Keyshawn Johnson ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Johnson in the top 5% 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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Passing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1996 | 24 | NYJ | 14 | — | — | 63 | 844 | 8 | — | 13.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 25 | NYJ | 16 | — | — | 70 | 963 | 5 | — | 13.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 26 | NYJ | 16 | — | — | 83 | 1,131 | 10 | — | 13.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 27 | NYJ | 16 | — | 146 | 88 | 1,166 | 8 | 60.3% | 13.3 | 8.0 | — | 57 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 28 | TB | 16 | — | 120 | 69 | 842 | 8 | 57.5% | 12.2 | 7.0 | — | 48 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 29 | TB | 15 | — | 180 | 106 | 1,266 | 1 | 58.9% | 11.9 | 7.0 | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 30 | TB | 16 | — | 142 | 76 | 1,088 | 5 | 53.5% | 14.3 | 7.7 | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 31 | TB | 10 | — | 45 | 45 | 601 | 3 | 100.0% | 13.4 | 13.4 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 32 | DAL | 16 | — | 70 | 70 | 981 | 6 | 100.0% | 14.0 | 14.0 | — | 53 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 7.0 | -15.5 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 33 | DAL | 16 | — | 71 | 71 | 839 | 6 | 100.0% | 11.8 | 11.8 | — | 46 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 34 | CAR | 16 | — | 70 | 70 | 815 | 4 | 100.0% | 11.6 | 11.6 | — | 42 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4.0 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | -45.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 167 | — | 844 | 811 | 10,536 | 64 | 96.1% | 13.0 | 12.5 | — | 399 | 11 | 31 | 1 | 2.8 | 9.1 | 3 | 27.3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 20.0% | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 2.8 | -15.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
241 career value over replacement — #253 all-time of 4,695. 21.9/season above a replacement-level WR.
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Pick #1 (Rd 1) · NYJ · 1996 · +10.7 vs expected KV-H
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