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Anthony Dixon

RBBUF#26ACT

Anthony Dixon

Top 43% all-time RBsDurable Contributor📉 Fades · -58% playoffs 📈 Late Developer · 2014Two-Way Profile

Height6'1"

Weight233 lb

BornSep 24, 1987

Age38

CollegeMississippi State See College Stats

ConferenceSoutheastern

Rookie yr2010

Draft2010 · Rd 6, Pick 173 · SF

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A running back who maximized value through excellent availability over their career. Their middle-tier career was extended by consistently being on the field.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 9 · #3658 · Role Player

Worth 9 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 80% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

4 replaced

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

50

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

2

Seasons over

cleared the bar

×

+4.5

Avg surplus

peak +8

2 seasons × ~4.5 surplus ≈ VORP 9

Combined Season Grid

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

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2010	—	SF	12	—	70	237	2	3.4	2.9	11	15.7	0	5	5	11	0	100.0%	2.2	2.2	—	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	SF	8	—	29	87	2	3.0	6.9	6	20.7	0	1	1	6	0	100.0%	6.0	6.0	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	SF	8	—	21	78	2	3.7	9.5	3	14.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	SF	10	—	28	56	2	2.0	7.1	5	17.9	0	3	3	30	0	100.0%	10.0	10.0	—	1	1	1	0	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	80	10.8%	—	0.0%	292	63.4%
2014	—	BUF	13	—	105	432	2	4.1	1.9	13	12.4	0	9	8	49	0	88.9%	6.1	5.4	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	219	26.5%	—	0.0%	261	55.2%
2015	—	BUF	8	—	21	44	1	2.1	4.8	5	23.8	0	7	6	44	0	85.7%	7.3	6.3	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	90	14.5%	—	0.0%	292	63.0%
Career		—	59	—	274	934	11	3.4	4.0	43	15.7	0	25	23	140	0	92.0%	6.1	5.6	—	6	1	1	0	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	389	17.2%	—	0.0%	845	60.5%

Career EPA-38.0·-41 rushing · 3 receiving·-6.3/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2010	23	SF	12	—	70	237	2	3.4	2.9	11	15.7	0	6
2011	24	SF	8	—	29	87	2	3.0	6.9	6	20.7	0	4.3
2012	25	SF	8	—	21	78	2	3.7	9.5	3	14.3	0	4.5
2013	26	SF	10	0*	28	56	2	2.0	7.1	5	17.9	0	4.4
2014	27	BUF	13	0*	105	432	2	4.1	1.9	13	12.4	0	7.1
2015	28	BUF	8	0*	21	44	1	2.1	4.8	5	23.8	0	3.8
Career			59		274	934	11	3.4	—	43	—	0	30.1

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

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2010	23	SF	12	—	5	5	11	0	100.0%	2.2	2.2	—	1
2011	24	SF	8	—	1	1	6	0	100.0%	6.0	6.0	—	0
2013	26	SF	10	0*	3	3	30	0	100.0%	10.0	10.0	—	1
2014	27	BUF	13	0*	9	8	49	0	88.9%	6.1	5.4	—	3
2015	28	BUF	8	0*	7	6	44	0	85.7%	7.3	6.3	—	1
Career			51		25	23	140	0	92.0%	6.1	5.6	—	6

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

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2010	23	SF	2	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	0
2011	24	SF	1	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2012	25	SF	2	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2013	26	SF	1	0*	1	1	0	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career			6		1	1	0	1	0	—	—	0	1	0	—	0	0

* 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%
2013	26	SF	16	0*	80	10.8%	—	0.0%	292	63.4%
2014	27	BUF	16	0*	219	26.5%	—	0.0%	261	55.2%
2015	28	BUF	16	0*	90	14.5%	—	0.0%	292	63.0%
Career			48		389	—	—	—	845	—

