Spencer Johnson is a career quality starter — a pass rusher 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.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2004 | 22–23 | MIN | 9 | — | 29 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 23–24 | MIN | 8 | — | 25 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 24–25 | MIN | 10 | — | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 25–26 | MIN | 13 | — | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 26–27 | BUF | 12 | — | 23 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 27–28 | BUF | 14 | — | 26 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 28–29 | BUF | 14 | — | 36 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 29–30 | BUF | 16 | — | 37 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 30–31 | BUF | 12 | — | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 108 | — | 228 | 140 | 88 | 19 | 18 | 14.0 | 51.0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
52 career value over replacement — #2010 all-time of 4,649. 5.8/season above a replacement-level DL.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 22–23 | MIN | 9 | — | 29 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | 23–24 | MIN | 8 | — | 25 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.8 |
| 2006 | 24–25 | MIN | 10 | — | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.1 |
| 2007 | 25–26 | MIN | 13 | — | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 |
| 2008 | 26–27 | BUF | 12 | — | 23 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| 2009 | 27–28 | BUF | 14 | — | 26 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 |
| 2010 | 28–29 | BUF | 14 | — | 36 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 |
| 2011 | 29–30 | BUF | 16 | — | 37 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.9 |
| 2012 | 30–31 | BUF | 12 | — | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Career | 108 | 228 | 140 | 88 | 19 | 18 | — | — | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 60.3 |
A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 54 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
Blend 54 × longevity 1 = KV-H 54· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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