Spencer Johnson is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Johnson in the top half 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.
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 | |||||
| 2004 | 22–23 | MIN | 9 | — | 29 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 23–24 | MIN | 8 | — | 25 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 24–25 | MIN | 10 | — | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 25–26 | MIN | 13 | — | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 26–27 | BUF | 12 | — | 23 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 27–28 | BUF | 14 | — | 26 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 28–29 | BUF | 14 | — | 36 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 29–30 | BUF | 16 | — | 37 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 30–31 | BUF | 12 | — | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 108 | — | 228 | 140 | 88 | 19 | 18 | 14.0 | 51.0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
52 career value over replacement — #2046 all-time of 4,695. 5.8/season above a replacement-level DL.
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