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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 22–23 | LAR | 16 | — | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 23–24 | LAR | 15 | — | 44 | 41 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 24–25 | LAR | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 25–26 | LAR | 16 | — | 32 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 26–27 | LAR | 16 | — | 75 | 65 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 27–28 | LAR | 16 | — | 66 | 51 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 28–29 | LAR | 16 | — | 38 | 29 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 29–30 | NO | 12 | — | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 0 | — | 18.0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 30–31 | NO | 16 | — | 83 | 62 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 31–32 | NO | 12 | — | 63 | 53 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 32–33 | OAK | 11 | — | 46 | 37 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 33–34 | OAK | 16 | — | 67 | 44 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 178 | — | 542 | 406 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 21 | 64 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 0 | — | 18.0 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
78 career value over replacement — #1484 all-time of 4,695. 8.7/season above a replacement-level S.
Pick #35 (Rd 2) · RAM · 1988 · +4.2 vs expected KV-H
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