PRO
Drafted in the seventh round by the Bills with the 224th overall pick… is the 5th Wildcat to be drafted by Buffalo…Third Kentucky wide receiver selected in team history, and first since 1963 (Thomas Hutchinson, 2nd round pick).
CAREER
• Recorded first career reception for eight yards at Arz (10/5/08)
• Posted first touchdown reception at NYJ (12/14/08)
• Posted second touchdown reception the following week at Den (12/21/08). Became first Bills rookie receiver since Lee Evans in 2004 to post touchdown receptions in consecutive games.
2011
At KC (9-11): Posted his 13th career TD on a 27-yard reception in the 1st quarter. Tied for the team-high w/ 66 receiving yards. Three of his four receptions produced a 1st down.
Vs. Oak (9-18): Led the team in receiving yards with 96 on eight receptions. Posted a touchdown for a second consecutive game. Eclipsed the career 100-reception mark. Seven of his eight receptions accounted for 1st downs.
Vs. NE (9-25): Posted an 11-yard TD reception. Became the 3rd Bill to start a season with a three-game TD reception streak (Reed in 1991; Moulds in 2004). Led team with eight receptions and added 94 yards.
At Cin (10-2): Posted four receptions for a team-high 58 yards. Posted a 44-yard reception in the 2nd quarter to set-up a Fred Jackson TD run.
Vs. Phi (10-9): Recorded four receptions for 29 yards. Three of his four receptions accounted for 1st downs.
At NYG (10-16): Tied the game at 24 with a nine-yard TD reception in the 4th quarter. Tied for the team-lead with five receptions for 39 yards.
Vs. Was (10-30): Posted a team-high receptions - 6 to go along with 57 receiving yards in team’s first regular season Bills Toronto Series victory.
Vs. NYJ (11-6): Registered a game-high 84 receiving yards on three receptions. Posted a career-long 52-yard reception in 3rd quarter.
At Dal (11-13): Posted two receptions for eight yards.
At Mia (11-20): Recorded two receptions for 16 yards.
At NYJ (11-27): Tied a season-high with eight receptions for 75 yards and one touchdown. Became the 1st Bills WR to post consecutive 50-reception seasons since Lee Evans in 2006-2008.
Vs. Ten (12-4): Scored a touchdown on a two-yard reception in the 4th quarter. Finished game with 52 yards on five receptions.
At SD (12-11): Posted his 4th career 100-yard receiving game with 116 yards on four receptions. Established a career-long 53-yard reception in third quarter. Eclisped the 60-reception mark for the season to become the the first Bill with consecutive 60-reception seasons since Eric Moulds (1998-2005).
Vs. Mia (12-18): Had a team-high 82 yards on five receptions.
Vs. Den (12-24): Posted a game-high 92 receiving yards and a team-high four receptions ... Established a new career-high with a 55-yard reception in the 2nd quarter that led to a Bills FG ... Passed the 70-reception mark for the season. Became the 3rd Bill w/ consecutive 70-reception seasons (Andre Reed 88-91; Eric Moulds 04-05).
At NE (1-1): Became the first Bills player to record back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons finishing the season w/ 1,004 (1,073 in 2010). ... Posted one touchdown and 40 yards on one reception in season finale. ... Finished season with 76 receptions and became the 2nd receiver in team history w/ back-to-back 75-reception seasons (Moulds ‘04-’05). ... One of two Bills to catch a pass in all 16 games (David Nelson) ... Has combined with Ryan Fitzpatrick for 17 TD passes - one of 10 Bills combinations to reach 17 TDs.
2010
Vs. MIA (9/12): Made his second career NFL start. Led the team with 40 receiving yards on three receptions. Three receptions tied a career high
at GB (9/19): Posted 31 yards on three receptions.
at NE (9/26): Set a career high with a 37-yard touchdown reception - the longest of his career. Also set a career-high with 66 receiving yards and tied a career-high with three receptions. Also tied a career-high with a reception in his third consecutive game.
vs. NYJ (10/3): Recorded his second TD of the season on a 13-yard pass play in the fourth quarter. Posted three receptions for 31 yards. Has now set a new career high with 12 receptions this season. Has also set a new career-high with his four-game reception streak.
vs. JAX (10/10): Posted two touchdowns on five receptions for 46 yards. Game marked his first with multiple touchdowns (5-yd reception in third quarter; 7-yd reception in 4th quarter). Set a personal single-game high with five receptions.
at BAL (10/24): Set career highs with 158 yards and eight receptions. Posted his first 100-yard game. Combined with Lee Evans’ 105 yards, they became the 17th Bills tandem to go over 100 yards receiving and first since Evans and Parrish on 9/24/06 vs. NYJ. Recorded a 33-yard touchdown reception and extended his consecutive game touchdown streak to four games - longest by a Bill since Evans in games 13-16 in 2006. Remains one of two Bills with a reception in each game this season (Parrish).
