Brandon Johnson is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Johnson in the top half 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.
Career Value · VORP
17 career value over replacement — #3277 all-time of 4,695. 4.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #142 (Rd 5) · ARI · 2006 · +17.5 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2006 | 23 | ARI | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 25 | CIN | 15 | — | 63 | 28 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 10.5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 26 | CIN | 13 | — | 47 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 27 | CIN | 14 | — | 28 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 28 | CIN | 9 | — | 25 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 29 | PIT | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 55 | — | 164 | 86 | 78 | 10 | 13 | 3.5 | 26.5 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
A quality linebacker with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Worth 17 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 71% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 2 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
2 seasons × ~8.5 surplus ≈
Monty Beisel
LB
87% match
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