Not to be confused withCharles Johnson (DE · 2007–2017), Charles Johnson (CB · 1979–1981) or Charles Johnson (NT · 1979–1983).

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% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 1996

Height6'0"

Weight205 lb

Career Value · VORP

96 career value over replacement — #1208 all-time of 4,695. 10.7/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #17 (Rd 1) · PIT · 1994 · +4.2 vs expected KV-H

61actual

56.8 expected · Δ+4.2

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

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

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Receiving									Rushing
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1994	22–23	PIT	9	—	5.5	—	38	577	3	—	15.2	—	—	—	4	-1	0	-0.3	0.0	—	—	—
1995	23–24	PIT	10	—	2.7	—	38	432	0	—	11.4	—	—	—	1	-10	0	-10.0	0.0	—	—	—
1996	24–25	PIT	12	—	11.2	—	60	1,008	3	—	16.8	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
1997	25–26	PIT	11	—	5.6	—	46	568	2	—	12.3	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
1998	26–27	PIT	16	—	10.2	—	65	815	7	—	12.5	—	—	—	1	4	0	4.0	0.0	—	—	—
1999	27–28	PHI	11	—	3.0	71	33	400	1	46.5%	12.1	5.6	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	28–29	PHI	16	—	5.9	98	54	608	7	55.1%	11.3	6.2	—	32	5	18	0	3.6	0.0	1	20.0	0
2001	29–30	NE	11	—	0.0	25	14	111	1	56.0%	7.9	4.4	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	30–31	BUF	4	—	0.0	5	3	39	0	60.0%	13.0	7.8	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	100	—	44.1	199	351	4,558	24	176.4%	13.0	22.9	—	59	11	11	0	1.0	0.0	1	9.1	0

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

Career Value · VORP

VORP 96 · #1208 · High-Value

Worth 96 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 27% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.7 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

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13.7

Avg surplus

peak +25

7 seasons × ~13.7 surplus ≈