C.J. Gardner-Johnson ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Gardner-Johnson in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Gardner-Johnson a career score of 78, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
C.J. Gardner-Johnson
Top 3% all-time defensive backsFranchise Cornerstone👑 #1 Defensive Back · 2022📈 Late Developer · 2024
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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% | |||||
| 2019 | 21–22 | NO | 15 | — | 46 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 546 | 52.9% | 205 | 44.4% | 51 | 36 | 0.7 | 93.6 | 6.4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 22–23 | NO | 15 | — | 65 | 51 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 861 | 88.1% | 147 | 34.6% | 94 | 54 | 0.6 | 72.2 | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 23–24 | NO | 12 | — | 45 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 626 | 81.0% | 76 | 23.8% | 61 | 39 | 0.6 | 67.7 | 8.4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 24–25 | PHI | 12 | — | 61 | 55 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 729 | 91.1% | 1 | 0.3% | 52 | 38 | 0.7 | 78.4 | 11.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 25–26 | DET | 3 | — | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 187 | 89.3% | 1 | 1.3% | 8 | 5 | 0.6 | 56.8 | 15.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 26–27 | PHI | 16 | — | 55 | 31 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 908 | 91.9% | 1 | 0.3% | 37 | 23 | 0.6 | 89.0 | 8.4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 27–28 | TOT | 13 | — | 65 | 45 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 767 | — | 10 | — | 66 | 44 | 0.7 | 89.8 | 7.2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 10 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 27–28 | CHI | 10 | — | 51 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 565 | 88.0% | 10 | 3.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 27–28 | HOU | 3 | — | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 202 | 96.3% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 99 | — | 353 | 263 | 90 | 27 | 20 | 7.0 | 54.0 | 20 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 4,624 | 82.1% | 441 | 18.0% | 369 | 239 | — | — | — | 31 | 10 | 14 | 134 | 53 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
149 career value over replacement — #636 all-time of 4,649. 24.8/season above a replacement-level S.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #105 (Rd 4) · NO · 2019 · +42.3 vs expected KV-H
78actual
35.7 expected · Δ+42.3
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