He came to the Arizona Cardinals via the NFL draft in 2015. He was expected to be a better version of what Andre Ellington provided.
Ellington had his fans in Arizona but his durability started to wear thin. Fans were ready to move on and early on it looked like a golden move to draft Johnson out of Northern Iowa.
He shined early. He became the first rookie ever to score a touchdown via rushing, receiving, and kickoff return in NFL history in the first two weeks of an NFL season. His uniform went to the Pro Football Hall of Fame because of it.