Diontae Johnson is a career quality starter — a receiver 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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Snap Counts | Advanced Rushing (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D | |||||
| 2019 | 23 | PIT | 16 | — | 92 | 59 | 680 | 5 | 64.1% | 11.5 | 7.4 | — | 31 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 652 | 66.2% | — | 0.0% | 47 | 10.8% | 18 | 4.5 | 23 | 5.8 | 1 | 4.0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 24 | PIT | 15 | — | 144 | 88 | 923 | 7 | 61.1% | 10.5 | 6.4 | — | 45 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 733 | 71.6% | — | 0.0% | 19 | 4.5% | 11 | 3.7 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | 25 | PIT | 16 | — | 169 | 107 | 1,161 | 8 | 63.3% | 10.9 | 6.9 | — | 59 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 10.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 988 | 90.8% | — | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 35 | 7.0 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 2022 | 26 | PIT | 17 | — | 147 | 86 | 882 | 0 | 58.5% | 10.3 | 6.0 | — | 45 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 1,042 | 89.8% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 19 | 2.7 | 6 | 0.9 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2023 | 27 | PIT | 13 | — | 87 | 51 | 717 | 5 | 58.6% | 14.1 | 8.2 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 590 | 71.2% | — | 0.0% | 3 | 0.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 28 | BAL / CAR / HOU | 12 | — | 67 | 33 | 375 | 3 | 49.3% | 11.4 | 5.6 | — | 21 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 398 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Career | — | 89 | — | 706 | 424 | 4,738 | 28 | 60.1% | 11.2 | 6.7 | — | 239 | 21 | 140 | 0 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 6 | 28.6 | 0 | 4,403 | 75.3% | — | 0.0% | 75 | 3.1% | 89 | — | 51 | — | 1 | — | 6 | |
Career Value · VORP
105 career value over replacement — #1079 all-time of 4,695. 17.5/season above a replacement-level WR.
Career Profile
Pick #66 (Rd 3) · PIT · 2019 · +25 vs expected KV-H
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