CHI · LCB · #1
Jaylon Johnson
Is Jaylon Johnson starting?
Jaylon Johnson is the starting LCB for the Chicago Bears.
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The Chicago Bears play next in Week 6, on the road against the Atlanta Falcons on Sun, Oct 18 (Fox). Jaylon Johnson is listed as the starter at LCB going into that game.
At LCB for the Chicago Bears, Josh Blackwell is next in line behind him.
Jaylon Johnson's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 7-31 at GB (Oct 11); W 27-7 vs PHI (Sep 28); L 3-9 vs MIN (Sep 20).
Jaylon Johnson wears No. 1, is 27 years old, is listed at 6' 0", 195 lbs, has 7 years of NFL experience, came out of Utah.
Is Jaylon Johnson playing this week?
Jaylon Johnson is expected to start at LCB for Chicago Bears. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).
CHI LCB Depth
Chicago Bears Starting Lineup
- LDE
- LDT
- RDT
- RDEDayo Odeyingbo
Doubtful (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- WLB
- MLBT.J. Edwards
Doubtful (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- SLB
- LCBJaylon JohnsonThis player
- SS
- FS
- RCBTyrique Stevenson Sr.
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- NB
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CHI | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | CHI | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | CHI | 17 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2023 | CHI | 14 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 2022 | CHI | 10 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 | CHI | 15 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2020 | CHI | 13 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Career | 7 yrs | 80 | 183 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 52 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#55 of 161 at CB in Interceptions (2026)
Jaylon Johnson is rated 66 (Depth): production, role and draft slot rank 178th of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 32% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank
2026 Game Log
Oct 11L@ GBTKL 4
- TKL
- 4
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final L 7-31
Sep 28Wvs PHITKL 5
- TKL
- 5
- TFL
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 27-7
Sep 20Lvs MINTKL 4
- TKL
- 4
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 3-9
Sep 13W@ CARTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 59-37
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | L@ GB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | Wvs PHI | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | Lvs MIN | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | W@ CAR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jaylon Johnson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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