Justin Houston ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Houston in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Houston a career score of 91, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Justin Houston
4× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 2% all-time pass rushersFranchise Cornerstone🌅 Early Bloomer · 2014Team Carrier · #221
Height6'3"
Weight270 lb
BornJan 21, 1989
Age37
College
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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% | |||||
| 2011 | 22–23 | KC | 15 | — | 49 | 41 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5.5 | 24.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 23–24 | KC | 16 | — | 61 | 48 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 10.0 | 41.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 24–25 | KC | 11 | — | 43 | 40 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 11.0 | 37.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 697 | 93.7% | 37 | 11.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 25–26 | KC | 16 | — | 68 | 59 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 22.0 | 70.0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,033 | 97.3% | 1 | 0.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 26–27 | KC | 10 | — | 28 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 7.5 | 29.5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 618 | 83.1% | 1 | 0.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 27–28 | KC | 4 | — | 21 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 292 | 78.4% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 28–29 | KC | 15 | — | 54 | 41 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 9.5 | 45.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 950 | 91.8% | 1 | 0.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 29–30 | KC | 12 | — | 36 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 9.0 | 29.0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 719 | 81.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 10 | 7 | 0.7 | 43.7 | 0.1 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 30–31 | IND | 16 | — | 37 | 26 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 11.0 | 42.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | 0.0% | 674 | 65.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 31–32 | IND | 14 | — | 22 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 8.0 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | 0.0% | 608 | 59.3% | — | 0.0% | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 42.4 | 0.7 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 32–33 | BAL | 15 | — | 31 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 4.5 | 27.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 579 | 60.9% | — | 0.0% | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 118.7 | -1.8 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 44 | 8 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 33–34 | BAL | 12 | — | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 9.5 | 33.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 397 | 44.1% | — | 0.0% | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 59.4 | -1.0 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 34–35 | CAR | 6 | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 180 | 40.6% | 1 | 0.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 162 | — | 479 | 375 | 104 | 132 | 185 | 112.0 | 429.0 | 5 | 35 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 4 | — | 0.0% | 6,747 | 72.9% | 43 | 1.1% | 21 | 16 | — | — | — | 131 | 51 | 33 | 84 | 20 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
404 career value over replacement — #40 all-time of 4,649. 31.1/season above a replacement-level LB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #70 (Rd 3) · KC · 2011 · +48.1 vs expected KV-H
91actual
42.9 expected · Δ+48.1
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