Not to be confused withChris Johnson (DB · 2003–2012), Chris Johnson (CB · 2026), Chris Johnson (DB · 1987), Chris Johnson (SAF · 1996), Chris Johnson (LB · 2010) or Chris Johnson (SAF · 2019).

Also in other sports:mlbChris Johnson (3B · 2009–2016), nbaChris Johnson (C · 2011–2013), nbaChris Johnson (SG · 2013–2016).

Chris Johnson ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — 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 79, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

On the boards· Appears on 2 boards

Streaks6 straight · 1,000 rushing yards · 2008–13

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Chris Johnson

3× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 4% all-time RBsIron Legend🌅 Early Bloomer · 2009 Team Carrier · #130

Height

Career Value · VORP

213 career value over replacement — #336 all-time of 4,695. 21.3/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

Led league 1×6 top-10 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #24 (Rd 1) · TEN · 2008 · +22.7 vs expected KV-H

79actual

56.3 expected · Δ+22.7

💔+40.5 stolen VORP·1.9 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Rushing								Receiving									Passing													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2008	22–23	TEN	15	—	6.3	251	1,228	9	4.9	3.6	54	21.5	1	43	43	260	1	100.0%	6.0	6.0	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	23–24	TEN	16	—	17.5	358	2,006	14	5.6	3.9	79	22.1	3	71	50	503	2	70.4%	10.1	7.1	—	18	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	24–25	TEN	16	—	5.5	316	1,364	11	4.3	3.5	55	17.4	2	57	44	245	1	77.2%	5.6	4.3	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	25–26	TEN	16	—	3.0	262	1,047	4	4.0	1.5	47	17.9	1	79	57	418	0	72.2%	7.3	5.3	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	26–27	TEN	16	—	0.5	276	1,243	6	4.5	2.2	45	16.3	3	49	36	232	0	73.5%	6.4	4.7	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	27–28	TEN	16	—	1.3	279	1,077	6	3.9	2.2	54	19.4	1	52	42	345	4	80.8%	8.2	6.6	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	798	74.6%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2014	28–29	NYJ	16	—	0.0	155	663	1	4.3	0.6	21	13.5	1	34	24	151	1	70.6%	6.3	4.4	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	399	36.8%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2015	29–30	ARI	11	—	0.0	196	814	3	4.2	1.5	31	15.8	2	13	6	58	0	46.2%	9.7	4.5	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	366	47.6%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2016	30–31	ARI	4	—	0.0	25	95	1	3.8	4.0	5	20.0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	42	15.0%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2017	31–32	ARI	4	—	0.0	45	114	0	2.5	0.0	3	6.7	0	6	5	43	0	83.3%	8.6	7.2	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	107	36.3%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career		—	130	—	34.1	2,163	9,651	55	4.5	2.5	394	18.2	14	405	307	2,255	9	75.8%	7.3	5.6	—	80	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

36thRushing Yards·9,651 yds 75thRushing Touchdowns·55

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL2009·Rush Yds2,006 yds

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An all-time caliber running back (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with reliable availability. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 213 · #336 · Elite

Worth 213 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 8% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 8 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +26.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

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

+26.6

Avg surplus

peak +42

8 seasons × ~26.6 surplus ≈