Charles Johnson ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Johnson in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Johnson a career score of 83, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Career Value · VORP
231 career value over replacement — #277 all-time of 4,695. 23.1/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Career Profile
Pick #83 (Rd 3) · CAR · 2007 · +45.5 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | ||||||
| 2007 | 21 | CAR | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 22 | CAR | 14 | — | 3.9 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 23 | CAR | 12 | — | 2.5 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 24 | CAR | 16 | — | 6.7 | 54 | 43 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 11.5 | 47.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 25 | CAR | 15 | — | 5.4 | 40 | 30 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 9.0 | 41.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 26 | CAR | 16 | — | 9.2 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 12.5 | 36.5 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 27 | CAR | 14 | — | 8.6 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 11.0 | 41.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 719 | 79.7% | 7 | 2.0% |
| 2014 | 28 | CAR | 16 | — | 5.6 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 8.5 | 31.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 784 | 76.9% | 5 | 1.2% |
| 2015 | 29 | CAR | 9 | — | 0.4 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 388 | 62.6% | 5 | 2.1% |
| 2016 | 30 | CAR | 13 | — | 2.1 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 543 | 61.9% | 11 | 3.1% |
| 2017 | 31 | CAR | 12 | — | 0.0 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 389 | 54.3% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 138 | — | 44.4 | 297 | 202 | 95 | 75 | 115 | 67.5 | 257.5 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Postseason all-time ranks
An all-time caliber edge rusher (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.
Worth 231 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 7% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 8 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +28.9 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
8 seasons × ~28.9 surplus ≈
Talance Sawyer
DE
91% match
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