Tank 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 | CHI | 8 | — | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 23–24 | CHI | 14 | — | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 24–25 | CHI | 13 | — | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 25–26 | DAL | 6 | — | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 26–27 | DAL | 13 | — | 20 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 27–28 | CIN | 14 | — | 27 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 28–29 | CIN | 6 | — | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 74 | — | 115 | 75 | 40 | 7 | 20 | 12.0 | 39.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Career Value · VORP
34 career value over replacement — #2529 all-time of 4,649. 4.9/season above a replacement-level DL.
Pick #47 (Rd 2) · CHI · 2004 · +4.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 22–23 | CHI | 8 | — | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2005 | 23–24 | CHI | 14 | — | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9.2 |
| 2006 | 24–25 | CHI | 13 | — | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 8.4 |
| 2007 | 25–26 | DAL | 6 | — | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 |
| 2008 | 26–27 | DAL | 13 | — | 20 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| 2009 | 27–28 | CIN | 14 | — | 27 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| 2010 | 28–29 | CIN | 6 | — | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Career | 74 | 115 | 75 | 40 | 7 | 20 | — | — | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41.2 |
A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 54 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
Blend 53.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 54· confidence 93%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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