Lee Johnson

Houston Texans 138th pick

P ·

BYU · 1999–2001

259

Games

Pass Yards

Pass TD

Draft Details

Year

1985

Round

Round 5

Pick

138th overall

Team

Houston Texans

Position

College

BYU

Lee Johnson Career Stats

Ranks 9th in the 1985 draft class in passing yards (37).

Career Totals

Games	Pass Yds	Pass TD
259	37	2

Punting

Season	Team	G	Punts	Yds	In 20	Long
1999	NE	16	90	3,735	23	58
2000	NE	16	89	3,798	31	62
2001	MIN	9	49	2,028	12	76
2002	PHI	2	14	523	4	53
Since 1999		43	242	10,084	70	76

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Season-by-season detail is available from 1999 on; career totals above cover the full career.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Lee Johnson is a former punter out of BYU, selected by the Houston Texans with the 138th overall pick (round 5) in the 1985 NFL Draft. He played 259 regular-season games from 1985 to 2002. From 1999 on, he played for the New England Patriots, Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles.

Season Statistics

Season	Team	G	CMP	ATT	YDS	TD	1D
1999	NE	2	0	0	0	0	0
2000	NE	3	1	1	18	0	1
2001	NE	1	0	0	0	0	0
1999	NE	2	0	0	0	0	0
2000	NE	3	1	1	18	0	1
2001	NE	1	0	0	0	0	0
Career		6	1	1	18	0	1
Career		0	0	0	0	0	0
Career		259	5	6	37	2	—

Season	Team	G	ATT	YDS	Y/A	1D	FUM
1999	NE	2	2	13	6.5	1	0
2000	NE	3	2	-1	-0.5	0	1
2001	NE	1	1	-19	-19.0	0	1
1999	NE	2	2	13	6.5	1	0
2000	NE	3	2	-1	-0.5	0	1
2001	NE	1	1	-19	-19.0	0	1
Career		6	5	-7	-1.4	1	2
Career		0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		259	—	-32	—	—	—

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