Melvin Johnson (American football)

Tackles:	168
Interceptions:	4
Sacks:	1
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Melvin Johnson
No. 25, 35
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Born:	April 15, 1972 (age 52); Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	204 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:	St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio)
College:	Kentucky
NFL draft:	1995 / round: 2 / pick: 43
Career history
	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1995–1997); Kansas City Chiefs (1998);
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-SEC (1994);
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:
Tackles:	168
Interceptions:	4
Sacks:	1
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Melvin Johnson (born April 15, 1972) is a former American football safety in the National Football League (NFL). After graduating from St. Xavier High School^[1] in 1990^[2] and playing college football for the Kentucky Wildcats, he was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 1995 NFL draft.^[3] Johnson later played for the Kansas City Chiefs in 1998.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Team	GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
1995	TAM	11	3	26	20	6	0.0	-	1	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0
1996	TAM	16	16	80	61	19	0.0	-	2	24	0	24	-	1	1	0	0
1997	TAM	16	7	51	41	10	0.0	-	1	19	0	19	-	0	0	0	0
1998	KAN	7	1	8	6	2	1.0	-	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0
		50	27	165	128	37	1.0	-	4	43	0	24	-	1	1	0	0

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Team	GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
1997	TAM	2	0	6	6	0	0.0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		2	0	6	6	0	0.0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

^ Gamble, Tom; Doug Uhlenbrock (August 23, 1990). "Football Notebook" (fee required). The Cincinnati Post. E. W. Scripps Company. p. B9. Retrieved August 24, 2009. ...St. Xavier: DB Melvin Johnson, TE Bronson Trebbi... ^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Class Records (1945 - present)". Cincinnati, Ohio: St. Xavier High School. Retrieved November 15, 2009. Senior ... Melvin Johnson, 1990, Regional Finals ^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.