Brad Johnson is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Johnson in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Johnson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Brad Johnson

2× Pro BowlTop 11% all-time QBsElite Playmaker⚡ Breakout · 1999 📉 Fades · -21% playoffs Team Carrier · #491

Career Value · VORP

224 career value over replacement — #301 all-time of 4,695. 18.7/season above a replacement-level QB.

Career Profile

5 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #227 (Rd 9) · MIN · 1992 · +46.2 vs expected KV-H

65actual

18.8 expected · Δ+46.2

💔+67.3 stolen VORP·3.6 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

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3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Passing													Rushing								Receiving
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1994	25–26	MIN	4	—	22	37	59.5%	150	0	0	0.0	0.0	4.1	4.1	—	68.5	—	2	2	0	1.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	26–27	MIN	5	—	25	36	69.4%	272	0	2	0.0	5.6	7.6	5.1	0.0	68.3	—	9	9	0	1.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	27–28	MIN	12	—	195	311	62.7%	2,258	17	10	5.5	3.2	7.3	6.9	1.7	89.4	—	34	90	1	2.6	2.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	28–29	MIN	13	—	275	452	60.8%	3,036	20	12	4.4	2.7	6.7	6.4	1.7	84.5	—	35	139	0	4.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	1	3	1	—	3.0	—	—	—
1998	29–30	MIN	—	—	65	101	64.4%	747	7	5	6.9	5.0	7.4	6.6	1.4	89.0	—	12	15	0	1.3	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	30–31	WAS	16	—	313	515	60.8%	3,988	24	13	4.7	2.5	7.7	7.5	1.8	90.0	28	26	31	2	1.2	7.7	3	11.5	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	31–32	WAS	12	—	226	359	63.0%	2,489	11	15	3.1	4.2	6.9	5.7	0.7	76.2	20	22	58	1	2.6	4.5	6	27.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	32–33	TB	16	—	340	559	60.8%	3,406	13	11	2.3	2.0	6.1	5.7	1.2	77.7	44	39	120	3	3.1	7.7	19	48.7	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	33–34	TB	13	—	281	451	62.3%	3,049	22	6	4.9	1.3	6.8	7.1	3.7	92.9	21	13	30	0	2.3	0.0	4	30.8	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	34–35	TB	16	—	354	570	62.1%	3,821	26	21	4.6	3.7	6.7	6.0	1.2	81.6	20	25	33	0	1.3	0.0	4	16.0	1	—	0	-2	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	35–36	TB	4	—	65	103	63.1%	674	3	3	2.9	2.9	6.5	5.8	1.0	79.5	8	5	23	0	4.6	0.0	1	20.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	36–37	MIN	11	—	183	293	62.5%	1,885	12	4	4.1	1.4	6.4	6.6	3.0	88.9	23	18	53	0	2.9	0.0	2	11.1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	37–38	MIN	15	—	270	439	61.5%	2,750	10	15	2.3	3.4	6.3	5.2	0.7	72.8	28	30	82	1	2.7	3.3	7	23.3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	38–39	DAL	3	—	7	11	63.6%	79	0	0	0.0	0.0	7.2	7.2	—	85.0	1	5	-5	0	-1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	39–40	DAL	3	—	41	78	52.6%	427	2	5	2.6	6.4	5.5	3.1	0.4	50.5	8	2	-1	0	-0.5	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	—	—	2,662	4,315	61.7%	29,031	167	122	3.9	2.8	6.7	6.2	1.4	82.6	201	277	679	8	2.5	2.9	46	16.6	3	—	1	1	1	—	1.0	—	—	—

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

54thPassing Yards·29,031 yds 68thPassing Touchdowns·167

Postseason all-time ranks

46thPlayoff Passing Yards·1,387 yds 50thPlayoff Passing Touchdowns·7

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A top 20% all-time quarterback who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 224 · #301 · Elite

Worth 224 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 7% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 9 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +24.9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

3 replaced

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Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+24.9

Avg surplus

peak +38

9 seasons × ~24.9 surplus ≈