Roschon Johnson

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Roschon Johnson
No. 23 – Chicago Bears
PositionRunning back
Roster status Injured reserve
Personal information
Born (2001-01-31) January 31, 2001 (age 25)
Port Arthur, Texas, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight227 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High schoolPort Neches–Groves (Port Neches, Texas)
CollegeTexas (2019–2022)
NFL draft2023: 4th round, 115th overall pick
Career history
Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2025
Rushing yards519
Rushing average3.8
Rushing touchdowns8
Receptions50
Receiving yards313
Stats at Pro Football Reference
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Roschon Johnson (roh-SHON; born January 31, 2001) is an American professional football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns and was selected by the Bears in the fourth round of the 2023 NFL draft.

Early life

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Johnson was born on January 31, 2001, in Port Arthur, Texas. During his early childhood, he would move to Groves, Texas, and attended Port Neches–Groves High School in Port Neches, Texas.[1] Johnson played quarterback for the Port Neches–Groves football team, completing 181 of 279 pass attempts for 2,918 yards and 35 touchdowns with five interceptions and 227 rushes for 1,627 yards and 29 touchdowns in 2017.[2] Johnson passed 2,343 yards and 24 touchdowns while also rushing for 1,623 yards and 26 touchdowns in his senior season.[3] He finished as Port Neches–Groves' all-time leading passer with 7,710 yards and second with 4,900 rushing yards.[4] Johnson was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Texas Longhorns.[5][6]

College career

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Johnson began attending the University of Texas in January 2019.[7] He moved to running back during his freshman season due to injuries at the RB position.[8] Johnson finished the season with 649 rushing yards and seven touchdowns on 123 carries and 158 receiving yards and one touchdown on 23 receptions.[9] As a sophomore, Johnson served mostly as the Longhorns' backup running back behind Bijan Robinson and rushed 80 times for 418 yards and six touchdowns and caught eight passes for 51 yards and one touchdown.[10] He rushed for 569 yards and five touchdowns on 96 carries in his junior season.[11] Johnson enrolled at the McCombs School of Business in January 2021 and graduated with a degree in business management in May 2022.[12][13]

College statistics

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Season Games Rushing Receiving
GP GS Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD
Texas Longhorns
2019 13 0 123 649 5.3 7 23 158 6.9 1
2020 10 1 80 418 5.2 6 8 51 6.4 1
2021 12 3 96 569 5.9 5 11 83 7.5 0
2022 12 1 93 554 6.0 5 14 128 9.1 1
Career 47 5 392 2,190 5.6 23 56 420 7.5 3

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 0+1⁄4 in
(1.84 m)		 219 lb
(99 kg)		 32 in
(0.81 m)		 9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 4.58 s 1.52 s 2.66 s 31.5 in
(0.80 m)		 10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)
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Johnson was selected by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round (115th overall) of the 2023 NFL draft.[16] He signed his four-year rookie contract worth $4.6 million.[17] Johnson scored his first professional touchdown on a two yard rush in the fourth quarter of the Bears' Week 1 loss to the Packers.[18] As a rookie, he appeared in 15 games. He finished with 81 carries for 352 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns to go with 34 receptions for 209 receiving yards.[19]

Johnson began the 2025 season as an auxiliary running back behind D'Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai. In seven appearances for the team, he recorded two rushes for 17 yards. On November 22, 2025, Johnson was placed on injured reserve due to a thumb injury.[20]

NFL career statistics

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Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

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Year Team Games Rushing Receiving Fumbles
GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2023 CHI 15 0 81 352 4.3 29 2 34 209 6.1 24 0 1 0
2024 CHI 14 0 55 150 2.7 9 6 16 104 6.5 17 0 0 0
Career 29 0 136 502 3.7 29 8 50 313 6.3 24 0 1 0

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