Derrick Johnson ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Johnson in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Johnson a career score of 74, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2005 | 22–23 | KC | 16 | — | 88 | 72 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 23–24 | KC | 12 | — | 66 | 48 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 24–25 | KC | 16 | — | 79 | 68 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 25–26 | KC | 14 | — | 73 | 56 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 26–27 | KC | 11 | — | 27 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 27–28 | KC | 16 | — | 98 | 72 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 28–29 | KC | 16 | — | 126 | 99 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 29–30 | KC | 16 | — | 117 | 102 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 30–31 | KC | 15 | — | 107 | 95 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 4.5 | 26.5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,010 | 97.5% | 57 | 12.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 31–32 | KC | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 30 | 38.0% | 1 | 3.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 32–33 | KC | 16 | — | 108 | 87 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 4.0 | 17.0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,060 | 97.5% | 1 | 0.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 33–34 | KC | 13 | — | 85 | 65 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 841 | 91.4% | 3 | 0.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 34–35 | KC | 15 | — | 66 | 43 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 845 | 81.7% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 35–36 | OAK | 6 | — | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 152 | 39.8% | 1 | 0.5% | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 97.2 | 6.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 183 | — | 1,059 | 843 | 216 | 71 | 40 | 25.5 | 136.5 | 14 | 77 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
231 career value over replacement — #278 all-time of 4,695. 17.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #15 (Rd 1) · KC · 2005 · +16.8 vs expected KV-H
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