Charles Johnson ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Johnson in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Johnson a career score of 83, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Career Value · VORP
230 career value over replacement — #267 all-time of 4,649. 23/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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Pick #83 (Rd 3) · CAR · 2007 · +45.7 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2007 | 21 | CAR | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 22 | CAR | 14 | — | 23 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 23 | CAR | 12 | — | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 24 | CAR | 16 | — | 54 | 43 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 11.5 | 47.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 25 | CAR | 15 | — | 40 | 30 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 9.0 | 41.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 26 | CAR | 16 | — | 41 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 12.5 | 36.5 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 27 | CAR | 13 | — | 24 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 11.0 | 41.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 719 | 79.7% | 7 | 2.0% |
| 2014 | 28 | CAR | 14 | — | 40 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 8.5 | 31.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 784 | 76.9% | 5 | 1.2% |
| 2015 | 29 | CAR | 9 | — | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 388 | 62.6% | 5 | 2.1% |
| 2016 | 30 | CAR | 13 | — | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 543 | 61.9% | 11 | 3.1% |
| 2017 | 31 | CAR | 10 | — | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 389 | 54.3% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 133 | — | 297 | 202 | 95 | 75 | 115 | 67.5 | 257.5 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 2,823 | 68.2% | 28 | 1.7% | |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 21 | CAR | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 22 | CAR | 14 | — | 23 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 23 | CAR | 12 | — | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 24 | CAR | 16 | — | 54 | 43 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 11.5 | 47.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 25 | CAR | 15 | — | 40 | 30 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 9.0 | 41.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 26 | CAR | 16 | — | 41 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 12.5 | 36.5 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 27 | CAR | 13 | 11* | 24 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 11.0 | 41.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 28 | CAR | 14 | 12* | 40 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 8.5 | 31.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 29 | CAR | 9 | 6* | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 30 | CAR | 13 | 8* | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 31 | CAR | 10 | 7* | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 133 | 44* | 297 | 202 | 95 | 75 | 115 | — | — | 0 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 27 | CAR | 14 | 11* | — | 0.0% | 719 | 79.7% | 7 | 2.0% |
| 2014 | 28 | CAR | 16 | 12* | — | 0.0% | 784 | 76.9% | 5 | 1.2% |
| 2015 | 29 | CAR | 9 | 6* | — | 0.0% | 388 | 62.6% | 5 | 2.1% |
| 2016 | 30 | CAR | 13 | 8* | — | 0.0% | 543 | 61.9% | 11 | 3.1% |
| 2017 | 31 | CAR | 12 | 7* | — | 0.0% | 389 | 54.3% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | 64 | 44* | — | — | 2,823 | — | 28 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 83 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
Blend 81.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 83· confidence 100%
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