Anthony Barr is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Barr in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Barr's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Anthony Barr

4× Pro BowlTop 28% all-time pass rushersHigh-End Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2014

Height6'5"

Weight255 lb

BornMar 18, 1992

Age34

CollegeUCLA See College Stats

ConferencePacific Twelve

Rookie yr2014

Draft2014 · Rd 1, Pick 9 · MIN

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

High-End StarterExplore archetypes →

A quality edge rusher with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 74 · #1535 · Above Average

Worth 74 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 34% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+9.3

Avg surplus

peak +16

8 seasons × ~9.3 surplus ≈ VORP 74

Combined Season Grid

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

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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%
2014	—	MIN	12	—	65	50	15	6	7	4.0	17.0	0	3	2	3	1	0	—	0.0%	776	96.4%	70	21.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	MIN	13	—	62	48	14	4	8	3.5	15.5	1	7	3	—	0	0	—	0.0%	827	87.7%	51	14.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	MIN	16	—	68	35	33	3	8	2.0	13.0	0	4	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,025	99.1%	70	16.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	MIN	16	—	72	49	23	9	5	1.0	15.0	0	6	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	923	92.5%	61	14.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	MIN	13	—	50	34	16	8	4	3.0	15.0	0	2	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	808	96.4%	67	18.2%	34	27	0.8	130.9	3.0	9	6	0	72	7	0.1
2019	—	MIN	14	—	77	52	25	6	7	1.5	14.5	1	4	1	1	0	1	—	0.0%	929	97.0%	64	18.2%	55	40	0.7	101.5	2.3	10	4	4	87	2	0.0
2020	—	MIN	1	—	6	6	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	94	61.0%	7	27.0%	3	3	1.0	94.4	-2.7	1	1	0	9	2	0.3
2021	—	MIN	11	—	65	31	34	3	6	2.5	11.5	3	5	0	2	0	0	—	0.0%	784	95.8%	30	16.5%	48	38	0.8	89.7	2.3	10	4	3	64	4	0.1
2022	—	DAL	14	—	56	33	23	2	4	1.0	7.0	0	1	0	2	0	0	—	0.0%	609	63.9%	26	12.3%	24	20	0.8	101.4	4.3	7	3	3	23	3	0.0
2023	—	MIN	2	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	49	19.8%	11	21.5%	1	1	1.0	87.5	2.0	0	0	0	3	0	0.0
Career		—	112	—	521	338	183	41	49	18.5	108.5	5	32	8	10	1	1	—	0.0%	6,824	81.0%	457	18.0%	165	129	—	—	—	37	18	10	258	18	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
2014	22	MIN	12	12*	65	50	15	6	7	4.0	17.0	0	3	2	3	1	0	9.3
2015	23	MIN	13	12*	62	48	14	4	8	3.5	15.5	1	7	3	—	0	0	10.3
2016	24	MIN	16	16*	68	35	33	3	8	2.0	13.0	0	4	1	1	0	0	8.6
2017	25	MIN	16	15*	72	49	23	9	5	1.0	15.0	0	6	0	—	0	0	8.5
2018	26	MIN	13	13*	50	34	16	8	4	3.0	15.0	0	2	1	—	0	0	7.7
2019	27	MIN	14	14*	77	52	25	6	7	1.5	14.5	1	4	1	1	0	1	9.1
2020	28	MIN	1	—	6	6	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
2021	29	MIN	11	11*	65	31	34	3	6	2.5	11.5	3	5	0	2	0	0	8.4
2022	30	DAL	14	9*	56	33	23	2	4	1.0	7.0	0	1	0	2	0	0	5.4
2023	31	MIN	2	0*	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—
Career			112	102*	521	338	183	41	49	—	—	5	32	8	10	1	1	67.3

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2014	22	MIN	12	12*	—	0.0%	776	96.4%	70	21.2%
2015	23	MIN	14	12*	—	0.0%	827	87.7%	51	14.5%
2016	24	MIN	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,025	99.1%	70	16.3%
2017	25	MIN	16	15*	—	0.0%	923	92.5%	61	14.3%
2018	26	MIN	13	13*	—	0.0%	808	96.4%	67	18.2%
2019	27	MIN	14	14*	—	0.0%	929	97.0%	64	18.2%
2020	28	MIN	2	—	—	0.0%	94	61.0%	7	27.0%
2021	29	MIN	11	11*	—	0.0%	784	95.8%	30	16.5%
2022	30	DAL	14	9*	—	0.0%	609	63.9%	26	12.3%
2023	31	MIN	4	0*	—	0.0%	49	19.8%	11	21.5%
Career			116	102*	—	—	6,824	—	457	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	26	MIN	13	13*	34	27	0.8	130.9	3.0	9	6	0	72	7	0.1
2019	27	MIN	14	14*	55	40	0.7	101.5	2.3	10	4	4	87	2	0.0
2020	28	MIN	2	—	3	3	1.0	94.4	-2.7	1	1	0	9	2	0.3
2021	29	MIN	11	11*	48	38	0.8	89.7	2.3	10	4	3	64	4	0.1
2022	30	DAL	14	9*	24	20	0.8	101.4	4.3	7	3	3	23	3	0.0
2023	31	MIN	4	0*	1	1	1.0	87.5	2.0	0	0	0	3	0	0.0
Career			58	47*	165	129	—	—	—	37	18	10	258	18	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 59 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 58 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 56

