Anthony Newman is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Newman in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Newman's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Anthony Newman

Top 30% all-time defensive backsReliable StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height6'0"

Weight215 lb

BornNov 25, 1965

Age60

CollegeOregon See College Stats

Rookie yr1988

Draft1988 · Rd 2, Pick 35 · RAM

Archetype Intelligence

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A defensive back with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 79 · #1436 · Above Average

Worth 79 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 32% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+8.8

Avg surplus

peak +18

9 seasons × ~8.8 surplus ≈ VORP 79

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Receiving
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1988	—	LAR	16	—	16	16	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	—	LAR	15	—	44	41	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	10	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	—	LAR	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	LAR	16	—	32	0	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	1	3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	LAR	16	—	75	65	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	4	11	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	LAR	16	—	66	51	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	LAR	16	—	38	29	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	7	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	NO	12	—	12	8	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	18	0	—	18.0	—	—	—
1996	—	NO	16	—	83	62	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	8	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	NO	12	—	63	53	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	7	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	LV	11	—	46	37	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	4	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	LV	16	—	67	44	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	5	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	178	—	542	406	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	21	64	3	0	—	—	0	1	18	0	—	18.0	—	—	—

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1995	30	NO	12	—	—	1	18	0	—	18.0	—	—	—	3.8
Career			12		0	1	18	0	—	18.0	—	—	—	72.8

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1995	30	NO	12	—	12	8	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	1	1	—	—	—
1988	23	LAR	16	—	16	16	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	5	1	—	—	—
1989	24	LAR	15	—	44	41	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	10	0	—	—	—
1990	25	LAR	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—
1991	26	LAR	16	—	32	0	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	1	3	0	—	—	—
1992	27	LAR	16	—	75	65	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	4	11	0	—	—	—
1993	28	LAR	16	—	66	51	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	3	0	—	—	—
1994	29	LAR	16	—	38	29	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	7	0	—	—	—
1996	31	NO	16	—	83	62	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	8	1	—	—	—
1997	32	NO	12	—	63	53	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	7	0	—	—	—
1998	33	LV	11	—	46	37	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	4	0	—	—	—
1999	34	LV	16	—	67	44	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	5	0	—	—	—
Career			178		542	406	—	—	—	—	—	21	64	3	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 59 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 59.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 57

On-field 37.8

Availability 19.2

On-field production Staying available

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

1988bestavg 571999

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 10% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

10% of the all-time Interceptions leader10

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: 91%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

College Stats

OregonCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Oregon), 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.

1988 Draft Class· this player went #35

#20Aaron CoxWR #22Lorenzo WhiteRB #23Brad MusterFB #24Craig HeywardRB #27Wendell DavisWR #30Eric AllenCB #31Ickey WoodsRB #32Pat CarterTE #36Jumbo ElliottOT #40Thurman ThomasRB #41Ken NortonMLB #46Flipper AndersonWR #47Fred StricklandLB #49Brian BladesWR #52Brett PerrimanWR #53Lars TateRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Anthony opened the Los Angeles Rams DB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Robert Bailey (1991–1994).

Anthony Newman 1988–1994Robert Bailey 1991–1994Todd Lyght 1991–2000Steve Israel 1992–1994Toby Wright 1994–1998Keith Lyle 1994–2000

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1999final season
Last recorded season with LV
1998team change
Joined LV (from NO)
1995team change
Joined NO (from LAR)
1988draft
Drafted by RAM — Round 2, Pick 35
1988team change
Joined LAR (from RAM)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 215 lb

Frame

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 9-season peers. See all →

peak 63

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

C1988

C+1990

C1991

B1992

C+1994

B1996

B1997

C+1998

C+1999

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 12 seasons.

93%

Era Translator

INT 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 INT	INT/G	→ 2025 INT	→ 2025 /G
1988	2	0.1	0-2	0
1990	2	0.1	0-2	0
1991	1	0.1	0-1	0
1992	4	0.3	2-2	0.1
1994	2	0.1	0-2	0
1996	3	0.2	1-2	0.1
1997	3	0.3	2-1	0.1
1998	2	0.2	2	0.1
1999	2	0.1	1-1	0.1

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

79 career value over replacement — #1436 all-time of 4,642. 8.8/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #35 (Rd 2) · RAM · 1988 · +4.1 vs expected KV-H

59actual

54.9 expected · Δ+4.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1988 Draft Class· this player went #35

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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