at KC (10/31): Posted five receptions for 37 yards and one touchdown. Tied a team record with a touchdown reception in five consecutive games (Dubenion-1964, Moulds-1999, Evans-2004).
vs. CHI (11/7): Set a career-high with 11 receptions with 145 yards. Receptions were tied for the 10th most in a game by a Bill. Posted his 2nd 100-yard game of the season. Set a new career-long with a 45-yard reception in the 3rd quarter that led to a Bills TD.
vs. DET (11/14): Recorded three receptions for 37 yards.
at CIN (11/21): Recorded eight receptions for 137 yards and three touchdowns ... 2nd TD gave team a 35-31 lead in 4th quarter ... 3 TDs set a new career-high ... Combined w/ Lee Evans to become first Bills pair to produce two games w/ 3 TDs each in a season. ... Became the 28th Bill to post 50 receptions in a season ... Combined w/ Fitzpatrick (316 passing yards), Jackson (116 rushing yards) to become the ninth Bills trio to produce a 300-yard passer, 100-yard rusher and 100-yard receiver in the same game.
vs. PIT (11/28): Posted 68 yards on seven receptions. Five of his seven receptions accounted for first downs ... has three or more receptions in 11 consecutive games - longest streak by a Bill since Eric Moulds from game 3 in 2004 to game 1 in 2005.
at MIN (12/5): Had two receptions for 36 yards.
vs. CLE (12/12): Had a game-high five receptions for 42 yards.
at MIA (12/19): Posted 10th touchdown reception of the season on a 15-yard TD reception in the second quarter. 1st Bill with 10 TD receptions since Eric Moulds in 2002. ... led team with six receptions and 69 yards.
vs. NE (12/26): Eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark for a season for the first time in his career and the first time by a Bill since Lee Evans in 2008. It marked the 17th time in Bills history a player posted 1,00 yards receiving in a season. ... Totaled five receptions for 58 yards. ... Remains only Bill with a reception in all 16 games in 2010.
2009
• At NE (9/14), vs. TB (9/20): Inactive.
• Vs. NO (9/27): Active but did not play.
• At MIA (10/4), vs. CLE (10/11): Inactive.
• At NYJ (10/18): Saw first action of the season – mainly on the punt return unit.
• At CAR (10/25): Saw first action at wide receiver but did not record a catch. Saw action on special teams.
• Vs. HOU (11/1): Caught his first pass of the season. Finished the game with one reception for five yards.
• At TEN (11/15): Posted one reception for five yards. Also saw action on the special teams.
• At JAX (11/22), vs. MIA (11/29), vs. NYJ (12/3): Inactive.
• At KC (12/13), vs. NE (12/20): Active but did not play.
• At ATL (12/27): Saw action at wide receiver but did not record a reception.
• vs. IND (1/3) Inactive.
2008
• Dressed for the first time in NFL career, but did not see action at StL (9/28)
• Saw his first action in the NFL at Arz. (10/5) and recorded his first career reception for a gain of eight yards
• Caught one pass for eight yards vs. NYJ (11/2), in his second game of his career
• Posted one reception for 15 yards at NE (11/9)
• Set career and season-highs with three catches for 41 yards vs. Cle. (11/17)… posted a career-long 21-yard gain in third quarter
• Recorded his first touchdown of his career on a two-yard pass from JP Losman at NYJ (12/14)… became the 10th different player on the team with a touchdown catch this in 2008… finished with two catches for 13 yards and one carry for six yards
• Posted his second touchdown of career at Den. (12/21)… became the first Bills rookie to catch a touchdown in consecutive games since Lee Evans (2004)
CAREER HIGHS
Receptions: 11, 11/7/10 vs. Chicago (Toronto)
Yards: 158, 10/24/10 at Baltimore
Touchdowns: 3, 11/21/10 at Cincinnati
COLLEGE
Became the fourth player in Kentucky history to gain over 1,000 yards receiving in a season…His 13 touchdown catches were one shy of the school season-record… Gained 1,041 yards receiving in 2007… All-SEC first-team selection by the College Football News …Named the team’s Most Improved Offensive Player by the coaching staff … Ranked second in the SEC with an average of 80.8 yards receiving per game …caught two game-winning touchdown passes – a 57-yarder with 28 seconds left vs. Louisville and a seven-yarder in triple OT vs. No. 1 ranked LSU…Sociology major.
PERSONAL
Son of Steve Johnson Sr. and Andre and Rhonda Lewis…Married to his wife, Britney, and has two daughters, Miyah and Mia-Bella and a son, Steve …Cousin, Marquise Lewis, played football at Kentucky State…Stepfather is Andre Lewis, a music producer and renowned community activist in the San Francisco Area…Did not play varsity football until his school added a program his junior year of high school at Rodriguez High School in Fairfield, CA….Started at running back as a junior and quarterback as a senior, in addition to playing safety, linebacker, and end on defense…Earned All-State and first-team All-Conference honors and was named Most Valuable Player of the East-West Shrine All-Star Game following his senior season…Also played two years of basketball and was second-team All-Conference.
