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.
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| 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 | TOT | 14 | — | 30 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 28–29 | IND | 11 | — | 25 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 28–29 | TB | 3 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 105 | — | 213 | 131 | 82 | 21 | 17 | 22.0 | 60.0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
60 career value over replacement — #1832 all-time of 4,666. 7.5/season above a replacement-level DL.
Pick #15 (Rd 1) · TB · 1999 · +0.9 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | TOT | 14 | — | 30 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 28–29 | IND | 11 | — | 25 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 28–29 | TB | 3 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 91 | 213 | 131 | 82 | 21 | 17 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4.2 |
| Wk | Opp | Att | Yds | TD | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | SF | — | — | — | 2 |
Source: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0) · 2016–present · 1 game
Folded from the per-game logs on file. Home/away, result, month and division come from the NFL schedule feed; where a game has no schedule row those dimensions leave it out rather than guess, and the count is shown.
| Home / Away | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 6 | 19 | 74 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 11.5 |
| Away | 9 | 23 | 72 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 11.8 |
| Wins / Losses | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 10 | 30 | 107 | 9 | 7 | 56 | 16.3 |
| Losses | 5 | 12 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 7 |
| Regular season / Postseason | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 15 | 42 | 146 | 14 | 11 | 87 | 23.3 |
| By opponent | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs BAL | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2.7 |
| vs CIN | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 2.7 |
| vs CLE | 3 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| By month | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 5 | 17 | — | — | — | 1.7 |
| September | 2 | 6 | 42 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 6 |
| October | 4 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Division games | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | 7 | 16 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 8 |
| Non-division | 8 | 26 | 109 | 10 | 7 | 44 | 15.3 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
Blend 57.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 58· confidence 95%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
Jim Flanigan
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88% match
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| 2.6 |
| vs DAL | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2.2 |
| vs HOU | 1 | 6 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4.9 |
| vs IND | 1 | 6 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4.1 |
| vs JAX | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| vs PHI | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 0.6 |
| vs SF | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1.1 |
| vs TEN | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 0.6 |
| vs WAS | 1 | 4 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 1.5 |
| 2.1 |
| November | 5 | 15 | 43 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 8 |
| December | 3 | 8 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 5.5 |