Lance Johnstone ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Johnstone in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Johnstone a career score of 79, 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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1996 | 23 | OAK | 16 | — | 34 | 27 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 24 | OAK | 14 | — | 29 | 18 | — | — | — | 3.5 | 3.5 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 25 | OAK | 16 | — | 53 | 47 | — | — | — | 11.0 | 11.0 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 26 | OAK | 16 | — | 45 | 39 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 10.0 | 26.0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | OAK | 10 | — | 28 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | MIN | 16 | — | 34 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5.5 | 15.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 29 | MIN | 15 | — | 40 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 30 | MIN | 15 | — | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 31 | MIN | 12 | — | 28 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 32 | MIN | 12 | — | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 33 | OAK | 8 | — | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 150 | — | 350 | 271 | 55 | 32 | 23 | 71.5 | 126.5 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
227 career value over replacement — #293 all-time of 4,695. 20.6/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Pick #57 (Rd 2) · LV · 1996 · +32.9 vs expected KV-H
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A high-end edge rusher 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 227 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 7% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 11 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +20.6 on average.See board →
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