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

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2010	23	—	—	—	—	-12.5	-1.1	0	1
2011	24	—	—	—	—	-2.8	-0.8	0	0
2012	25	—	—	—	—	1.2	—	0	0
2013	26	—	—	0*	—	-12.2	2.3	0	2
2014	27	—	—	0*	—	-8.2	1.8	0	11
2015	28	—	—	0*	—	-6.8	1.0	0	36
Career					—	—	—	0	50

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 49 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 49 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

48

Sustained

career value

×.6

51

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 49.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 49· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 48

On-field 35.1

Availability 12.9

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)

2010bestavg 472015

All-Time Standing

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

10

Depth

of 100

Reached 7% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

7% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader7

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-6.34 EPA/season over 6 seasons48

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: 91%.

Per-Snap Impact

Running Backs · proprietary · 2012+

—

below snap floor

Yards / snap:1.684 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap1.684Touch rate0.445EPA/snap-0.057Snap share17.2%Off snaps389Emerging

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within running backs, 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 RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2010

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

RB · 2010 class

4.67s

40-Yard

Low · 16th pct

Pos 16thAll 48thClass Pos 25thClass All 52th

33"

Vertical

Below avg · 33th pct

Pos 33thAll 44thClass Pos 27thClass All 36th

121"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 65th pct

Pos 65thAll 70thClass Pos 80thClass All 84th

15 reps

Bench

Low · 12th pct

Pos 12thAll 17thClass Pos 10thClass All 15th

7.09s

3-Cone

Below avg · 46th pct

Pos 46thAll 57thClass Pos 29thClass All 47th

4.49s

Shuttle

Low · 10th pct

Pos 10thAll 30thClass Pos 31thClass All 39th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Carry: 3.4 regular season → 1.4 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

-58%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

7 playoff games

Rushing

Att7Yds10TD2Y/A1.4TD%28.61D31D%42.9

Receiving

Tgt2Rec1Yds10Ctch%50.0%Y/R10.0Y/Tgt5.01D1

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA1.3Rec EPA0.7Rec AirYd16

College Stats

Mississippi StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Mississippi 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.

2010 Draft Class· this player went #173

#162Brody EldridgeTE #163Reshad JonesFS #164Crezdon ButlerCB #165Kerry MeierWR #166Stevenson SylvesterLB #169Marshall NewhouseG #170Fendi OnobunTE #171Shann SchillingerDB #175Greg HardyDE #176Rusty SmithQB #177Carlton MitchellWR #178Arthur MoatsDE #179Sam YoungOT #180Deji KarimRB #182Nate ByhamTE #183Eric OlsenG

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Anthony inherited the San Francisco 49ers RB room from Moran Norris (2006–2010), and handed it to Kendall Hunter (2011–2013).

Earl Cooper 1980–1985Roger Craig 1983–1990Derrick Harmon 1984–1986Joe Cribbs 1986–1987Tom Rathman 1986–1993Keith Henderson

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Movementderived from season history

2015final season
Last recorded season with BUF
2014team change
Joined BUF (from SF)
2010draft
Drafted by SF — Round 6, Pick 173

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 233 lb

Frame

233 lb at 4.67s

Size-speed

33" vert / 121" broad

Explosion

15 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2014	BUF	0	W1Questionable· Hamstring
2010	SF	0	W8Questionable· HamstringW16Questionable· Ankle

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 6-season peers. See all →

49

peak 51

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

C+2010

C2011

C2012

C2013

C+2014

D2015

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

79%

Era Translator

Rush Yds 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 Rush Yds	Rush Yds/G	→ 2025 Rush Yds	→ 2025 /G
2010	237	19.8	368+131	21.7
2011	87	10.9	259+172	15.2
2012	78	9.8	240+162	14.1
2013	56	5.6	129+73	7.6
2014	432	33.2	611+179	36
2015	44	5.5	52+8	3.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

9 career value over replacement — #3658 all-time of 4,642. 1.5/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #173 (Rd 6) · SF · 2010 · +21.8 vs expected KV-H

49actual

27.2 expected · Δ+21.8

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