Not to be confused withChris Johnson (DB · 1987), Chris Johnson (SAF · 1996), Chris Johnson (DB · 2003–2012), Chris Johnson (LB · 2010), Chris Johnson (SAF · 2019) or Chris Johnson (CB · 2026).

Also in other sports:mlbChris Johnson (3B · 2009–2016), nbaChris Johnson (SG · 2013–2016), nbaChris Johnson (C · 2011–2013).

Chris Johnson ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Johnson in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Johnson a career score of 79, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

RBARI#23CUT

Chris Johnson

3× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 3% all-time RBsIron Legend

Height5'11"

Weight203 lb

BornSep 23, 1985

Age

Career Value · VORP

213 career value over replacement — #322 all-time of 4,649. 21.3/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

Led league 1×6 top-10 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #24 (Rd 1) · TEN · 2008 · +23.3 vs expected KV-H

79actual

55.7 expected · Δ+23.3

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All-Time Standing

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

Solid

of 100

Reached 53% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

53% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader53

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

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: 92%.

Encyclopedia Coverage6/8 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)Offensive, defensive, and special-teams snap counts with team-share percentages. Essential for OL and situational players. Source: nflverse snap_counts.

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 Day40-yard dash, vertical, broad jump, 3-cone, shuttle, bench press. Source: nflverse combine.csv.

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.

Per-Snap Impact

Running Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Yards / snap:1.963 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap1.963Touch rate0.471EPA/snap0Snap share42.1%Off snaps1,712ReliableCV 0.27

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within running backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Combine · 2008

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

RB · 2008 class

4.24s

40-Yard

Elite · 99th pct

Pos 99thAll 99thClass Pos 99thClass All 99th

35"

Vertical

Above avg · 58th pct

Pos 58thAll 65thClass Pos 89thClass All 89th

130"

Broad Jump

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

11,906

9,651 rush · 2,255 recv

Total TDs

55 rush · 9 recv

Total Touches

2,470

2,163 carries · 307 rec

Yds / Touch

4.8

rushing + receiving

Career Milestones9

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

20081K career rushing yards
20093K career rushing yards
201025 career rushing TDs
20101K career receiving yards
2010100 career receptions
20115K career rushing yards
2013

Understanding These Stats

Passing

Cmp / Att — Completions and pass attempts.

Cmp% — Completion percentage — completions ÷ attempts × 100.

Yds — Passing yards — total air + yards after catch on completions.

TD / TD% — Passing touchdowns. TD% = TDs per 100 attempts, measuring scoring efficiency.

Int / Int% — Interceptions thrown. Int% = INTs per 100 attempts — the primary ball-security metric.

Y/A — Yards per attempt — passing yards ÷ attempts. The core passing efficiency rate.

AdjY/A — Adjusted yards per attempt: (Pass Yds + 20×TD − 45×INT) ÷ Att. Penalizes turnovers and rewards touchdowns — widely considered the most predictive single-season QB metric.

TD:INT — TD-to-interception ratio — passing touchdowns ÷ interceptions thrown. Elite QBs sustain career ratios above 3.0; HOF greats often exceed 4.0. Not shown when no interceptions.

Rate — NFL passer rating — the official formula combining Cmp%, Y/A, TD%, and INT% on a 0–158.3 scale. Good QB performance ≈ 90+; elite ≈ 110+.

Sk — Times sacked — how many times the QB was brought down behind the line of scrimmage.

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Rushing

Att11Yds72TD1Y/A6.5TD%9.11D21D%18.2

Receiving

Tgt1

College Stats

East CarolinaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (East Carolina), 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

Michael GriffinFS6y Craig StevensTE6y Jason McCourtyS5y Nate WashingtonWR5y

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2017final season
Last recorded season with ARI
2015team change
Joined ARI (from NYJ)
2014team change
Joined NYJ (from TEN)
2008draft
Drafted by TEN — Round 1, Pick 24

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 203 lb

Frame

197 lb at 4.24s

Size-speed

35" vert / 130" broad

Explosion

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2012	TEN	0	W17Questionable· Ankle
2011	TEN	0	W16Questionable· AnkleW17Questionable· Ankle

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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 84

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

B+2008

A+2009

B+2010

B+2011

B+2012

B+2013

B2014

B+2015

F2016

F2017

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

81%

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
2008	1,228	81.9	1,216-12	71.6
2009	2,006	125.4	1,899-107	111.7
2010	1,364	85.3	1,367+3	80.4
2011	1,047	65.4	1,115+68	65.6
2012	1,243	77.7	1,346+103	79.2
2013	1,077	67.3	1,217+140	71.6
2014	663	41.4	780+117	45.9
2015	814	74	1,378+564	81.1
2016	95	23.8	405+310	23.8
2017	114	28.5	493+379	29

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026

Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.

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

Pos 97thAll 96thClass Pos 94thClass All 97th

50 career rushing TDs

2013250 career receptions

20148K career rushing yards

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.

TD — Receiving touchdowns.

Ctch% — Catch rate — receptions ÷ targets × 100. Measures how reliably a receiver turns opportunities into gains. 70%+ is elite.

Y/R — Yards per reception — receiving yards ÷ receptions. Measures big-play ability; 15+ is elite for WRs.

Y/Tgt — Yards per target — receiving yards ÷ targets. The single most complete receiving efficiency metric: accounts for both drops and incomplete targets. Elite receivers post 8+ yards per target.

AirYd/T — Air yards per target — average depth of route at time of target. High values indicate a deep threat role; low values indicate a slot/check-down role.

1D — First downs gained on receiving plays.

Snap Counts (2012–present)

Off / Off% — Offensive snaps played and share of team total. The most reliable usage metric for skill positions and OL.

Def / Def% — Defensive snaps played and share of team total.

ST / ST% — Special-teams snaps played and share of team total.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.

2015 · cause not documented · 69%2016 · cause not documented · 25%2017 · cause not documented · 25%

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →

Durable

Canton Monitor · HOF

Calibrated Hall-of-Fame probability — fit against actual enshrinement. See all →

19%

Building a Case

What carries the case

Era Quality (KV-H) 42.9%All-Pro 18.3%Longevity 16%Pro Bowls 13.7%League Leads 6.1%All-Time Ranks 3%

Monitor score 65.7 · components sum to the score (All-Pro ×12 · Pro Bowl ×3 · League Lead ×4 · ranks/era/longevity weighted).

Career Fingerprint

Statistical profile across 5 dimensions

Overall

Longevity79

Peak84

Accolades21

Consistency67

Per-Snap50

Career Geography

Journeyman · 3 crestsLeague board →

Wore 3 distinct franchise crests across 10 seasons (2008–2017) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

TEN 2008–2013 NYJ 2014 ARI 2015–2017

Chris Johnson

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2008

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

2008 Draft Class· this player went #24

Career Geography