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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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

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leader at 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: 91%.

Encyclopedia Coverage4/8 data layers

StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Not available for this player

Defensive StatsNot available for this player

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro DayNot available for this player

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Where this data comes from

Modern-era stats (1999+) come from nflverse's open data releases. Pre-1999 seasons are backfilled additively from Wikipedia and NFL.com's own official season pages — never from rights-restricted sources.

nflverse — CC-BY 4.0 — attribution required
Wikipedia — Facts extracted under Feist v. Rural Telephone; courtesy CC-BY-SA attribution
NFL.com — Official league site; facts extracted under Feist, courtesy attribution

Methodology · Trust Center

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

Career Milestones4

Major career thresholds crossed, derived from regular-season totals (1999+).

19951K career receiving yards
1996100 career receptions
19983K career receiving yards
1999250 career receptions

Understanding These Stats

Rushing

Att — Rushing attempts (carries).

Yds — Rushing yards.

TD — Rushing touchdowns.

Y/A — Yards per carry — rushing yards ÷ carries. The core rushing efficiency rate; 4.5+ is solid, 5+ is elite.

TD% — Touchdown rate per carry (TDs ÷ carries × 100) — measures scoring efficiency per touch independent of volume. Red-zone workhorses lead here.

1D — First downs gained on rushing plays.

1D% — First-down conversion rate (first downs ÷ carries × 100) — how often a carry moves the chains. Top RBs convert on 25%+ of attempts.

Fmb — Rushing fumbles lost — the key ball-security stat for running backs. Below 1 per season is elite.

Receiving

Tgt — Targets — how many times the receiver was thrown to, regardless of completion.

Rec — Receptions — catches made.

Yds — Receiving yards.

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Receiving

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

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.

Top Teammates

Carnell LakeDB5y Levon KirklandMLB5y Jason GildonLB5y Darren PerryFS5y

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Charles inherited the Pittsburgh Steelers WR room from Andre Hastings (1993–1996), and handed it to Courtney Hawkins (1997–2000).

John Stallworth 1974–1987Jim Smith 1977–1982Calvin Sweeney 1980–1987Louis Lipps 1984–1991Dwight Stone 1987–1994Ernie Mills

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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

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 66

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B1994

C+1995

B+1996

B1997

B1998

C+1999

B2000

D2001

F2002

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

69%

Era Translator

Rec Yds translated to the 2025 NFL — 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	990+413	58.2
1995	432	43.2	673+241	39.6
1996	1,008	84	1,184+176	69.6
1997	568	51.6	754+186	44.4
1998	815	50.9	744-71	43.8
1999	400	36.4	534+134	31.4
2000	608	38	547-61	32.2
2001	111	10.1	26-85	1.5
2002	39	9.8	1-38	0.1

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, statvault:restored-from-history (S316) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 8/31/2026

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.