Jaylon Johnson is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Johnson in the top quarter 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.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |||||
| 2020 | 21 | CHI | 13 | — | 42 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 867 | 96.1% | 20 | 5.1% | 78 | 44 | 0.6 | 107.5 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.2 |
| 2021 | 22 | CHI | 15 | — | 42 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 933 | 99.4% | 6 | 1.7% | 72 | 43 | 0.6 | 101.9 | 11.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 23 | CHI | 10 | — | 32 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 658 | 97.2% | 30 | 11.1% | 51 | 30 | 0.6 | 94.6 | 11.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 24 | CHI | 14 | — | 33 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 808 | 90.9% | 13 | 3.5% | 58 | 32 | 0.6 | 50.9 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 25 | CHI | 17 | — | 48 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,032 | 96.7% | 11 | 2.5% | 56 | 37 | 0.7 | 92.6 | 11.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 26 | CHI | 7 | — | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 283 | 62.6% | — | 0.0% | 22 | 16 | 0.7 | 92.2 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 76 | — | 213 | 169 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 8 | 51 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 4,581 | 93.0% | 80 | 4.0% | 337 | 202 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
57 career value over replacement — #1898 all-time of 4,649. 9.5/season above a replacement-level CB.
Pick #50 (Rd 2) · CHI · 2020 · +15.6 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 21 | CHI | 13 | 12* | 42 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| 2021 | 22 | CHI | 15 | 15* | 42 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 2022 | 23 | CHI | 10 | 10* | 32 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 |
| 2023 | 24 | CHI | 14 | 13* | 33 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 2024 | 25 | CHI | 17 | 16* | 48 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 8.6 |
| 2025 | 26 | CHI | 7 | 4* | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
| Career | 76 | 70* | 213 | 169 | 44 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 51 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42.7 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 21 | CHI | 13 | 12* | — | 0.0% | 867 | 96.1% | 20 | 5.1% |
| 2021 | 22 | CHI | 15 | 15* | — | 0.0% | 933 | 99.4% | 6 | 1.7% |
| 2022 | 23 | CHI | 11 | 11* | — | 0.0% | 658 | 97.2% | 30 | 11.1% |
| 2023 | 24 | CHI | 14 | 13* | — | 0.0% | 808 | 90.9% | 13 | 3.5% |
| 2024 | 25 | CHI | 17 | 16* | — | 0.0% | 1,032 | 96.7% | 11 | 2.5% |
| 2025 | 26 | CHI | 7 | 4* | — | 0.0% | 283 | 62.6% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | 77 | 71* | — | — | 4,581 | — | 80 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 21 | CHI | 13 | 12* | 78 | 44 | 0.6 | 107.5 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.2 |
| 2021 | 22 | CHI | 15 | 15* | 72 | 43 | 0.6 | 101.9 | 11.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 23 | CHI | 11 | 11* | 51 | 30 | 0.6 | 94.6 | 11.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 24 | CHI | 14 | 13* | 58 | 32 | 0.6 | 50.9 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 25 | CHI | 17 | 16* | 56 | 37 | 0.7 | 92.6 | 11.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 26 | CHI | 7 | 4* | 22 | 16 | 0.7 | 92.2 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Career | 77 | 71* | 337 | 202 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
Blend 62.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 63· confidence 98%
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