Johnathan Joseph ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Joseph in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Joseph a career score of 70, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
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% | |||||
| 2006 | 22 | CIN | 16 | — | 54 | 42 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 23 | CIN | 15 | — | 55 | 42 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 24 | CIN | 7 | — | 38 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 25 | CIN | 16 | — | 68 | 57 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6 | 20 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 26 | CIN | 12 | — | 38 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 27 | HOU | 15 | — | 39 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 28 | HOU | 14 | — | 56 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 29 | HOU | 15 | — | 44 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 832 | 88.1% | 22 | 4.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 30 | HOU | 16 | — | 71 | 66 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 859 | 76.3% | 1 | 0.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 31 | HOU | 16 | — | 56 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 876 | 84.1% | 3 | 0.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 32 | HOU | 13 | — | 41 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 619 | 75.5% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 33 | HOU | 16 | — | 46 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 746 | 72.5% | 33 | 6.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 34 | HOU | 14 | — | 57 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 811 | 83.9% | 39 | 9.6% | 91 | 55 | 0.6 | 88.6 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | 35 | HOU | 14 | — | 48 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 623 | 64.0% | — | 0.0% | 78 | 50 | 0.6 | 93.9 | 11.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 36 | ARI / TEN | 11 | — | 29 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 423 | — | 8 | — | 48 | 27 | 0.6 | 99.6 | 10.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 210 | — | 740 | 623 | 117 | 15 | 2 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 32 | 200 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 217 | 132 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 31 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
195 career value over replacement — #406 all-time of 4,695. 13/season above a replacement-level CB.
Career Profile
Pick #24 (Rd 1) · CIN · 2006 · +13.7 vs expected KV-H
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A high-end defensive back defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Worth 195 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 10% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 12 of 15 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +16.3 on average.See board →
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12 seasons × ~16.3 surplus ≈ VORP 195
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