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.
Derrick Johnson
Height6'3"
Weight245 lb
BornNov 22, 1982
Age43
College
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| 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.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #15 (Rd 1) · KC · 2005 · +16.8 vs expected KV-H
74actual
57.2 expected · Δ+16.8
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