Not to be confused withJoe Johnson (WR · 1989–1992).

Also in other sports:nbaJoe Johnson (G · 2002–2022), mlbJoe Johnson (P · 1985–1987).

Joe Johnson is a career quality starter — a pass rusher 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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Joe Johnson

2× Pro BowlTop 18% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker

Height6'4"

Weight275 lb

BornJul 11, 1972

Age54

College

Career Value · VORP

66 career value over replacement — #1705 all-time of 4,649. 16.5/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #13 (Rd 1) · NO · 1994 · +4.8 vs expected KV-H

65actual

60.2 expected · Δ+4.8

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Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2000	28	NO	15	—	33	24	9	11	10	12.0	33.0	0	0	3	2	0	0
2001	29	NO	16	—	44	33	11	16	7	9.0	32.0	0	0	2	2	0	0
2002	30	GB	4	—	9	5	4	1	1	2.0	4.0	0	1	1	1	0	0
2003	31	GB	4	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	39	—	89	65	24	28	18	23.0	69.0	0	1	6	5	0	0

Known source gap1994–1999

1994–1999: these seasons predate StatVault's committed NFL season-grid source (1999+), so they are recorded as a known gap rather than shown as zero.

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR
2000	28	NO	15	—	33	24	9	11	10	12.0	33.0	0	3	2
2001	29	NO	16	—	44	33	11	16	7	9.0	32.0	0	2	2
2002	30	GB	4	—	9	5	4	1	1	2.0	4.0	1	1	1
2003	31	GB	4	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	—
Career			39		89	65	24	28	18	—	—	1	6	5

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 65 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 65 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 69.6 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 65· confidence 75%

What builds the career mark of 72

On-field 55.9

Availability 16.1