Anthony Spencer is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Spencer in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Spencer'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 | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2007 | 23–24 | DAL | 12 | — | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 24–25 | DAL | 12 | — | 23 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 25–26 | DAL | 16 | — | 61 | 45 | 16 | 14 | 22 | 6.5 | 42.5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 26–27 | DAL | 16 | — | 53 | 42 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 5.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 27–28 | DAL | 16 | — | 64 | 49 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 6.0 | 35.0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 28–29 | DAL | 14 | — | 94 | 54 | 40 | 14 | 14 | 11.0 | 39.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 29–30 | DAL | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 34 | 51.0% | 2 | 7.0% |
| 2014 | 30–31 | DAL | 13 | — | 21 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 372 | 44.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Career | — | 100 | — | 340 | 230 | 110 | 48 | 79 | 33.5 | 160.5 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
54 career value over replacement — #1988 all-time of 4,695. 7.7/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #26 (Rd 1) · DAL · 2007 · +2.2 vs expected KV-H
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