolina Panthers season|CAR]]
| 7 || 0 || 24 || 110 || '''4.6''' || 23 || 1 || 16 || 121 || 7.6 || 37 || 0
|-
! [[1996 NFL season|1996]] !! [[1996 Carolina Panthers season|CAR]]
| '''16''' || 11 || '''300''' || '''1,120''' || 3.7 || '''29''' || '''6''' || 26 || 192 || 7.4 || 55 || 0
|-
! [[1997 NFL season|1997]] !! [[1997 Carolina Panthers season|CAR]]
| '''16''' || 7 || 97 || 358 || 3.7 || 20 || 0 || 21 || 158 || 7.5 || 25 || 1
|-
! [[1998 NFL season|1998]] !! [[1998 Carolina Panthers season|CAR]]
| '''16''' || 2 || 36 || 135 || 3.8 || 21 || 0 || 27 || 242 || 9.0 || 38 || 1
|-
! [[1999 NFL season|1999]] !! [[1999 Carolina Panthers season|CAR]]
| '''16''' || 0 || 25 || 72 || 2.9 || 23 || 0 || 13 || 103 || 7.9 || 22 || 0
|-
! [[2000 NFL season|2000]] !! [[2000 Jacksonville Jaguars season|JAX]]
| 12 || 3 || 28 || 112 || 4.0 || 19 || 1 || 12 || 153 || '''12.8''' || 48 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| !! 159 !! 50 !! 816 !! 2,966 !! 3.6 !! 29 !! 9 !! 284 !! 2,422 !! 8.5 !! 57 !! 7
|}

===Playoffs===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="2"| Games
! colspan="5"| Rushing
! colspan="5"| Receiving
|-
! GP !! GS !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD
|-
! [[1996 NFL season|1996]] !! [[1996 Carolina Panthers season|CAR]]
| 2 || 2 || 37 || 135 || 3.6 || 12 || 0 || 2 || 23 || 11.5 || 14 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| !! 2 !! 2 !! 37 !! 135 !! 3.6 !! 12 !! 0 !! 2 !! 23 !! 11.5 !! 14 !! 0
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Footballstats |nfl=anthony-johnson-3 |espn= |cbs= |yahoo= |si= |pfr=J/JohnAn00 |rotoworld= }}

{{1988 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football navbox}}
{{Indianapolis Colts 1990 draft navbox}}
{{1995 Carolina Panthers}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Anthony}}
[[Category:1967 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American football running backs]]
[[Category:Carolina Panthers players]]
[[Category:Chicago Bears players]]
[[Category:Indianapolis Colts players]]
[[Category:Jacksonville Jaguars players]]
[[Category:New York Jets players]]
[[Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Indianapolis]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]


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