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.
C.J. Anderson
Height5'8"
Weight225 lb
BornFeb 10, 1991
Age35
Rookie yr2013
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextPostseason 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.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 73 · #1556 · Above AverageWorth 73 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 34% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.6 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
5 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
50
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
5
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+14.6
Avg surplus
peak +23
5 seasons × ~14.6 surplus ≈ VORP 73
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
4 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2013 | — | DEN | 2 | — | 7 | 38 | 0 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 3 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 8.0% | — | 0.0% | 37 | 22.6% |
| 2014 | — | DEN | 14 | — | 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 | 13.4% |
| 2014 | — | LA | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | 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 | 3.5% |
| 2015 | — | KC | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | 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 | — | 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 | — | LA | 9 | — | 67 | 403 | 2 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 21 | 31.3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 1 | 55.6% | 8.2 | 4.6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | ARI | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | CAR | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 152 | 20.2% | — | 0.0% | 20 | 13.8% |
| 2019 | — | DET | 2 | — | 16 | 43 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 24.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 81 | — | 776 | 3,497 | 22 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 174 | 22.4 | 3 | 154 | 108 | 900 | 5 | 70.1% | 8.3 | 5.8 | — | 34 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2,132 | 38.4% | — | 0.0% | 90 | 13.3% | |
Career EPA-47.5·-42 rushing · -5 receiving·-6.8/season
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 22 | DEN | 2 | 0* | 7 | 38 | 0 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 3 | 42.9 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 23 | DEN | 14 | 0* | 179 | 849 | 8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 47 | 26.3 | 0 | 15.8 |
| 2015 | 24 | DEN | 15 | 0* | 152 | 720 | 5 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 33 | 21.7 | 2 | 11.8 |
| 2016 | 25 | DEN | 7 | 5* | 110 | 437 | 4 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 22 | 20.0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2017 | 26 | DEN | 16 | 9* | 245 | 1,007 | 3 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 47 | 19.2 | 1 | 12.6 |
| 2018 | 27 | LA | 9 | 0* | 67 | 403 | 2 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 21 | 31.3 | 0 | 5.8 |
| 2019 | 28 | DET | 2 | — | 16 | 43 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | — |
| Career | 65 | 14* | 776 | 3,497 | 22 | 4.5 | — | 174 | — | 3 | 53.2 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 22 | DEN | 2 | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| 2014 | 23 | DEN | 14 | 0* | 44 | 34 | 324 | 2 | 77.3% | 9.5 | 7.4 | — | 13 |
| 2015 | 24 | DEN | 15 | 0* | 36 | 25 | 183 | 0 | 69.4% | 7.3 | 5.1 | — | 6 |
| 2016 | 25 | DEN | 7 | 5* | 24 | 16 | 128 | 1 | 66.7% | 8.0 | 5.3 | — | 6 |
| 2017 | 26 | DEN | 16 | 9* | 40 | 28 | 224 | 1 | 70.0% | 8.0 | 5.6 | — | 7 |
| 2018 | 27 | LA | 9 | 0* | 9 | 5 | 41 | 1 | 55.6% | 8.2 | 4.6 | — | 2 |
| Career | 63 | 14* | 154 | 108 | 900 | 5 | 70.1% | 8.3 | 5.8 | — | 34 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 23 | LA | 1 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 24 | KC | 3 | 0* | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 27 | ARI | 1 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
* 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 | 22 | DEN | 5 | 0* | 21 | 8.0% | — | 0.0% | 37 | 22.6% |
| 2014 | 23 | DEN | 15 | 0* | 496 | 46.8% | — | 0.0% | 31 | 13.4% |
| 2015 | 24 | DEN | 15 | 0* | 495 | 48.6% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 3.5% |
| 2016 | 25 | DEN | 7 | 5* | 314 | 66.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 26 | DEN | 16 | 9* | 618 | 54.7% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 27 | CAR | 11 | 0* | 152 | 20.2% | — | 0.0% | 20 | 13.8% |
| 2019 | 28 | DET | 2 | — | 36 | 24.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | 71 | 14* | 2,132 | — | — | — | 90 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 22 | — | — | 0* | — | 1.7 | -0.5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2014 | 23 | — | — | 0* | — | 6.1 | 13.8 | 0 | 82 |
| 2015 | 24 | — | — | 0* | — | -16.5 | -10.1 | 0 | 51 |
| 2016 | 25 | — | — | 5* | — | -14.7 | -0.8 | 0 | 47 |
| 2017 | 26 | — | — | 9* | — | -24.0 | -0.9 | 0 | 54 |
| 2018 | 27 | — | — | 0* | — | 12.0 | -6.7 | 0 | -3 |
| 2019 | 28 | — | — | — | — | -7.0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 14* | — | — | — | 0 | 236 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Rushing (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 27 | 2TM | 11 | 0* | 188 | 2.8 | 215 | 3.2 | 1 | 67.0 | 21 |
| 2019 | 28 | DET | 2 | — | 6 | 0.4 | 37 | 2.3 | 1 | 16.0 | 1 |
| Career | 13 | 194 | — | 252 | — | 2 | — | 22 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Receiving (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 27 | 2TM | 11 | 0* | -0.3 | -0.8 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 64.8 |
| Career | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 68 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 68 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
67
Sustained
career value
×.6
70
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 68.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 98%
What builds the career mark of 67
On-field 50.5
Availability 16.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
2014bestavg 65elite 702018
Team Carrier Evidence
Ranked #286 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position20
Depth
of 100
Reached 19% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
19% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader19
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-6.78 EPA/season over 7 seasons48
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: 92%.
