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 67, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

MLBKC#53ACT

Anthony Hitchens

Top 9% all-time linebackersElite Playmaker

Height6'0"

Weight235 lb

BornJun 10, 1992

Age34

CollegeIowa See College Stats

ConferenceBig Ten

Rookie yr2014

Draft2014 · Rd 4, Pick 119 · DAL

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 10% all-time linebacker who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Lower snap-level production reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 141 · #694 · High-Value

Worth 141 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 16% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17.6 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

+17.6

Avg surplus

peak +32

8 seasons × ~17.6 surplus ≈ VORP 141

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	—	DAL	12	—	66	50	16	3	2	0.0	5.0	1	4	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	529	55.6%	139	31.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	DAL	13	—	61	34	27	5	5	2.0	12.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	538	49.8%	118	31.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	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	—	DAL	12	—	74	45	29	9	2	0.0	11.0	0	2	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	545	71.1%	32	17.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	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	—	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	—	KC	13	—	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	—	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		—	111	—	640	365	275	38	26	5.5	69.5	2	12	4	—	0	0	—	0.0%	5,036	63.8%	618	19.7%	173	136	—	—	—	20	9	8	124	28	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2014	22	DAL	12	9*	66	50	16	3	2	0.0	5.0	1	4	0	—	6.5
2015	23	DAL	13	0*	61	34	27	5	5	2.0	12.0	0	1	1	—	7
2016	24	DAL	16	9*	72	33	39	4	5	1.5	10.5	0	1	0	—	7.4
2017	25	DAL	12	9*	74	45	29	9	2	0.0	11.0	0	2	1	—	6.7
2018	26	KC	15	13*	129	75	54	7	2	0.0	9.0	0	0	1	—	8
2019	27	KC	15	10*	86	49	37	4	4	2.0	10.0	0	1	1	—	7.5
2020	28	KC	13	9*	76	42	34	2	4	0.0	6.0	0	1	0	—	5.6
2021	29	KC	15	9*	76	37	39	4	2	0.0	6.0	1	2	0	—	7.6
Career			111	68*	640	365	275	38	26	—	—	2	12	4	—	56.3

* 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	DAL	16	9*	—	0.0%	529	55.6%	139	31.4%
2015	23	DAL	16	0*	—	0.0%	538	49.8%	118	31.5%
2016	24	DAL	16	9*	—	0.0%	581	55.8%	111	25.3%
2017	25	DAL	12	9*	—	0.0%	545	71.1%	32	17.0%
2018	26	KC	15	13*	—	0.0%	944	85.1%	65	13.6%
2019	27	KC	15	10*	—	0.0%	700	69.3%	46	11.3%
2020	28	KC	14	9*	—	0.0%	601	64.2%	54	13.6%
2021	29	KC	15	9*	—	0.0%	598	59.7%	53	13.8%
Career			119	68*	—	—	5,036	—	618	—

* 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	KC	15	13*	69	59	0.9	120.6	3.3	5	4	1	36	8	0.1
2019	27	KC	15	10*	40	31	0.8	110.4	3.4	5	1	1	37	12	0.1
2020	28	KC	14	9*	31	24	0.8	106.7	4.3	6	2	4	33	4	0.0
2021	29	KC	15	9*	33	22	0.7	83.4	3.1	4	2	2	18	4	0.0
Career			59	41*	173	136	—	—	—	20	9	8	124	28	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 67 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 67 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 67.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 67· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 65

On-field 47.6

Availability 17.4

On-field production Staying available

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

2014bestavg 65elite 702021

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 3% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

3% of the all-time Sacks leader3

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: 90%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.737See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.737Snap share63.8%Def snaps5,036ReliableCV 0.30

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within linebackers, 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.

LB · 2014 class

4.74s

40-Yard

Below avg · 32th pct

Pos 32thAll 40thClass Pos 55thClass All 45th

31.5"

Vertical

Low · 19th pct

Pos 19thAll 31thClass Pos 25thClass All 36th

116"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 36th pct

Pos 36thAll 46thClass Pos 47thClass All 48th

23 reps

Bench

Above avg · 58th pct

Pos 58thAll 63thClass Pos 47thClass All 63th

7.15s

3-Cone

Below avg · 43th pct

Pos 43thAll 50thClass Pos 53thClass All 55th

4.45s

Shuttle

Low · 14th pct

Pos 14thAll 34thClass Pos 9thClass All 34th

Postseason Career

14 playoff games

Defense

Tkl76Solo44Ast32TFL2QBHits4Dis6.0PD3

College Stats

IowaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Iowa), 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 #119

#109Ross CockrellCB #111Russell BodineC #112DaQuan JonesDT #113Andre WilliamsRB #114Aaron ColvinCB #116Keith McGillS #117Ka'Deem CareyRB #118Martavis BryantWR #120Logan ThomasTE #121Carl BradfordLB #122Marqueston HuffDB #123Kevin NorwoodWR #124De'Anthony ThomasWR #125Walt AikensDB #126Khairi ForttOLB #127Pierre DesirCB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Anthony inherited the Dallas Cowboys LB room from Rolando McClain (2014–2015), and handed it to DeMarcus Lawrence (2014–2024).

Jack Del Rio 1989–1991Ken Norton 1989–1993Vinson Smith 1991–1997Robert Jones 1992–1995Darrin Smith 1993–1996Fred Strickland

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2021final season
Last recorded season with KC
2018team change
Joined KC (from DAL)
2014draft
Drafted by DAL — Round 4, Pick 119

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 235 lb

Frame

240 lb at 4.74s

Size-speed

31.5" vert / 116" broad

Explosion

23 reps

Bench power

Injury History

5 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2021	KC	2	W6Questionable· KneeW7Out· TricepsW8Out· Triceps
2019	KC	0	W6Questionable· Groin
2018	KC	0	W9Questionable· RibW10Questionable· Rib
2017	DAL	3	W1Out· AnkleW2Out· KneeW3Out· KneeW4Questionable· KneeW12Questionable· GroinW13Questionable· Groin
2016	DAL	0	W9Questionable· Knee
2015	DAL	0	W10Questionable· Ankle
2014	DAL	0	W18Questionable· AnkleW19Questionable· 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 8-season peers. See all →

peak 71

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

C+2014

C+2015

B2016

B2017

B+2018

B2019

B2020

B2021

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

92%

Era Translator

Tackles 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 Tackles	Tackles/G	→ 2025 Tackles	→ 2025 /G
2014	66	5.5	75+9	4.4
2015	61	4.7	63+2	3.7
2016	72	4.5	64-8	3.8
2017	74	6.2	93+19	5.5
2018	129	8.6	137+8	8
2019	86	5.7	90+4	5.3
2020	76	5.8	96+20	5.7
2021	76	5.1	83+7	4.9

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

141 career value over replacement — #694 all-time of 4,642. 17.6/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #119 (Rd 4) · DAL · 2014 · +32.6 vs expected KV-H

67actual

34.4 expected · Δ+32.6

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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 #119

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator