D.J. Johnson played his college football at Iowa. Johnson signed with Montreal in May of 2003 and played two seasons at cornerback for the Als. In a somewhat controversial decision, Als coach Don Matthews elected to start Johnson and another rookie (Brandon Williams) at the corners over a pair of veterans in the 2003 Grey Cup which Montreal lost to Edmonton.
| Year | Team | GP | T | ST | Total | TFL | Yds | KD | Sacks | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | MON | 14 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | MON | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Year | Team | Int | Yds | Avg | TDInt | Long | FR | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | MON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2004 | MON | 2 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
