Not to be confused withJoe Johnson (WR · 1989–1992).

Also in other sports:nbaJoe Johnson (G · 2002–2022), mlbJoe Johnson (P · 1985–1987).

Joe Johnson ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Johnson in the top 10% 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.

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Joe Johnson

2× Pro BowlTop 9% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2000

Height6'4"

Weight275 lb

Born

Career Value · VORP

153 career value over replacement — #636 all-time of 4,695. 17/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #13 (Rd 1) · NO · 1994 · +12.5 vs expected KV-H

74actual

61.5 expected · Δ+12.5

💔+33.7 stolen VORP·1.98 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1994	22	NO	15	—	0.3	44	35	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	1	2	—	—	—
1995	23	NO	14	—	3.5	50	36	—	—	—	5.5	5.5	—	0	1	—	—	—
1996	24	NO	13	—	5.1	58	48	—	—	—	7.5	7.5	—	0	3	—	—	—
1997	25	NO	16	—	5.4	45	38	—	—	—	8.5	8.5	—	2	1	—	—	—
1998	26	NO	16	—	3.7	71	55	—	—	—	7.0	7.0	—	0	1	—	—	—
2000	28	NO	15	—	6.9	33	24	9	11	10	12.0	33.0	0	0	3	2	0	0
2001	29	NO	16	—	3.7	44	33	11	16	7	9.0	32.0	0	0	2	2	0	0
2002	30	GB	4	—	1.2	9	5	4	1	1	2.0	4.0	0	1	1	1	0	0
2003	31	GB	4	—	0.0	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	113	—	29.8	357	277	24	28	18	52.5	98.5	0	4	14	5	0	0

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A top 10% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 153 · #636 · High-Value

Worth 153 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 15% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +21.9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

2 replaced

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Replacement

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+21.9

Avg surplus

peak +38

7 seasons × ~21.9 surplus ≈