Vaughan Johnson
Vaughan Monroe Johnson
Born: March 24, 1962
Morehead City, NC USA
Deceased: December 12, 2019
Durham, NC
Position: LB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 235
College: North Carolina St.
High School: West Carteret (Morehead City, NC)
Career: 1984-1994
Vaughan Johnson played from 1984 to 1994 during his career with the Jacksonville Bulls, New Orleans Saints and Philadelphia Eagles. Johnson intercepted 5 passes for 72 yards in his career.
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Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | USFL Jacksonville Bulls | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| USFL | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| NFL | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Totals | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 34 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | USFL Jacksonville Bulls | 1.0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 1985 | USFL Jacksonville Bulls | 3.0 | 18 | 6.0 |
| 1986 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1987 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1988 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1989 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1992 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1993 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 5.0 | 0.0 | |
| USFL | 4.0 | 31 | 7.8 | |
| NFL | 12.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 16.0 | 31 | 1.9 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 87 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1988 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 114 | 114 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1989 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 83 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1990 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 103 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 84 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1993 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 110 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1994 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| NFL | 1003.5 | 669 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 11 | |
| Totals | 669 | 669 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 11 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1984 | USFL Jacksonville Bulls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| USFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | USFL | Jacksonville Bulls | 17 | 17 |
| 1985 | USFL | Jacksonville Bulls | 18 | |
| 1986 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 12 | 12 |
| 1988 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 16 |
| 1989 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 16 |
| 1990 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 16 |
| 1991 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 13 | 11 |
| 1992 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 14 |
| 1993 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 15 | 13 |
| 1994 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 0 |
Honors
1987 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1987 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1988 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1988 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1988 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1989 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1989 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1989 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1989 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1990 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1990 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1991 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1992 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
