Riall Johnson

Riall Salud Johnson (born April 20, 1978) is a Canadian former professional football player.

Early life Riall grew up in Lynnwood, Washington, where he attended Mariner High School. At Mariner he was considered one of the top football prospects in the USA.

College career He attended Stanford University. In his junior year at Stanford he tied for the Pac-10 lead in sacks with 13. In his senior year he not only led the Pac-10, but he also tied for the most sacks in the nation with future Carolina Panthers star Julius Peppers. And he became the first player ever to lead the Pac-10 in sacks in back to back years.

Professional career Despite all his success in college, he was selected in the sixth round of the 2001 NFL draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. He played 3 years for the Bengals. He appeared in 32 games and made a total of 30 tackles most of which were on special teams.

After spending the 2008 CFL season with the Toronto Argonauts, Johnson was traded to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for linebacker Zeke Moreno on February 19, 2009. He was traded to the Montreal Alouettes in September 2009.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2001 CIN 7 0 3 1 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2002 CIN 12 0 6 4 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2003 CIN 13 1 21 13 8 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 1 30 18 12 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Personal life He is the brother of Teyo Johnson, a former wide receiver of the CFL's Calgary Stampeders.