Paris Johnson Jr.
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Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
.jpg) Johnson (77) with the Ohio State Buckeyes in 2022 | |||||||
| No. 70 – Arizona Cardinals | |||||||
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| Position | Offensive tackle | ||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||
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| Born | July 3, 2001 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 325 lb (147 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Princeton (Sharonville, Ohio) | ||||||
| College | Ohio State (2020–2022) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2023: 1st round, 6th overall pick | ||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||
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Paris Johnson Jr. (born July 3, 2001) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and was selected by the Cardinals sixth overall in the 2023 NFL draft. Johnson Jr. is the son of football player and coach Paris Johnson.
Johnson was born on July 3, 2001, in Cincinnati, Ohio.[1] He attended St. Xavier High School before transferring to Princeton High School as a senior in 2019, where he won the Anthony Muñoz Award.[2][3] The top-ranked offensive tackle of the class of 2020, he chose to attend Ohio State University.[4]
College career
Johnson played in five games as a freshman in 2020, including at offensive guard due to an injury in the 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship, and started every game at right guard the following season.[2] He moved to left tackle as a junior in 2022, where he was named a consensus All-American.[4][5][6]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | Broad jump | Bench press | ||||||
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| 6 ft 6+3⁄8 in (1.99 m) | 313 lb (142 kg) | 36+1⁄8 in (0.92 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 7 ft 1+1⁄8 in (2.16 m) | 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) | 29 reps | ||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[7][8] | ||||||||||||
The Arizona Cardinals selected Johnson Jr. in the first round (sixth overall) of the 2023 NFL draft. [9][10] The Cardinals arranged a trade in order for them to secure the ability to acquire Johnson, by agreeing to send a first (12th overall), second (34th overall), and fifth round picks (168th overall) in the 2023 NFL Draft to the Detroit Lions in exchange for their first (6th overall) and third round picks (81st overall).
As a rookie, he started in all 17 games at right tackle for the Cardinals in the 2023 season.[11] Following the release of longtime starter D. J. Humphries, Johnson was named the Cardinals' starting left tackle.
Johnson entered the 2025 campaign as one of Arizona's starting offensive linemen. On December 27, 2025, Johnson was placed on season-ending injured reserve due to a knee injury suffered in Week 14 against the Los Angeles Rams.[12]
On April 16, 2026, the Cardinals exercised the $19 million, fifth-year option of Johnson's rookie contract.[13]
