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Anthony Adams

Top 42% all-time pass rushersDurable Contributor🌅 Early Bloomer · 2005

Height6'0"

Weight310 lb

BornJun 18, 1980

Age46

CollegePenn State See College Stats

Rookie yr2003

Draft2003 · Rd 2, Pick 57 · SF

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A edge rusher who maximized value through reliable availability. Their middle-tier career was extended by consistently being on the field.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 40 · #2314 · Above Average

Worth 40 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 51% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

4 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

Avg surplus

peak +10

5 seasons × ~8 surplus ≈ VORP 40

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2003	—	SF	13	—	21	15	6	0	0	1.5	1.5	0	4	0	—	0	0
2004	—	SF	13	—	44	36	8	0	0	0.5	0.5	0	2	1	—	0	0
2005	—	SF	15	—	38	22	16	0	0	2.5	2.5	0	1	0	—	0	0
2006	—	SF	14	—	19	11	8	0	4	2.0	6.0	0	1	0	—	0	0
2007	—	CHI	10	—	24	19	5	0	1	0.5	1.5	0	0	0	1	0	0
2008	—	CHI	6	—	15	8	7	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2009	—	CHI	16	—	36	28	8	3	6	2.0	11.0	0	1	0	1	0	0
2010	—	CHI	15	—	30	26	4	9	5	2.0	16.0	0	1	2	—	0	0
2011	—	CHI	10	—	17	14	3	3	2	1.0	6.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	112	—	244	179	65	15	19	12.0	46.0	0	10	3	2	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2003	23	SF	13	—	21	15	6	0	0	1.5	1.5	4	0	—	6.7
2004	24	SF	13	—	44	36	8	0	0	0.5	0.5	2	1	—	7.2
2005	25	SF	15	—	38	22	16	0	0	2.5	2.5	1	0	—	8.5
2006	26	SF	14	—	19	11	8	0	4	2.0	6.0	1	0	—	7.2
2007	27	CHI	10	—	24	19	5	0	1	0.5	1.5	0	0	1	4.5
2008	28	CHI	6	—	15	8	7	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	—	2
2009	29	CHI	16	—	36	28	8	3	6	2.0	11.0	1	0	1	8.6
2010	30	CHI	15	—	30	26	4	9	5	2.0	16.0	1	2	—	11.2
2011	31	CHI	10	—	17	14	3	3	2	1.0	6.0	0	0	—	4.9
Career			112		244	179	65	15	19	—	—	10	3	2	60.8

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 53 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 53 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 53.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 53· confidence 97%

What builds the career mark of 51

On-field 34.6

Availability 16.4

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)

2003bestavg 492011

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 6% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

6% of the all-time Sacks leader6

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 92%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2003

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

DL · 2003 class

5.13s

40-Yard

Below avg · 32th pct

Pos 32thAll 14thClass Pos 40thClass All 14th

30.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 66th pct

Pos 66thAll 24thClass Pos 42thClass All 20th

109"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 67th pct

Pos 67thAll 22thClass Pos 68thClass All 26th

7.68s

3-Cone

Above avg · 53th pct

Pos 53thAll 17thClass Pos 50thClass All 19th

4.59s

Shuttle

Above avg · 61th pct

Pos 61thAll 20thClass Pos 46thClass All 14th

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

College Stats

Penn StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Penn State), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2003 Draft Class· this player went #57

#48Chris KelsayDE #49Eddie MooreLB #51Terry PierceLB #52Chaun ThompsonLB #53Victor HobsonLB #54Anquan BoldinWR #55Bryan ScottLB #56Osi UmenyioraDE #58Mike DossDB #59Alonzo JacksonLB #60Tyrone CalicoWR #61L.J. SmithTE #62Terrence KielS #63Teyo JohnsonTE #64Dewayne WhiteDE #65Kelley WashingtonWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Anthony inherited the Chicago Bears DL room from Mark Anderson (2006–2009), and handed it to Corey Wootton (2010–2013).

William Perry 1985–1993Trace Armstrong 1989–1994Alonzo Spellman 1992–1997Albert Fontenot 1993–1996Jim Flanigan 1994–2000Mike Wells

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2011final season
Last recorded season with CHI
2007team change
Joined CHI (from SF)
2003draft
Drafted by SF — Round 2, Pick 57

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 310 lb

Frame

299 lb at 5.13s

Size-speed

30.5" vert / 109" broad

Explosion

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2011	CHI	0	W13Questionable· Back
2009	CHI	0	W6Questionable· Toe

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 57

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C+2003

C2004

C+2005

C+2006

C2007

F2008

C+2009

C+2010

C2011

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

78%

Era Translator

Sacks translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Sacks	Sacks/G	→ 2025 Sacks	→ 2025 /G
2003	1.5	0.1	2+0.5	0.1
2004	0.5	0	1+0.5	0
2005	2.5	0.2	3+0.5	0.2
2006	2	0.1	2	0.1
2007	0.5	0.1	1+0.5	0.1
2008	0	0	0	0
2009	2	0.1	2	0.1
2010	2	0.1	2	0.1
2011	1	0.1	2+1	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

40 career value over replacement — #2314 all-time of 4,642. 4.4/season above a replacement-level DL.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #57 (Rd 2) · SF · 2003 · +6.1 vs expected KV-H

53actual

46.9 expected · Δ+6.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2003

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2003 Draft Class· this player went #57

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator