Brandon Johnson is a career quality starter — a linebacker 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.
Career Value · VORP
17 career value over replacement — #3227 all-time of 4,649. 4.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #142 (Rd 5) · ARI · 2006 · +17.4 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2006 | 23 | ARI | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 25 | CIN | 15 | — | 63 | 28 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 10.5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 26 | CIN | 13 | — | 47 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 27 | CIN | 14 | — | 28 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 28 | CIN | 9 | — | 25 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 29 | PIT | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 55 | — | 164 | 86 | 78 | 10 | 13 | 3.5 | 26.5 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 48 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
Blend 51.8 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 48· confidence 100%
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Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)