Also in other sports:mlbCharles Johnson (C · 1994–2005), nbaCharles Johnson (PG · 1973–1979).

Charles Johnson is a career quality starter — a receiver 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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Charles Johnson

Top 20% all-time WRsElite Playmaker📉 Fades · -19% playoffsTwo-Way Profile

Height6'0"

Weight205 lb

BornJan 3, 1972

Age54

CollegeColorado See College Stats

Rookie yr1994

Draft1994 · Rd 1, Pick 17 · PIT

Career Value · VORP

VORP 92 · #1245 · High-Value

Worth 92 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 28% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.1 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

2 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13.1

Avg surplus

peak +24

7 seasons × ~13.1 surplus ≈ VORP 92

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing								Defense													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1994	—	PIT	9	—	—	38	577	3	—	15.2	—	—	—	4	-1	0	-0.3	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	PIT	10	—	—	38	432	0	—	11.4	—	—	—	1	-10	0	-10.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	PIT	12	—	—	60	1,008	3	—	16.8	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	PIT	11	—	—	46	568	2	—	12.3	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	PIT	16	—	—	65	815	7	—	12.5	—	—	—	1	4	0	4.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	PHI	11	—	71	33	400	1	46.5%	12.1	5.6	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	NYG	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	1	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.5	0	0
2000	—	PHI	16	—	98	54	608	7	55.1%	11.3	6.2	—	32	5	18	0	3.6	0.0	1	20.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	WAS	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.6	27.9	0	0
2001	—	NE	11	—	25	14	111	1	56.0%	7.9	4.4	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	DEN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.4	0	0
2002	—	BUF	4	—	5	3	39	0	60.0%	13.0	7.8	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.1	0	0
Career		—	106	—	199	351	4,558	24	176.4%	13.0	22.9	—	59	11	11	0	1.0	0.0	1	9.1	0	6	6	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	1	—	-0.6	26.2	0	0

Career EPA25.6·-1 rushing · 26 receiving·6.4/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1994	22	PIT	9	—	4	-1	-0.3	0.0	—	—	—	7.4
1995	23	PIT	10	—	1	-10	-10.0	0.0	—	—	—	4.7
1996	24	PIT	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.6
1997	25	PIT	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.4
1998	26	PIT	16	—	1	4	4.0	0.0	—	—	—	12.9
2000	28	PHI	16	—	5	18	3.6	0.0	1	20.0	0	12.3
Career			74		11	11	1.0	—	1	—	0	65

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1994	22	PIT	9	—	—	38	577	3	—	15.2	—	—	—
1995	23	PIT	10	—	—	38	432	0	—	11.4	—	—	—
1996	24	PIT	12	—	—	60	1,008	3	—	16.8	—	—	—
1997	25	PIT	11	—	—	46	568	2	—	12.3	—	—	—
1998	26	PIT	16	—	—	65	815	7	—	12.5	—	—	—
1999	27	PHI	11	—	71	33	400	1	46.5%	12.1	5.6	—	19
2000	28	PHI	16	—	98	54	608	7	55.1%	11.3	6.2	—	32
2001	29	NE	11	—	25	14	111	1	56.0%	7.9	4.4	—	6
2002	30	BUF	4	—	5	3	39	0	60.0%	13.0	7.8	—	2
Career			100		199	351	4,558	24	176.4%	13.0	22.9	—	59

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR	Sfty
1999	27	NYG	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	1
2000	28	WAS	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
2001	29	DEN	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Career			6		6	6	—	—	—	1

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	27	—	—	—	—	—	-1.5
2000	28	—	—	—	—	-0.6	27.9
2001	29	—	—	—	—	—	-2.4
2002	30	—	—	—	—	—	2.1
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 61 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 61 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 60.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 61· confidence 94%

What builds the career mark of 57

On-field 41.9

Availability 15.1

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)

1994bestavg 54elite 702002

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 23% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

23% of the all-time Receptions leader23

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

6.4 EPA/season over 4 seasons52

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 90%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Reception: 13.0 regular season → 10.5 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-19%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt18Rec11Yds115Ctch%61.1%Y/R10.5Y/Tgt6.41D7

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA2.5

College Stats

ColoradoCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Colorado), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

1994 Draft Class· this player went #17

#7Bryant YoungDT #8Sam AdamsDT #9Antonio LanghamDB #10Jamir MillerOLB #11John ThierryOLB #12Aaron GlennDB #13Joe JohnsonDE #15Wayne GandyOT #18Dewayne WashingtonDB #19Todd SteussieG #20Tim BowensDT #21Johnnie MortonWR #22Rob FredricksonOLB #24Thomas LewisWR #25Greg HillRB #26Henry FordDT

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2002team change
Joined BUF (from NE)
2002final season
Last recorded season with BUF
2001team change
Joined NE (from PHI)
1999team change
Joined PHI (from PIT)
1994draft
Drafted by PIT — Round 1, Pick 17

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 205 lb

Frame

Era Translator

Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Rec Yds	Rec Yds/G	→ 2025 Rec Yds	→ 2025 /G
1994	577	64.1	958+381	56.4
1995	432	43.2	662+230	39
1996	1,008	84	1,146+138	67.4
1997	568	51.6	746+178	43.9
1998	815	50.9	735-80	43.2
1999	400	36.4	534+134	31.4
2000	608	38	550-58	32.3
2001	111	10.1	13-98	0.8
2002	39	9.8	0-39	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

92 career value over replacement — #1245 all-time of 4,642. 10.2/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #17 (Rd 1) · PIT · 1994 · +4.5 vs expected KV-H

61actual

56.5 expected · Δ+4.5

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1994 Draft Class· this player went #17

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Movementderived from season history

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