Bisi Johnson

Wide Receiver

#81

Experience: 3 years

Height: 6-0

Age: 24

Weight: 204 lbs

College: Colorado State

2020 SEASON

REC

14
YDS

189
AVG

13.5
TDS

0

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WK	OPP	RESULT	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
17	@Lions	W 37 - 35
16	@Saints	L 33 - 52	1	13	13	13	0
15	Bears	L 27 - 33
14	@Buccaneers	L 14 - 26
13	Jaguars	W 27 - 24
12	Panthers	W 28 - 27	7	74	10.6	17	0
11	Cowboys	L 28 - 31	1	9	9	9	0
10	@Bears	W 19 - 13	0	0			0
9	Lions	W 34 - 20
8	@Packers	W 28 - 22
6	Falcons	L 23 - 40
5	@Seahawks	L 26 - 27	1	13	13	13	0
4	@Texans	W 31 - 23	0	0			0
3	Titans	L 30 - 31
2	@Colts	L 11 - 28	1	24	24	24	0
1	Packers	L 34 - 43	3	56	18.7	29	0

Career Stats

WRTE Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	FUM	LOST
2019	Minnesota Vikings	16	6	31	294	9.5	23	3	1	6	6	6	0
2020	Minnesota Vikings	16	3	14	189	13.5	29	0
TOTAL		32	9	45	483	11.5	29	3	1	6	6	6	0	0	0

Biography

• Started 6 games as a rookie in 2019 and 3 in 2020.

• Johnson's 31 receptions in 2019 marked the 9th-highest total by a rookie WR in franchise history at the time.

OFF THE FIELD

• Full name is Olabisi, a name given to him by an elder in Denver's Nigerian community that means "to bring prosperity to your family."

• Father, Bode, attended Federal Polytechnic college in Nigeria.

• Earned degree in hospitality management in December 2018.

• Started 6 games as a rookie in 2019 and 3 in 2020.

• Johnson's 31 receptions in 2019 marked the 9th-highest total by a rookie WR in franchise history at the time.

OFF THE FIELD

• Full name is Olabisi, a name given to him by an elder in Denver's Nigerian community that means "to bring prosperity to your family."

• Father, Bode, attended Federal Polytechnic college in Nigeria.

• Earned degree in hospitality management in December 2018.

PRO

• Selected in the 7th round (#247) in the 2019 NFL Draft.

• The 6th player drafted from CSU by the Vikings and only WR.

2020: MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Played in all 16 games (3 starts), with 189 yards on 14 catches.

• Led the Vikings and set career-highs with 7 catches for 74 yards in Minnesota's comeback victory vs. Carolina (11/29) as he got the start in place of Adam Thielen (Reserve/COVID-19 list).

• Led the receiving corps with an average of 18.7 yards per reception and had 56 yards receiving on 3 catches vs. Green Bay (9/13) in season opener.

• Had 1 reception for 24 yards at Indianapolis (9/20).

• Totaled 13 yards on 1 catch at Seattle (10/11).

2019: MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Appeared in all 16 games with 6 starts, finishing with 31 receptions for 294 yards and 3 TDs.

• Made his NFL debut vs. Atlanta (9/8), appearing on offense and special teams.

• Recorded his 1st NFL reception at Chicago (9/29), finishing with 4 receptions for 35 yards.

• Hauled in 4 passes for the 2nd consecutive game at NY Giants (10/6), finishing with 4 receptions for 43 yards.

• Caught his 1st NFL TD at Detroit (10/20), a 1-yard reception from Kirk Cousins.

• Caught a 4-yard TD pass in the 1st quarter at Kansas City (11/3), his 2nd score of the season.

• Made his 1st career start at Dallas (11/10), catching 2 passes for 25 yards.

• Started his 2nd consecutive game vs. Denver (11/17), catching a career-high 6 passes for 35 yards against his home-state team.

• Caught 1 pass for 9 yards and 1 TD vs. Detroit (12/8).

• Started his 5th consecutive game at LA Chargers (12/15), logging his 1st career rush for 6 yards and a 19-yard catch.

• Made his 6th start of the season vs. Chicago (12/29), recording a team-leading 3 receptions for 34 yards in regular-season finale when many starters sat the game out.

• Made his NFL postseason debut in the Wild Card win at New Orleans (1/5/20), catching 2 passes for 17 yards.

• Made the 1st postseason start of his NFL career in the Divisional game at San Francisco (1/11/20).

COLLEGE

• Appeared in 49 career games, starting 27. Finished his career with 125 receptions for 2,019 yards and 11 TDs.

• Set the CSU single-game record for with 265 receiving yards on a career-high 7 receptions, with 2 TD catches vs. Idaho in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl game (12/22/16).

• Became the 10th Ram to have 2,000+ career receiving yards.

PREP

• Standout at Bear Creek High in suburban Denver, earning 1st Team All-Colorado honors as a senior and was a team captain in 2013-14.

• Led the Bears offense, rushing for 698 yards and 9 TDs, caught 25 passes for 402 yards and 3 TDs as a senior and had 100 tackles (74 solo) on defense.

• Won the 2014 Class 5A Colorado 110-meter hurdles with a winning time of 14.34.

• Holds school record in the 4x100 relay.

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Johnson: 'There Was No Doubt' We Were Going To March Down The Field and Win The Game on Sunday

vikings.com's Gabe Henderson talked with WR Bisi Johnson about his key role in Sunday's dramatic 28-27 win over the Panthers, the ups and downs of his second NFL season, and more.

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Johnson: I Know We Have A Really Good Team That's Going To Show Up On Sunday

vikings.com's Gabe Henderson recently sat down with second-year WR Bisi Johnson to talk about winning a starting job in his sophomore NFL season, his takeaways from training camp, learning the importance of the Vikings-Packers rivalry, and more.