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Darren Johnston

FL  •  Cincinnati Bengals  •  Age 34
6' 0", 198 lbs Draft: Round 1, Pick 31 (2024) Drafted By: Cincinnati Bengals College: Minnesota Player_ID: 5937 Yrs Pro: 11 Cap Cost: $15.4M

Receiving Stats

Yr Tm GP GS Tgt Rec % Yds TD Y/T Y/C YAC Dp Dp% Tgt% Lg 1DR 1D% SC SC% 3D 3DC 20+ 100+ Pen ReAV NAV
2034 CIN 16 8 78 47 60.3 353 2 4.53 7.51 112 8 10.3 20.1 43 17 21.8 26 33.3 21 8 4 0 1 3.1 0.330
2033 CIN 2 1 7 4 57.1 34 0 4.86 8.50 22 0 0.0 17.1 13 1 14.3 2 28.6 2 1 0 0 0 0.3 0.020
2032 CIN 16 14 134 85 63.4 958 4 7.15 11.27 284 7 5.2 25.1 49 50 37.3 60 44.8 46 21 14 3 2 8.5 0.650
2031 CIN 11 8 76 49 64.5 698 2 9.18 14.24 278 4 5.3 25.6 52 29 38.2 35 46.1 27 10 10 2 1 6.5 0.570
2030 CIN 16 14 126 60 47.6 669 4 5.31 11.15 233 7 5.6 23.0 45 34 27.0 46 36.5 37 7 11 0 3 5.2 0.340
2029 CIN 16 15 122 74 60.7 955 5 7.83 12.91 363 11 9.0 24.4 59 46 37.7 56 45.9 36 13 19 2 0 9.5 0.670
2028 CIN 16 12 85 58 68.2 540 1 6.35 9.31 235 2 2.4 23.9 46 25 29.4 38 44.7 24 4 6 0 0 4.7 0.300
2027 CIN 16 14 72 45 62.5 648 10 9.00 14.40 340 4 5.6 16.9 38 29 40.3 35 48.6 21 8 13 0 2 7.6 0.450
2026 CIN 16 12 79 45 57.0 450 7 5.70 10.00 180 5 6.3 21.6 56 24 30.4 - - 22 7 4 0 - 4.9 0.390
2025 CIN 13 9 87 50 57.5 539 4 6.20 10.78 184 4 4.6 23.6 55 28 32.2 - - 26 7 8 0 - 4.7 0.340
2024 CIN 11 10 79 52 65.8 519 2 6.57 9.98 160 6 7.6 23.4 72 26 32.9 - - 29 14 3 0 - 4.8 0.360
Career 149 117 945 569 60.2 6,363 41 6.73 11.18 2,391 58 6.1 22.7 72 309 54.3 - - 291 100 92 7 9 - -

Returns Stats

Yr Tm GP GS PR PR Yds Y/PRet PR TD PR TD% KR KR Yds Y/KRet KR TD KR TD% Pen RetAV NAV
2034 CIN 16 8 46 520 11.3 1 2.2 7 151 21.6 0 0.0 1 1.0 0.330
2033 CIN 2 1 0 0 - 0 - 1 26 26.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.020
2032 CIN 16 14 15 102 6.8 0 0.0 0 0 - 0 - 2 0.0 0.650
2031 CIN 11 8 23 196 8.5 0 0.0 2 48 24.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 0.570
2030 CIN 16 14 40 290 7.3 0 0.0 0 0 - 0 - 3 0.0 0.340
2029 CIN 16 15 49 569 11.6 0 0.0 2 48 24.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.670
2028 CIN 16 12 18 161 8.9 0 0.0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0.0 0.300
2027 CIN 16 14 34 245 7.2 0 0.0 3 76 25.3 0 0.0 2 0.0 0.450
2026 CIN 16 12 40 502 12.6 1 2.5 0 0 - 0 - - 1.0 0.390
2025 CIN 13 9 24 219 9.1 0 0.0 29 716 24.7 0 0.0 - 0.0 0.340
2024 CIN 11 10 28 344 12.3 0 0.0 21 477 22.7 0 0.0 - 0.0 0.360
Career 149 117 317 3,148 9.9 2 0.6 65 1,542 23.7 0 0.0 9 - -

