Royal caught nine passes for 146 yards and a touchdown in his NFL debut against Oakland on Sept. 8.

"The only thing I'm going to do is press him," Johnson said. "We didn't press (Week 1)."

The "we" was DeAngelo Hall. Hall since has been waived, albeit $8 million richer, and replaced at left cornerback by Johnson.

This is the third game for Johnson, 29, since taking over for Hall. He has been willing to do what Hall didn't want to do namely, get in the face of opposing receivers.

The Raiders have helped Johnson by having a safety help out in coverage, but coaches have lauded his willingness to challenge receivers and aggressiveness.

Johnson could only watch what Royal did against Hall from the sidelines most of that night.

At the time, Johnson was the team's fourth cornerback and a special teams player.

But he knows not to give Royal or any receiver plenty of space in which to operate.

"If you give any receiver off coverage you're going to make them look like all-stars," Johnson said. "Not to take anything away from (Royal), he's a good receiver. But I'm going to get in his face, press him and see what the outcome's going to be."