On-field 39

Availability 17

On-field production Staying available

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

2014bestavg 562022

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 9% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

9% of the all-time Sacks leader9

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: 89%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:2.249See leaderboard →

Disruption/1002.249Snap share80.9%Def snaps6,824ReliableCV 0.24

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within edge rushers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

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

Combine · 2014

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

EDGE · 2014 class

4.66s

40-Yard

Above avg · 73th pct

Pos 73thAll 49thClass Pos 83thClass All 54th

34.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 64th pct

Pos 64thAll 59thClass Pos 64thClass All 62th

119"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 66th pct

Pos 66thAll 60thClass Pos 60thClass All 64th

15 reps

Bench

Low · 2th pct

Pos 2thAll 17thClass Pos 2thClass All 21th

6.82s

3-Cone

Elite · 97th pct

Pos 97thAll 89thClass Pos 93thClass All 88th

4.19s

Shuttle

Strong · 87th pct

Pos 87thAll 75thClass Pos 88thClass All 76th

Postseason Career

7 playoff games

Defense

Tkl34Solo23Ast11TFL3QBHits1Dis4.0Int1PD2FF1FR1

College Stats

UCLACollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (UCLA), 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.

2014 Draft Class· this player went #9

#1Jadeveon ClowneyOLB #3Blake BortlesQB #4Sammy WatkinsWR #5Khalil MackOLB #6Jake MatthewsOT #7Mike EvansWR #8Justin GilbertDB #10Eric EbronTE #11Taylor LewanOT #12Odell Beckham Jr.WR #13Aaron DonaldDL #14Kyle FullerCB #15Ryan ShazierLB #16Zack MartinG #18Calvin PryorDB #19Ja'Wuan JamesOT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Anthony inherited the Minnesota Vikings LB room from Jasper Brinkley (2009–2014), and handed it to Eric Kendricks (2015–2022).

Jesse Solomon 1986–1989Jack Del Rio 1992–1995Ed McDaniel 1992–2001Jeff Brady 1995–1997Dwayne Rudd 1997–2000Kailee Wong

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2023team change
Joined MIN (from DAL)
2023final season
Last recorded season with MIN
2022team change
Joined DAL (from MIN)
2014draft
Drafted by MIN — Round 1, Pick 9

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 255 lb

Frame

255 lb at 4.66s

Size-speed

34.5" vert / 119" broad

Explosion

15 reps

Bench power

Injury History

13 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2022	DAL	2	W10Out· HamstringW11Questionable· HamstringW12Out· HamstringW13Questionable· Hamstring
2021	MIN	4	W1Out· KneeW2Out· KneeW3Out· KneeW4Questionable· KneeW9Questionable· KneeW10Out· KneeW13Questionable· Knee / Hamstring
2019	MIN	0	W3Questionable· Groin
2018	MIN	2	W8Out· HamstringW9Out· HamstringW11Questionable· Hamstring
2017	MIN	0	W2Questionable· Hamstring
2015	MIN	2	W9Questionable· BackW10Questionable· HandW13Questionable· Hand / GroinW14Out· Groin / HandW15Out· Groin / Hand
2014	MIN	3	W14Doubtful· KneeW15Out· KneeW16Out· KneeW17Out· Knee

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 8-season peers. See all →

peak 61

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

B2014

B2015

C+2016

C+2017

C+2018

C+2019

C+2021

C+2022

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

71%

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
2014	4	0.3	6+2	0.3
2015	3.5	0.3	5+1.5	0.3
2016	2	0.1	2	0.1
2017	1	0.1	1	0.1
2018	3	0.2	4+1	0.2
2019	1.5	0.1	2+0.5	0.1
2021	2.5	0.2	4+1.5	0.2
2022	1	0.1	1	0.1

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

Career Value · VORP

74 career value over replacement — #1535 all-time of 4,642. 9.3/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #9 (Rd 1) · MIN · 2014 · -1.4 vs expected KV-H

59actual

60.4 expected · Δ−1.4

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2014

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2014 Draft Class· this player went #9

Franchise Succession

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Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

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