CLAY JOHNSTONJohnston, ClayHeight: 6-1 Weight: 232 Born: August 8, 1996 High School: Wylie (Abilene, TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Baylor | Redshirted |
| 2016 | Baylor | Lettered |
| 2017 | Baylor | Lettered |
| 2018 | Baylor | Lettered |
| 2019 | Baylor | Lettered |
| Draft: 7th round (234th overall) 2020 Los Angeles Rams |
| Relatives: Son of Kent Johnston |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2020 CAR NFL | 47 | LB | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2021 CAR NFL | 57 | MLB | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2021 CIN NFL | 44 | SLB | 7 | 1 |
| 2021 Year (NFL)2021 Year NFL | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2022 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2022 CIN NFL | 44 | WLB | 16 | 0 |
| 3 Years (NFL)3 Years NFL | 31 | 1 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/25/2020 | 2020 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)2020 LARM NFL |
| Signed | 7/28/2020 | 2020 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)2020 LARM NFL |
| Released | 9/5/2020 | 2020 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)2020 LARM NFL |
| Practice Squad | 9/8/2020 | 2020 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2020 CAR NFL |
| Practice Squad Elevation | 12/26/2020 | 2020 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2020 CAR NFL |
| Signed (Future) | 1/4/2021 | 2021 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2021 CAR NFL |
| Released | 11/8/2021 | 2021 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2021 CAR NFL |
| Assigned on Waivers | 11/9/2021 | 2021 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2021 CIN NFL |
| Reserve/COVID | 12/13/2021 | 2021 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2021 CIN NFL |
| Activated | 12/21/2021 | 2021 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2021 CIN NFL |
| Restricted Free Agent (No Qualifying Offer) | 3/15/2023 | 2022 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2022 CIN NFL |
| Practice Squad | 11/1/2023 | 2023 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2023 CIN NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2020 CAR NFL | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.3 | 21 | 5.0 |
| 2021 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2021 CAR NFL | 149 | 0 | 0.0 | 48 | 4.4 | 101 | 22.4 |
| 2021 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2021 CIN NFL | 180 | 0 | 0.0 | 45 | 4.0 | 135 | 28.5 |
| 2021 Year (NFL)2021 Year NFL | 329 | 0 | 93 | 236 | |||
| 2022 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2022 CIN NFL | 316 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 315 | 72.6 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 669 | 0 | 97 | 572 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2020 CAR NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2021 CAR NFL | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2021 CIN NFL | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Year (NFL)2021 Year NFL | 26 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2022 CIN NFL | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 35 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2021 CAR NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 Year (NFL)2021 Year NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2022 CIN NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
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