John Browning is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Browning in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Browning's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1996 | 22–23 | KC | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 23–24 | KC | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 24–25 | KC | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 26–27 | KC | 14 | — | 41 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5.0 | 19.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 27–28 | KC | 6 | — | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 28–29 | KC | 13 | — | 33 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 29–30 | KC | 15 | — | 31 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 30–31 | KC | 16 | — | 33 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 31–32 | KC | 15 | — | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 114 | — | 187 | 151 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 26.5 | 62.5 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
93 career value over replacement — #1235 all-time of 4,649. 10.3/season above a replacement-level DL.
Pick #68 (Rd 3) · KC · 1996 · +19.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 22–23 | KC | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.3 |
| 1997 | 23–24 | KC | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.4 |
| 1998 | 24–25 | KC | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3 |
| 2000 | 26–27 | KC | 14 | — | 41 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5.0 | 19.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 |
| 2001 | 27–28 | KC | 6 | — | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.3 |
| 2002 | 28–29 | KC | 13 | — | 33 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.9 |
| 2003 | 29–30 | KC | 15 | — | 31 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| 2004 | 30–31 | KC | 16 | — | 33 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 10.5 |
| 2005 | 31–32 | KC | 15 | — | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 8.6 |
| Career | 114 | 187 | 151 | 36 | 22 | 14 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 69.7 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 62 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
Blend 61.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 97%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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