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.

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Anthony Spencer

1× Pro BowlTop 23% all-time linebackersHigh-End Starter📈 Late Developer · 2012

Height6'3"

Weight265 lb

BornJan 23, 1984

Age42

CollegePurdue See College Stats

Rookie yr2007

Draft2007 · Rd 1, Pick 26 · DAL

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

High-End StarterExplore archetypes →

A quality linebacker with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 55 · #1920 · Above Average

Worth 55 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 42% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13.8

Avg surplus

peak +22

4 seasons × ~13.8 surplus ≈ VORP 55

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													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2007	—	DAL	12	—	22	15	7	0	7	3.0	10.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	DAL	12	—	23	12	11	1	4	1.5	6.5	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	DAL	16	—	61	45	16	14	22	6.5	42.5	1	8	2	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	DAL	16	—	53	42	11	5	7	5.0	17.0	0	2	2	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	DAL	16	—	64	49	15	12	17	6.0	35.0	0	1	4	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	DAL	14	—	94	54	40	14	14	11.0	39.0	0	4	2	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	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	—	DAL	12	—	21	11	10	2	7	0.5	9.5	0	1	1	1	1	0	—	0.0%	372	44.3%	1	4.0%
Career		—	99	—	340	230	110	48	79	33.5	160.5	1	16	12	6	1	0	—	0.0%	406	47.7%	3	5.5%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2007	23	DAL	12	—	22	15	7	0	7	3.0	10.0	0	0	1	—	0	5.9
2008	24	DAL	12	—	23	12	11	1	4	1.5	6.5	0	0	0	1	0	4.5
2009	25	DAL	16	—	61	45	16	14	22	6.5	42.5	1	8	2	2	0	14.1
2010	26	DAL	16	—	53	42	11	5	7	5.0	17.0	0	2	2	1	0	8.7
2011	27	DAL	16	—	64	49	15	12	17	6.0	35.0	0	1	4	—	0	12.3
2012	28	DAL	14	—	94	54	40	14	14	11.0	39.0	0	4	2	1	0	12.8
2013	29	DAL	1	—	2	2	0	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	—
2014	30	DAL	12	0*	21	11	10	2	7	0.5	9.5	0	1	1	1	1	6
Career			99		340	230	110	48	79	—	—	1	16	12	6	1	64.3

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	29	DAL	1	—	—	0.0%	34	51.0%	2	7.0%
2014	30	DAL	13	0*	—	0.0%	372	44.3%	1	4.0%
Career			14		—	—	406	—	3	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 57 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 57 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 57.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 57· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 54

On-field 36.1

Availability 17.9

On-field production Staying available

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

2007bestavg 532014

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 17% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

17% of the all-time Sacks leader17

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: 94%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

—

below snap floor

Disruption / 100 snaps:3.079See leaderboard →

Disruption/1003.079Snap share47.7%Def snaps406Emerging

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within linebackers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2007

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

LB · 2007 class

4.70s

40-Yard

Below avg · 43th pct

Pos 43thAll 44thClass Pos 55thClass All 44th

32.5"

Vertical

Below avg · 31th pct

Pos 31thAll 39thClass Pos 47thClass All 34th

112"

Broad Jump

Low · 15th pct

Pos 15thAll 31thClass Pos 47thClass All 38th

30 reps

Bench

Elite · 96th pct

Pos 96thAll 92thClass Pos 86thClass All 90th

7.14s

3-Cone

Below avg · 45th pct

Pos 45thAll 51thClass Pos 68thClass All 44th

4.43s

Shuttle

Low · 17th pct

Pos 17thAll 36thClass Pos 35thClass All 33th

Postseason Career

5 playoff games

Defense

Tkl16Solo12Ast4TFL5QBHits5Sk3.0Dis13.0PD1FF1

College Stats

PurdueCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Purdue), 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.

2007 Draft Class· this player went #26

#18Leon HallDB #19Michael GriffinFS #20Aaron RossDB #21Reggie NelsonFS #22Brady QuinnQB #23Dwayne BoweWR #24Brandon MeriweatherS #25Jon BeasonMLB #27Robert MeachemWR #28Joe StaleyOT #29Ben GrubbsG #30Craig DavisWR #31Greg OlsenTE #32Anthony GonzalezWR #33Alan BranchNT #34Paul PoslusznyMLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Anthony inherited the Dallas Cowboys LB room from Akin Ayodele (2006–2007), and handed it to Keith Brooking (2009–2011).

Jack Del Rio 1989–1991Ken Norton 1989–1993Vinson Smith 1991–1997Robert Jones 1992–1995Darrin Smith 1993–1996Fred Strickland

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2014final season
Last recorded season with DAL
2007draft
Drafted by DAL — Round 1, Pick 26

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 265 lb

Frame

261 lb at 4.70s

Size-speed

32.5" vert / 112" broad

Explosion

30 reps

Bench power

Injury History

3 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2014	DAL	3	W1Out· KneeW2Out· KneeW3Out· KneeW4Questionable· Knee
2013	DAL	0	W1Doubtful· KneeW2Questionable· KneeW3Questionable· Knee
2012	DAL	0	W4Questionable· ShoulderW6Questionable· ShoulderW7Questionable· Shoulder

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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 62

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

C2007

C2008

C+2009

C+2010

B2011

B2012

C2014

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

78%

Era Translator

Tackles 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 Tackles	Tackles/G	→ 2025 Tackles	→ 2025 /G
2007	22	1.8	7-15	0.4
2008	23	1.9	10-13	0.6
2009	61	3.8	52-9	3.1
2010	53	3.3	45-8	2.7
2011	64	4	58-6	3.4
2012	94	6.7	105+11	6.2
2014	21	1.8	8-13	0.5

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

55 career value over replacement — #1920 all-time of 4,642. 7.9/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #26 (Rd 1) · DAL · 2007 · +2.1 vs expected KV-H

57actual

54.9 expected · Δ+2.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2007

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2007 Draft Class· this player went #26

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography