Professional football player David Johnson serves as a tight end for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League. Johnson joined the NFL in 2009 after he was selected 241st overall in the seventh round of the NFL Draft by the Steelers. He has played with the team in the time since.http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/david-johnson/4e49a0b2-e0cf-4022-84ce-69563b3e5fa1/

In the 2010 campaign, Johnson joined the Steelers for all 16 regular-season games as they went 12-4 during the year.http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/gamelog?playerId=12506 The record was enough to win the NFC North Division and enter the 2010-11 NFL Playoffs as the second seed in the American Football Conference behind the New England Patriots.http://espn.go.com/nfl/standings/_/type/playoffs/sort/conferenceRank/order/false

David Johnson was born on August 26, 1987, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/stats?playerId=12506 He attended high school in his hometown playing baseball and football, as a blocker and tight end in football. During his senior season, Johnson tallied 20 receptions for two touchdowns to earn his second-consecutive All-State and All-Conference selections.http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/david-johnson/4e49a0b2-e0cf-4022-84ce-69563b3e5fa1/

In 2005, Johnson moved on to play college football with the Arkansas State Red Wolves football team. He earned letters in football all four seasons with the Red Wolves and was honored with selections to the All-Sun Belt Conference teams twice. Just before he left college, Johnson had a senior season in which he had a career-high 22 receptions for 356 yards and five touchdowns.http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/david-johnson/4e49a0b2-e0cf-4022-84ce-69563b3e5fa1/

After the 2009 NFL Draft, Johnson joined the Steelers for his rookie season and appeared in 15 games. He spent the season primarily as a reserve player and as a contributor on special teams, including in his NFL debut on September 10, 2009, against the Tennessee Titans. When he did play, Johnson tallied two receptions for nine yards.http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/david-johnson/4e49a0b2-e0cf-4022-84ce-69563b3e5fa1/ In the 2010 season, Johnson saw a slight increase in his performance as he tallied four receptions for 46 yards in 16 games with the Steelers.http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/stats?playerId=12506