Duke Johnson is a career quality starter — a running back 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.
Duke Johnson
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2015 | 21–22 | CLE | 16 | — | 104 | 379 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 19 | 18.3 | 0 | 74 | 61 | 534 | 2 | 82.4% | 8.8 | 7.2 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 560 | 50.6% | — | 0.0% | 5 | 1.3% |
| 2016 | 22–23 | CLE | 16 | — | 73 | 358 | 1 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 17 | 23.3 | 1 | 74 | 53 | 514 | 0 | 71.6% | 9.7 | 6.9 | — | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | 457 | 44.7% | — | 0.0% | 33 | 7.3% |
| 2017 | 23–24 | CLE | 16 | — | 82 | 348 | 4 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 26 | 31.7 | 0 | 93 | 74 | 693 | 3 | 79.6% | 9.4 | 7.5 | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 566 | 52.7% | — | 0.0% | 7 | 1.9% |
| 2018 | 24–25 | CLE | 16 | — | 40 | 201 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 22.5 | 0 | 62 | 47 | 429 | 3 | 75.8% | 9.1 | 6.9 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 459 | 41.7% | — | 0.0% | 12 | 2.7% |
| 2019 | 25–26 | HOU | 16 | — | 83 | 410 | 2 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 17 | 20.5 | 1 | 62 | 44 | 410 | 3 | 71.0% | 9.3 | 6.6 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 511 | 48.4% | — | 0.0% | 13 | 3.3% |
| 2020 | 26–27 | HOU | 11 | — | 77 | 235 | 1 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 11 | 14.3 | 2 | 35 | 28 | 249 | 1 | 80.0% | 8.9 | 7.1 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 354 | 52.0% | — | 0.0% | 3 | 0.9% |
| 2021 | 27–28 | MIA | 5 | — | 71 | 330 | 3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 18 | 25.4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 80.0% | 10.3 | 8.2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 149 | 44.4% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2022 | 28–29 | BUF | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7.0% | — | 0.0% | 7 | 21.0% |
| Career | — | 97 | — | 532 | 2,265 | 11 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 118 | 22.2 | 4 | 405 | 311 | 2,870 | 12 | 76.8% | 9.2 | 7.1 | — | 132 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | 3,061 | 47.5% | — | 0.0% | 80 | 3.0% | |
Career Value · VORP
29 career value over replacement — #2702 all-time of 4,649. 4.1/season above a replacement-level RB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #77 (Rd 3) · CLE · 2015 · +15.7 vs expected KV-H
55actual
39.3 expected · Δ+15.7
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