John Franklin-Myers is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Franklin-Myers in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Franklin-Myers'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 | 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% | |||||
| 2018 | 21–22 | LAR | 16 | — | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 301 | 30.3% | 9 | 1.9% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 23–24 | NYJ | 15 | — | 17 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 3.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 500 | 47.3% | 25 | 5.9% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 122.9 | -1.0 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0.2 |
| 2021 | 24–25 | NYJ | 16 | — | 32 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 6.0 | 26.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 716 | 64.4% | 23 | 4.9% | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 70.1 | -5.0 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 25–26 | NYJ | 17 | — | 34 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 29.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 643 | 56.3% | 14 | 3.0% | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -3.6 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 26–27 | NYJ | 17 | — | 29 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 3.5 | 23.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 627 | 54.7% | 8 | 1.6% | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 56.2 | -4.5 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 27–28 | DEN | 17 | — | 38 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 18 | 7.0 | 33.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 533 | 45.7% | 9 | 1.8% | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | -7.0 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 28–29 | DEN | 16 | — | 25 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 7.5 | 28.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 517 | 48.8% | 53 | 11.8% | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | -1.5 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2026 | 29–30 | TEN | 5 | — | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 174 | 51.8% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 119 | — | 196 | 81 | 115 | 38 | 102 | 35.5 | 175.5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | 157 | 57 | 62 | 1 | 19 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
108 career value over replacement — #1046 all-time of 4,695. 15.4/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Pick #135 (Rd 4) · LA · 2018 · +39.5 vs expected KV-H
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