Anthony Henry ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Henry in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Henry a career score of 76, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Career Value · VORP
172 career value over replacement — #515 all-time of 4,695. 19.1/season above a replacement-level CB.
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Pick #97 (Rd 4) · CLE · 2001 · +38.5 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | ||||||
| 2001 | 24–25 | CLE | 16 | — | 11.1 | 42 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 10 | 17 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 25–26 | CLE | 16 | — | 2.4 | 54 | 49 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 26–27 | CLE | 14 | — | 0.7 | 45 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 27–28 | CLE | 15 | — | 3.9 | 69 | 60 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 28–29 | DAL | 10 | — | 4.4 | 46 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 14 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 29–30 | DAL | 16 | — | 2.7 | 79 | 71 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 30–31 | DAL | 13 | — | 6.9 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 31–32 | DAL | 15 | — | 0.6 | 49 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 32–33 | DET | 10 | — | 0.9 | 40 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 125 | — | 33.6 | 460 | 379 | 81 | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 31 | 109 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
9 seasons · peak 11.1 in 2001
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
2.6 career wins over 9 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2001 · +0.8 wins
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 24–25 | CLE | 16 | — | 42 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 10 | 17 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 11.1 |
| 2002 | 25–26 | CLE | 16 | — | 54 | 49 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.4 |
| 2003 | 26–27 | CLE | 14 | — | 45 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 2004 | 27–28 | CLE | 15 | — | 69 | 60 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.9 |
| 2005 | 28–29 | DAL | 10 | — | 46 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 14 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 4.4 |
| 2006 | 29–30 | DAL | 16 | — | 79 | 71 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.7 |
| 2007 | 30–31 | DAL | 13 | — | 36 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2008 | 31–32 | DAL | 15 | — | 49 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 2009 | 32–33 | DET | 10 | — | 40 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Career | 125 | 460 | 379 | 81 | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 31 | 109 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 33.6 |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 76 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
Blend 75.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 76· confidence 100%
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Latest season · 2009 · +0.1 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#44 of 1,089 all-time defensive backs by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)