Not to be confused withAnthony Johnson (DE · 2014–2018), Anthony Johnson (WR · 2019–2020) or Anthony Johnson (CB · 2023).

Also in other sports:nbaAnthony Johnson (PG · 2002–2010).

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

RBJAX#23ACT

Anthony Johnson

Top 14% all-time RBsElite Playmaker⭐ Shooting Star · 1999

Height6'0"

Weight225 lb

BornOct 25, 1967

Age

Career Value · VORP

78 career value over replacement — #1452 all-time of 4,649. 11.1/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #36 (Rd 2) · IND · 1990 · +11.2 vs expected KV-H

66actual

54.8 expected · Δ+11.2

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All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 18% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

18% of the all-time Receptions leader18

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 86%.

Encyclopedia Coverage4/8 data layers

StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Not available for this player

Defensive StatsNot available for this player

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro DayNot available for this player

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

5,378

2,956 rush · 2,422 recv

Total TDs

9 rush · 7 recv

Total Touches

1,098

814 carries · 284 rec

Yds / Touch

4.9

rushing + receiving

Career Milestones4

Major career thresholds crossed, derived from regular-season totals (1999+).

19931K career rushing yards
19931K career receiving yards
1993100 career receptions
1998250 career receptions

Understanding These Stats

Rushing

Att — Rushing attempts (carries).

Yds — Rushing yards.

TD — Rushing touchdowns.

Y/A — Yards per carry — rushing yards ÷ carries. The core rushing efficiency rate; 4.5+ is solid, 5+ is elite.

TD% — Touchdown rate per carry (TDs ÷ carries × 100) — measures scoring efficiency per touch independent of volume. Red-zone workhorses lead here.

1D — First downs gained on rushing plays.

1D% — First-down conversion rate (first downs ÷ carries × 100) — how often a carry moves the chains. Top RBs convert on 25%+ of attempts.

Fmb — Rushing fumbles lost — the key ball-security stat for running backs. Below 1 per season is elite.

Receiving

Tgt — Targets — how many times the receiver was thrown to, regardless of completion.

Rec — Receptions — catches made.

Yds — Receiving yards.

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Rushing

Att37Yds135Y/A3.6

Receiving

Rec2Yds23Y/R11.5

College Stats

Notre DameCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Notre Dame), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

Top Teammates

John KasayK4y Rohn StarkP4y Wesley WallsTE4y Muhsin MuhammadWR4y

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Anthony inherited the Carolina Panthers RB room from Howard Griffith (1995–1996), and handed it to Scott Greene (1996–1997).

Howard Griffith 1995–1996Anthony Johnson 1995–1999Scott Greene 1996–1997Tim Biakabutuka 1996–2001Fred Lane 1997–1999William Floyd

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2000team change
Joined JAX (from CAR)
2000final season
Last recorded season with JAX
1995team change
Joined CAR (from NYJ)
1994team change
Joined NYJ (from IND)
1990draft
Drafted by IND — Round 2, Pick 36

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 225 lb

Frame

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 7-season peers. See all →

peak 74

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

D1991

B+1992

B1993

A+1996

C+1997

C+1999

C+2000

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

57%

Era Translator

Rush Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Rush Yds	Rush Yds/G	→ 2025 Rush Yds	→ 2025 /G
1991	94	15.7	525+431	30.9
1992	592	45.5	1,148+556	67.5
1993	331	41.4	1,066+735	62.7
1996	1,120	101.8	2,088+968	122.8
1997	358	51.1	1,149+791	67.6
1999	70	5.8	359+289	21.1
2000	104	9.5	364+260	21.4

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026