| Roschon Johnson | |
| Current Team: | Chicago Bears |
| Number: | 23 |
| Position: | Running back |
| Birth Date: | 31 January 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Port Arthur, Texas, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 225 |
| College: | Texas (2019–2022) |
| Draftyear: | 2023 |
| Draftround: | 4 |
| Draftpick: | 115 |
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| Status: | Active |
| Statseason: | 2023 |
| Statlabel1: | Rushing yards |
| Statvalue1: | 352 |
| Statlabel2: | Rushing average |
| Statvalue2: | 4.3 |
| Statlabel3: | Rushing touchdowns |
| Statvalue3: | 2 |
| Statlabel4: | Receptions |
| Statvalue4: | 34 |
| Statlabel5: | Receiving yards |
| Statvalue5: | 209 |
| Statlabel6: | Receiving touchdowns |
| Pfr: | JohnRo07 |
Roschon Johnson (born January 31, 2001) is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas and was selected by the Bears in the fourth round of the 2023 NFL draft.
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]
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 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]
Johnson was selected by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round (115th overall) of the 2023 NFL draft.[14] Johnson scored his first professional touchdown on a two yard rush in the fourth quarter of the Bears' Week 1 loss to the Packers.[15] 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.[16]