Not to be confused withMichael Johnson (FS · 2007–2010) or Michael Johnson (LB · 2010).

Michael Johnson is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Johnson in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Johnson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Michael Johnson

Top 13% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker🌅 Early Bloomer · 2012

Height6'7"

Weight280 lb

BornFeb 7, 1987

Age

Career Value · VORP

137 career value over replacement — #755 all-time of 4,695. 13.7/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #70 (Rd 3) · CIN · 2009 · +26 vs expected KV-H

69actual

43 expected · Δ+26

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	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%
2009	22–23	CIN	10	—	1.8	12	6	6	2	5	2.5	9.5	0	5	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	23–24	CIN	13	—	0.8	32	23	9	4	6	2.5	12.5	0	4	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	24–25	CIN	13	—	5.6	42	27	15	6	12	6.0	24.0	1	5	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	25–26	CIN	15	—	9.0	49	32	17	15	20	11.5	46.5	1	2	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	26–27	CIN	15	—	5.1	51	30	21	5	23	3.5	31.5	1	9	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	908	89.9%	33	8.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	27–28	TB	14	—	2.0	24	17	7	5	12	4.0	21.0	0	0	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	628	63.1%	40	10.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	28–29	CIN	16	—	4.2	39	26	13	6	16	5.0	27.0	0	2	3	1	0	0	—	0.0%	846	78.1%	56	12.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	29–30	CIN	16	—	2.4	41	28	13	6	10	3.5	19.5	0	3	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	831	76.3%	62	14.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	30–31	CIN	15	—	2.2	48	34	14	11	7	5.0	23.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	685	63.7%	69	16.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	31–32	CIN	15	—	0.2	33	18	15	2	2	0.5	4.5	1	2	0	—	1	0	—	0.0%	467	44.3%	68	16.1%	0	0	—	—	—	10	8	1	0	4	0.1
Career		—	142	—	33.3	371	241	130	62	113	44.0	219.0	4	33	8	3	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—	—	10	8	1	0	4	—

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A top 20% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Lower snap-level production reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 137 · #755 · High-Value

Worth 137 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 17% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 9 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+15.2

Avg surplus

peak +40

9 seasons × ~15.2 surplus ≈