Receiving Stats

Yr Tm GP GS Tgt Rec % Yds TD Y/T Y/C YAC Dp Dp% Tgt% Lg 1DR 1D% SC SC% 3D 3DC 20+ 100+ Pen ReAV NAV
2034 CIN 2 2 6 3 50.0 30 0 5.00 10.00 10 0 0.0 13.3 24 1 33.3 1 - 2 1 1 0 0 - -
2029 CIN 1 1 6 4 66.7 24 0 4.00 6.00 4 0 0.0 25.0 12 1 25.0 3 - 4 1 0 0 1 - -
2027 CIN 3 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0.00 - 0 0 0.0 10.5 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 - -
2026 CIN 2 2 10 7 70.0 76 0 7.60 10.86 32 0 0.0 23.8 25 5 71.4 - - 4 2 1 0 - - -
Career 8 5 24 14 58.3 130 0 5.42 9.29 46 0 0.0 18.5 25 7 50.0 - - 10 4 2 0 1 - -

Returns Stats

Yr Tm GP GS PR PR Yds Y/PRet PR TD PR TD% KR KR Yds Y/KRet KR TD KR TD% Pen RetAV NAV
2034 CIN 2 2 4 29 7.3 0 0.0 1 27 27.0 0 0.0 0 - -
2029 CIN 1 1 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 1 - -
2027 CIN 3 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 - -
2026 CIN 2 2 9 130 14.4 0 0.0 0 0 - 0 - - - -
Career 8 5 13 159 12.2 0 0.0 1 27 27.0 0 0.0 1 - -

Salary Information

Year Salary Bonus Cap Cost Cap Percentage
2034 $1,430,000 $13,980,000 $15,410,000 6%
2035 $6,590,000 $5,220,000 $11,810,000 4%

Ratings History

Year Scout Type Age AD GD RR 3C BP CO AB PR KR EN ST Overall Potential
2024 Pre-Camp 24 65 67 46 32 62 41 45 82 80 26 60 37 53
2024 Post-Camp 24 52 49 64 22 63 43 48 83 80 18 82 40 54
2025 Pre-Camp 25 51 49 64 24 63 42 48 83 81 18 82 47 53
2025 Post-Camp 25 68 70 50 38 58 61 37 86 78 31 66 53 54
2026 Pre-Camp 26 70 68 57 34 58 57 42 90 82 25 68 57 57
2026 Post-Camp 26 60 56 70 29 64 47 50 74 68 21 86 58 58
2027 Pre-Camp 27 59 54 70 28 64 47 51 73 66 20 88 57 57
2027 Post-Camp 27 59 56 71 28 63 47 51 74 68 22 88 58 58
2028 Pre-Camp 28 58 55 71 28 63 46 52 73 66 21 90 57 57
2028 Post-Camp 28 58 54 70 27 65 47 51 71 65 22 90 57 57
2029 Pre-Camp 29 58 53 70 27 66 46 52 70 64 21 91 57 57
2029 Post-Camp 29 72 74 54 37 59 61 41 94 86 30 68 58 58
2030 Pre-Camp 30 73 75 54 37 59 62 40 96 87 30 67 59 59
2030 Post-Camp 30 54 54 72 28 67 45 53 70 63 21 93 58 58
2031 Pre-Camp 31 58 60 67 31 65 49 49 76 70 24 86 58 58
2031 Post-Camp 31 60 60 68 32 63 48 49 76 70 22 86 58 58
2032 Pre-Camp 32 59 59 68 32 63 48 49 75 70 22 87 58 58
2032 Post-Camp 32 60 61 70 30 63 47 49 74 70 21 87 58 58
2033 Pre-Camp 33 61 61 69 31 63 48 48 75 71 22 86 58 58
2033 Post-Camp 33 47 55 67 24 60 37 44 75 64 22 86 53 53
2034 Pre-Camp 34 46 54 68 24 60 36 44 73 63 22 87 53 53
2034 Post-Camp 34 36 50 50 24 44 32 38 73 76 12 72 44 44

Transactions

Year Team Transaction
2027 Cincinnati Bengals signed a renegotiated contract: 3yrs, $12,990,000
2029 Cincinnati Bengals signed a renegotiated contract: 3yrs, $15,440,000
2031 Cincinnati Bengals signed a renegotiated contract: 3yrs, $19,760,000
2033 Cincinnati Bengals signed a renegotiated contract: 2yrs, $30,780,000
2034 Cincinnati Bengals signed a renegotiated contract: 2yrs, $18,460,000