Ellis Johnson is a career quality starter — a pass rusher 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.
Ellis Johnson
Height6'2"
Weight288 lb
Born
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
1 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1995 | 21–22 | IND | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 22–23 | IND | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 23–24 | IND | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 24–25 | IND | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.0 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 25–26 | IND | 16 | — | 35 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7.5 | 25.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26–27 | IND | 13 | — | 27 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5.0 | 15.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 27–28 | IND | 15 | — | 26 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 28–29 | ATL | 13 | — | 22 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 29–30 | ATL | 16 | — | 38 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 30–31 | DEN | 12 | — | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| Career | — | 144 | — | 162 | 114 | 48 | 28 | 21 | 51.0 | 100.0 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
150 career value over replacement — #651 all-time of 4,695. 15/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #15 (Rd 1) · IND · 1995 · +12.8 vs expected KV-H
70actual
57.2 expected · Δ+12.8
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