| Fred Johnson | |
| Current Team: | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Number: | 74 |
| Position: | Offensive tackle |
| Birth Date: | 5 June 1997 |
| Birth Place: | West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 7 |
| Weight Lb: | 326 |
| High School: | Royal Palm Beach (FL) |
| College: | Florida (2015-2018) |
| Undraftedyear: | 2019 |
| Pastteams: | |
| Status: | Active |
| Statleague: | NFL |
| Statseason: | 2024 |
| Statweek: | 11 |
| Statlabel1: | Games played |
| Statvalue1: | 55 |
| Statlabel2: | Games started |
| Statvalue2: | 13 |
| Statlabel3: | Fumble recoveries |
| Statvalue3: | 1 |
| Pfr: | JohnFr01 |
Fred Johnson (born June 5, 1997) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators.
A 3-star offensive tackle recruit, Johnson committed to play college football for the University of Florida over offers from Marshall, Miami, Nebraska, Purdue, Tennessee, and Virginia Tech.[1] [2]
In four seasons at Florida from 2015-2018, Johnson played in 43 games with 32 starts (4 starts at right tackle and 28 starts at right guard). Johnson started 10 games at right guard as a junior and 13 games at right guard as a senior.[3]
While at Florida, Johnson earned his Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural & Life Sciences. He was named to the 2018 SEC Football Community Service team due to his volunteer efforts in the Gainesville, Florida community, including at local elementary and middle schools, Habitat for Humanity, and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.[4]
Johnson signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2019. After making the Steelers initial 53-man roster, he was waived on October 11.[5]
On October 14, 2019, Johnson was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Bengals.[6]
Johnson was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 6, 2020,[7] and activated on November 20.[8]
On March 14, 2022, the Bengals placed a restricted free agent tender on Johnson. However, on March 22, after signing the tender, Johnson was released.[9]
On April 4, 2022, Johnson signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[10] He was waived on November 1.[11]
On November 8, 2022, Johnson was signed to the practice squad of the Philadelphia Eagles.[12] On February 15, 2023, Johnson signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles.[13]