Diontae Johnson ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Johnson in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Johnson a career score of 68, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Reached 27% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
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: 91%.
Career Value · VORP
105 career value over replacement — #1043 all-time of 4,649. 17.5/season above a replacement-level WR.
Career Profile
Pick #66 (Rd 3) · PIT · 2019 · +25.1 vs expected KV-H
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Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within wide receivers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
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Major career thresholds crossed, derived from regular-season totals (1999+).
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Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Diontae inherited the Pittsburgh Steelers WR room from JuJu Smith-Schuster (2017–2021), and handed it to Chase Claypool (2020–2022).
The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Joined CAR (from PIT)
Last recorded season with CAR
Drafted by PIT — Round 3, Pick 66
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BAL | 2 | W4Questionable· GroinW6Questionable· AnkleW7Questionable· Ribs / Third injury: AnkleW8Out· RibW16Out· Not injury related - personal matter |
| 2023 | PIT | 1 | W2Out· Hamstring |
| 2022 | PIT | 0 | W14Questionable· HipW16Questionable· Toe |
| 2021 | PIT | 1 | W3Out· Knee |
| 2020 | PIT | 1 | W6Out· Back |
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Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 6-season peers. See all →
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →
Rec 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 Rec Yds | Rec Yds/G | → 2025 Rec Yds | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 680 | 42.5 | 631-49 | 37.1 |
| 2020 | 923 | 61.5 | 968+45 | 57 |
| 2021 | 1,161 | 72.6 | 1,170+9 | 68.8 |
| 2022 | 882 | 51.9 | 813-69 | 47.8 |
| 2023 | 717 | 55.2 | 895+178 | 52.6 |
| 2024 | 375 | 34.1 | 555+180 | 32.6 |
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
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Wore 4 distinct franchise crests across 6 seasons (2019–2024) — a true nomad. The crest trail: