Ty Johnson is a career quality starter — a running back 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.

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Ty Johnson

Top 39% all-time RBsReliable Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2019Two-Way Profile

Height5'10"

Weight210 lb

BornSep 17, 1997

Age28

CollegeMaryland See College Stats

ConferenceBig Ten

Rookie yr2019

Draft2019 · Rd 6, Pick 186 · DET

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A running back with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 11 · #3588 · Role Player

Worth 11 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 78% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +2.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

3 replaced

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Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+2.8

Avg surplus

peak +3

4 seasons × ~2.8 surplus ≈ VORP 11

Combined Season Grid

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4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2019	—	DET	15	—	63	273	0	4.3	0.0	11	17.5	0	31	24	109	0	77.4%	4.5	3.5	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	311	28.6%	—	0.0%	118	28.5%
2019	—	WAS	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	—	NYJ	10	—	54	254	1	4.7	1.9	11	20.4	0	21	16	99	1	76.2%	6.2	4.7	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	174	25.9%	—	0.0%	80	27.8%
2021	—	NYJ	15	—	61	238	2	3.9	3.3	13	21.3	1	55	34	372	2	61.8%	10.9	6.8	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	409	39.8%	—	0.0%	95	28.0%
2021	—	HOU	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2022	—	NYJ	10	—	30	160	1	5.3	3.3	5	16.7	0	24	12	88	0	50.0%	7.3	3.7	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	173	24.6%	—	0.0%	192	41.5%
2022	—	NE	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023	—	BUF	7	—	30	132	0	4.4	0.0	8	26.7	0	7	7	62	1	100.0%	8.9	8.9	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	91	15.3%	—	0.0%	65	25.7%
2023	—	NYJ	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2024	—	BUF	17	—	41	213	1	5.2	2.4	13	31.7	0	25	18	284	3	72.0%	15.8	11.4	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	316	28.8%	—	0.0%	113	25.3%
2024	—	NE	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2025	—	BUF	17	—	50	200	3	4.0	6.0	13	26.0	0	33	24	263	2	72.7%	11.0	8.0	—	11	2	1	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	335	29.6%	—	0.0%	127	30.4%
Career		—	96	—	329	1,470	8	4.5	2.4	74	22.5	1	196	135	1,277	9	68.9%	9.5	6.5	—	60	6	4	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	1,809	27.5%	—	0.0%	790	29.6%

Career EPA-17.1·-23 rushing · 6 receiving·-2.8/season