Anthony Johnson Jr

Career Stats

Year	Team	GP	INT	PD	Tkl
Career		21	1	4	29
2024		9	0	1	5
2023		12	1	3	24

Updated May 24, 2026

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

Anthony Johnson Jr. delivered the kind of production that earns a B Contract Value Index relative to the S pay band. On a one-year, $1.145M rookie-scale deal, Johnson Jr. represents exactly what that grade implies: serviceable depth at a position where the market demands proven playmaking, but where organizational budget constraints and roster construction realities mean not every slot can be filled at premium cost. His 2024 season saw 5 tackles across 9 games—modest counting stats that reflect a rotational, backup role rather than starting snaps or consistent field time. At 26 and in his second season, Johnson Jr. sits in that narrow window where teams evaluate whether a young safety can grow into more responsibility or settles into a permanent depth tier; the Bears' low-risk, one-year commitment suggests they're treating him as the latter. The B-grade CVI acknowledges the fundamental math: he's not overpaid for his production, nor is he a steal—just fairly valued for a low-profile secondary contributor operating below league-average starter expectations. Heading into the regular season, Johnson Jr. remains exactly what the media consensus frames him: a rotational piece in a routine depth-management exercise, unlikely to move the needle on Chicago's secondary or draw meaningful fan attention, but doing his job at a contract that won't strain the salary cap.

Contracts in the Same Value Band

Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the B band — a quick read on where Anthony's contract sits relative to comparable money.

Performance AnalysisProcessing

A Performance grade for Anthony Johnson Jr is not currently available.

Fan Sentiment

The talk around Anthony Johnson Jr. this stretch nets a C sentiment grade. The narrative framing him reflects Chicago's offseason pragmatism: he's arriving as veteran safety depth in a low-risk, low-reward transaction that barely registered on the media dial—multiple outlets reported it matter-of-factly as routine roster management rather than a meaningful secondary upgrade. Johnson Jr.'s minimal public profile aligns with his on-field footprint: across 9 games in the 2024 season, he logged 5 tackles, a production floor that positions him squarely as a rotational backup fighting for playing time, not a playmaker franchise scouts are banking on. The Bears' own restrained confidence in him—evidenced by his modest $0.9M AAV contract and second-year status as a seventh-round draft pick—reinforces the sense that he's filler, not foundational, in their secondary equation as they head toward September. With the regular season 91 days away and Chicago sitting at 11-6 as the NFC North's #2 seed, depth signings like this land with minimal fanfare; the fanbase's subdued reaction reflects accurate expectations of what Johnson Jr. is: a depth contributor, not a difference-maker, in a team still shaping its roster around proven playmakers.