Darryl Johnson

Darryl Johnson

DE - 6’6 - 248 - 27

Kingsland, GA - North Carolina A&T

 

• Signed with the Renegades on July 29, 2024.

 

Prior to Renegades

• Signed with the San Francisco 49ers before training camp in 2023 but was placed on Reserve/Injured on Aug. 4 then released by the team on Aug. 16.
• Started the 2022 season with the Carolina Panthers, went to training camp with the team then waived at the roster cutdown date and claimed by Seattle off waivers. Appeared in four games with the Seahawks, registering two tackles before suffering a foot injury and placed on Reserve/Injured on Oct. 7.
• Traded to the Carolina Panthers after 2021 training camp. Appeared in three games with the Panters, tallying one tackle before being placed on Reserve/Injured in Oct. with a hamstring injury. 
• Recorded 14 tackles and one sack in 15 games with the Bills in 2020.
• Drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the seventh round (225 overall) of the 2019 NFL draft where he saw action in 16 games, notching 15 tackles and one sack as a rookie.
• Became the third player from North Carolina A&T to be drafted in the last three years and was one of four finalists for the 2018 Black College Player of the Year Award. Named the 2018 MECA Defensive Player of the Year for leading the MEAC with 10.5 sacks in 2018 while also adding 50 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, seven quarterback pressures, three pass breakups and one forced fumble in his senior campaign at North Carolina A&T.
• Rookies in 2019 at Buffalo with fellow Renegade, Garrett McGhin.