Also in other sports:nbaDerek Anderson (SG · 1998–2008).

Derek Anderson is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Anderson in the top half 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.

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Derek Anderson

1× Pro BowlTop 37% all-time QBsHigh-End Starter⚡ Breakout · 2007 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2007

Height6'6"

Weight

Career Value · VORP

45 career value over replacement — #2227 all-time of 4,695. 6.4/season above a replacement-level QB.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #213 (Rd 6) · BAL · 2005 · +26.2 vs expected KV-H

45actual

18.8 expected · Δ+26.2

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Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Passing													Rushing								Snap Counts						Advanced Passing (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	OnTgt%	Bad%	Prss	Prss%	Hrry	Hits	Bltz	PktTime	Throwaway	Batted	Scrm
2006	23	CLE	4	—	66	117	56.4%	793	5	8	4.3	6.8	6.8	4.6	0.6	63.1	8	4	47	0	11.8	0.0	2	50.0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	24	CLE	16	—	298	527	56.5%	3,786	29	19	5.5	3.6	7.2	6.7	1.5	82.5	15	30	77	3	2.6	10.0	12	40.0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	25	CLE	10	—	142	283	50.2%	1,615	9	8	3.2	2.8	5.7	5.1	1.1	66.5	15	24	58	0	2.4	0.0	5	20.8	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	26	CLE	8	—	81	182	44.5%	888	3	10	1.6	5.5	4.9	2.7	0.3	42.1	11	10	8	2	0.8	20.0	6	60.0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	27	ARI	12	—	169	327	51.7%	2,065	7	10	2.1	3.1	6.3	5.4	0.7	65.9	25	5	25	0	5.0	0.0	2	40.0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	28	CAR	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	-2	0	-1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	29	CAR	2	—	4	4	100.0%	58	0	0	0.0	0.0	14.5	14.5	—	118.8	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	30	CAR	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	20.0	0	15	5.5%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	31	CAR	6	—	65	97	67.0%	701	5	0	5.2	0.0	7.2	8.3	—	105.2	4	8	24	0	3.0	0.0	3	37.5	0	178	41.5%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	32	CAR	3	—	4	6	66.7%	36	0	0	0.0	0.0	6.0	6.0	—	82.6	0	7	-2	0	-0.3	0.0	0	0.0	0	25	12.3%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	33	CAR	5	—	36	53	67.9%	453	2	5	3.8	9.4	8.5	5.1	0.4	67.6	0	1	4	0	4.0	0.0	0	0.0	1	86	29.0%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	34	CAR	3	—	2	8	25.0%	17	0	0	0.0	0.0	2.1	2.1	—	39.6	0	2	-2	0	-1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	15	8.0%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	35	BUF	2	—	42	70	60.0%	465	0	4	0.0	5.7	6.6	4.1	0.0	56.0	5	1	-1	0	-1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	118	98.5%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	17.4	24	32.0	14	5	18	2.4	1	—	—
Career		—	77	—	909	1,674	54.3%	10,877	60	64	3.6	3.8	6.5	5.5	0.9	70.4	83	99	236	5	2.4	5.1	31	31.3	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	—	14	5	18	—	1	—	—

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A quality quarterback with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 45 · #2227 · Above Average

Worth 45 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 48% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 3 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

4 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+15

Avg surplus

peak +32

3 seasons × ~15 surplus ≈