Damone Johnson is a career quality starter β a tight end 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.
Damone Johnson
A high-end tight end defined as much by exceptional availability β almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 74 Β· #1538 Β· Above AverageWorth 74 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end β top 34% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.8 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
5 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
46
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
5
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+14.8
Avg surplus
peak +23
5 seasons Γ ~14.8 surplus β VORP 74
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
2 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1986 | β | LAR | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 4 | 4 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1987 | β | LAR | 12 | β | β | 21 | 198 | 2 | β | 9.4 | β | β | β | 2 | 1 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1988 | β | LAR | 16 | β | β | 42 | 350 | 6 | β | 8.3 | β | β | β | 23 | 20 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 2 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1989 | β | LAR | 16 | β | β | 25 | 148 | 5 | β | 5.9 | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1990 | β | LAR | 13 | β | β | 12 | 66 | 3 | β | 5.5 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1991 | β | LAR | 16 | β | β | 32 | 253 | 2 | β | 7.9 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 73 | β | 0 | 132 | 1,015 | 18 | β | 7.7 | β | β | β | 30 | 26 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | β | β | |
Receiving
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 63 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
61
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
65
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 62.6 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 63Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 61
On-field 42.4
Availability 18.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1987bestavg 611991
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position8
Depth
of 100
Reached 9% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
9% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader9
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 84%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average tight ends aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo)), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Henry EllardWR5yMarcus AllenRB5yJim EverettQB5yBuford McGeeRB5yTim BrownWR4yAnthony NewmanS4yWillie GaultWR4yDale HatcherP4yRobert DelpinoFB4yAaron CoxWR4yPete HolohanTE3yFred StricklandLB3yGreg BellRB3yCleveland GaryRB3yGaston GreenRB3yPat CarterTE2yMike YoungWR2yCharles WhiteRB2yMike GumanRB2yMark HerrmannQB2yRoman PhiferLB1yRonnie LottCB1yTodd LyghtCB1yRoger CraigRB1y
1985 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #162
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterDamone opened the Los Angeles Rams TE lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Pete Holohan (1988β1990).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1991final season
Last recorded season with LAR
- 1986team change
Joined LAR (from RAM)
- 1985draft
Drafted by RAM β Round 6, Pick 162
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 230 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 5-season peers. See all β
63
peak 65
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
B1987
B1988
C+1989
C+1990
B1991
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
92%
Era Translator
Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL β 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 | β 2025 Rec Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 198 | 16.5 | 505+307 | 29.7 |
| 1988 | 350 | 21.9 | 622+272 | 36.6 |
| 1989 | 148 | 9.3 | 374+226 | 22 |
| 1990 | 66 | 5.1 | 303+237 | 17.8 |
| 1991 | 253 | 15.8 | 533+280 | 31.4 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
74 career value over replacement β #1538 all-time of 4,642. 14.8/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #162 (Rd 6) Β· RAM Β· 1985 Β· +32.9 vs expected KV-H
63actual
30.1 expected Β· Ξ+32.9
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