Per-Snap Impact
Running Backs · proprietary · 2012+60
Above average
SIS
Yards/snap2.062Touch rate0.436EPA/snap-0.022Snap share38.4%Off snaps2,132ReliableCV 0.26
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within running backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Combine · 2013
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
4.60s
40-Yard
Below avg · 33th pct
Pos 33thAll 58thClass Pos 43thClass All 65th
32"
Vertical
Low · 21th pct
Pos 21thAll 35thClass Pos 25thClass All 40th
119"
Broad Jump
Above avg · 51th pct
Pos 51thAll 60thClass Pos 46thClass All 61th
17 reps
Bench
Below avg · 25th pct
Pos 25thAll 27thClass Pos 24thClass All 36th
7.15s
3-Cone
Below avg · 35th pct
Pos 35thAll 50thClass Pos 18thClass All 45th
4.12s
Shuttle
Strong · 83th pct
Pos 83thAll 86thClass Pos 83thClass All 86th
Playoff vs Regular Season
📊 Consistent
Yards / Carry: 4.5 regular season → 4.3 playoffs (4 playoff seasons)
-5%
vs reg season
From Scrimmage · Career
Scrimmage Yds
4,397
3,497 rush · 900 recv
Total TDs
27
22 rush · 5 recv
Total Touches
884
776 carries · 108 rec
Yds / Touch
5.0
rushing + receiving
Postseason Career
8 playoff gamesRushing
Att120Yds512TD4Y/A4.3TD%3.31D281D%23.3
Receiving
Tgt22Rec19Yds99Ctch%86.4%Y/R5.2Y/Tgt4.51D2
Advanced (EPA)
Rush EPA-6.3Rec EPA-8.5Rec AirYd12
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (California; Laney College), 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.
Top Teammates
Von MillerOLB5yDemaryius ThomasWR5yAqib TalibCB5yDerek WolfeDE5yVirgil GreenTE5yBrandon McManusK4yEmmanuel SandersWR4yBradley RobyCB4ySylvester WilliamsDT4yTodd DavisILB4yKayvon WebsterS4yCody LatimerWR4yBrock OsweilerQB4yCorey NelsonILB4yLorenzo DossCB4yPeyton ManningQB3yDeMarcus WareOLB3yBritton ColquittP3yMalik JacksonDT3yShaquil BarrettLB3yDarian StewartS3yMax GarciaG3yDanny TrevathanILB3yT.J. WardDB3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterC.J. inherited the Denver Broncos RB room from Ronnie Hillman (2012–2015), and handed it to Devontae Booker (2016–2019).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2019team change
Joined DET (from LA)
- 2019final season
Last recorded season with DET
- 2018team change
Joined LA (from DEN)
- 2013signing
Entered the NFL with DEN
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'8" / 225 lb
Frame
224 lb at 4.60s
Size-speed
32" vert / 119" broad
Explosion
17 reps
Bench power
Injury History
2 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | DEN | 1 | W8Out· Knee |
| 2015 | DEN | 0 | W2Questionable· Ankle / ToeW14Questionable· AnkleW15Questionable· Ankle |
| 2013 | DEN | 1 | W1Out· KneeW2Doubtful· Knee |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →
68
peak 70
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
B+2014
B2015
C+2016
B+2017
C+2018
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.
63%
Era Translator
Rush Yds 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 Rush Yds | Rush Yds/G | → 2025 Rush Yds | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 849 | 60.6 | 1,117+268 | 65.7 |
| 2015 | 720 | 48 | 871+151 | 51.2 |
| 2016 | 437 | 62.4 | 1,136+699 | 66.8 |
| 2017 | 1,007 | 62.9 | 1,111+104 | 65.3 |
| 2018 | 403 | 44.8 | 777+374 | 45.7 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
73 career value over replacement — #1556 all-time of 4,642. 14.6/season above a replacement-level RB.
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