Age
27
Feb 27, 1999
Buddy Johnson
PIT · 2021→SF · 2022→HOU · 2022→CHI · 2023→DAL · 2023–2025→IND · 2025UFA
BuddyJohnson#59LB
2025 Season
Latest productionTackles
14
2025
TFL
1
regular season
Sacks
0.0
regular season
QB Hits
0
regular season
FF
0
regular season
Snap %
3%
avg / game
Career
Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career
Career Path
2017 — Present · Includes honors2025
Indianapolis Colts · Linebacker
LB · 13 active weeks
NFL
2023–2025
Dallas Cowboys · Linebacker
LB · 21 active weeks
NFL
2023
Chicago Bears · Linebacker
LB · 0 active weeks
NFL
2022
Houston Texans · Linebacker
LB · 0 active weeks
NFL
2022
San Francisco 49ers · Linebacker
LB · 0 active weeks
NFL
2021
Pittsburgh Steelers · Linebacker
LB · 16 active weeks
NFL
2017–2020
Texas A&M · LB
NCAA
Draft Profile
2021 DraftSelection
Round 4, Pick 140
#140 overall by Pittsburgh Steelers
TeamPIT
Overall#140
Data Sources & Attribution
CreditsHeadshot — NFL officialA local silhouette placeholder is shown in the hero. Official artwork is not embedded for licensing reasons; the `View headshot` button links to the source on NFL.com.
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.