Anthony Hitchens ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Hitchens in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Hitchens a career score of 68, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 22 | DAL | 16 | — | 66 | 50 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 529 | 48.6% | 139 | 31.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 23 | DAL | 16 | — | 61 | 34 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 538 | 49.8% | 118 | 27.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 24 | DAL | 16 | — | 72 | 33 | 39 | 4 | 5 | 1.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 581 | 55.8% | 111 | 25.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 25 | DAL | 12 | — | 74 | 45 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 545 | 71.1% | 32 | 11.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 26 | KC | 15 | — | 129 | 75 | 54 | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 944 | 85.1% | 65 | 13.6% | 69 | 59 | 0.9 | 120.6 | 3.3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 8 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 27 | KC | 15 | — | 86 | 49 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 700 | 69.3% | 46 | 11.3% | 40 | 31 | 0.8 | 110.4 | 3.4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 12 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 28 | KC | 14 | — | 76 | 42 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 601 | 64.2% | 54 | 13.6% | 31 | 24 | 0.8 | 106.7 | 4.3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 29 | KC | 15 | — | 76 | 37 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 598 | 59.7% | 53 | 13.8% | 33 | 22 | 0.7 | 83.4 | 3.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Career | — | 119 | — | 640 | 365 | 275 | 38 | 26 | 5.5 | 69.5 | 2 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 5,036 | 62.4% | 618 | 19.0% | 173 | 136 | — | — | — | 20 | 9 | 8 | 124 | 28 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
145 career value over replacement — #688 all-time of 4,695. 18.1/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #119 (Rd 4) · DAL · 2014 · +35 vs expected KV-H
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