Anthony McFarland is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places McFarland in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and McFarland's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1999 | 21–22 | TB | 7 | — | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 22–23 | TB | 15 | — | 41 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 5.5 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23–24 | TB | 14 | — | 39 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 3.5 | 15.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 24–25 | TB | 9 | — | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 25–26 | TB | 14 | — | 37 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 26–27 | TB | 6 | — | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 27–28 | TB | 12 | — | 26 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 28–29 | IND / TB | 14 | — | 30 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 91 | — | 213 | 131 | 82 | 21 | 17 | 22.0 | 60.0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
60 career value over replacement — #1860 all-time of 4,695. 7.5/season above a replacement-level DL.
Pick #15 (Rd 1) · TB · 1999 · +0.8 vs expected KV-H
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