C.J. Anderson is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Anderson in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Anderson'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 | Rushing | Receiving | Snap Counts | Advanced Rushing (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D | |||||
| 2013 | 22–23 | DEN | 5 | — | 7 | 38 | 0 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 3 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | 21 | 4.8% | — | 0.0% | 37 | 22.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 23–24 | DEN | 15 | — | 179 | 849 | 8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 47 | 26.3 | 0 | 44 | 34 | 324 | 2 | 77.3% | 9.5 | 7.4 | — | 13 | 496 | 46.8% | — | 0.0% | 31 | 7.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 24–25 | DEN | 15 | — | 152 | 720 | 5 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 33 | 21.7 | 2 | 36 | 25 | 183 | 0 | 69.4% | 7.3 | 5.1 | — | 6 | 495 | 48.6% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 25–26 | DEN | 7 | — | 110 | 437 | 4 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 22 | 20.0 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 128 | 1 | 66.7% | 8.0 | 5.3 | — | 6 | 314 | 66.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 26–27 | DEN | 16 | — | 245 | 1,007 | 3 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 47 | 19.2 | 1 | 40 | 28 | 224 | 1 | 70.0% | 8.0 | 5.6 | — | 7 | 618 | 54.7% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 27–28 | CAR / LAR | 11 | — | 67 | 403 | 2 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 21 | 31.3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 1 | 55.6% | 8.2 | 4.6 | — | 2 | 152 | — | — | — | 20 | — | 188 | 2.8 | 215 | 3.2 | 1 | 67.0 | 21 |
| 2019 | 28–29 | DET | 2 | — | 16 | 43 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 24.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 6 | 0.4 | 37 | 2.3 | 1 | 16.0 | 1 |
| Career | — | 71 | — | 776 | 3,497 | 22 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 174 | 22.4 | 3 | 154 | 108 | 900 | 5 | 70.1% | 8.3 | 5.8 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 194 | — | 252 | — | 2 | — | 22 | |
Career Value · VORP
73 career value over replacement — #1590 all-time of 4,695. 14.6/season above a replacement-level RB.
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Postseason all-time ranks
A top 20% all-time running back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.
Worth 73 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 35% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 5 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.6 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
5 seasons × ~14.6 surplus ≈ VORP 73
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