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.
Derek Anderson
Height6'6"
Weight235 lb
BornJun 15, 1983
Age43
ConferencePacific Ten
Rookie yr2005
Draft2005 · Rd 6, Pick 213 · BAL
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context1x
Pro Bowls
Career Value · VORP
VORP 44 · #2213 · Above AverageWorth 44 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 49% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.7 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
4 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
36
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+14.7
Avg surplus
peak +31
3 seasons × ~14.7 surplus ≈ VORP 44
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 | Passing | Rushing | Defense | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2006 | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | PIT | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | ARI | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | 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 | — | 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 | — | 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 | — | CAR | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | CAR | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 100.0% | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | — | 118.8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | CAR | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 5.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2014 | — | CAR | 5 | — | 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 | — | 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 | — | CAR | 4 | — | 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 | — | 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 | — | 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% |
| Career | — | 76 | — | 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 437 | 32.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | |
Career EPA-184.2·-153 passing · -31 rushing·-14.2/season
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 23 | CLE | 4 | — | 66 | 117 | 56.4% | 793 | 5 | 8 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 63.1 | 8 | 1.8 |
| 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 | 16.2 |
| 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 | 5 |
| 2009 | 26 | CLE | 8 | — | 81 | 182 | 44.5% | 888 | 3 | 10 | 1.6 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 42.1 | 11 | 3.7 |
| 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 | 5.6 |
| 2012 | 29 | CAR | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 100.0% | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | — | 118.8 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 31 | CAR | 5 | 0* | 65 | 97 | 67.0% | 701 | 5 | 0 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 8.3 | — | 105.2 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 2015 | 32 | CAR | 3 | — | 4 | 6 | 66.7% | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 82.6 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 33 | CAR | 4 | 0* | 36 | 53 | 67.9% | 453 | 2 | 5 | 3.8 | 9.4 | 8.5 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 67.6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 34 | CAR | 3 | — | 2 | 8 | 25.0% | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | — | 39.6 | 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 | — |
| Career | 69 | 909 | 1,674 | 54.3% | 10,877 | 60 | 64 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 6.5 | — | — | 70.4 | 83 | 37.1 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 23 | CLE | 4 | — | 4 | 47 | 0 | 11.8 | 0.0 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 24 | CLE | 16 | — | 30 | 77 | 3 | 2.6 | 10.0 | 12 | 40.0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 25 | CLE | 10 | — | 24 | 58 | 0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 5 | 20.8 | 1 |
| 2009 | 26 | CLE | 8 | — | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0.8 | 20.0 | 6 | 60.0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 27 | ARI | 12 | — | 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 |
| 2013 | 30 | CAR | 3 | 0* | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 31 | CAR | 5 | 0* | 8 | 24 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 37.5 | 0 |
| 2015 | 32 | CAR | 3 | — | 7 | -2 | 0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 33 | CAR | 4 | 0* | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 34 | CAR | 3 | — | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 35 | BUF | 2 | — | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 72 | 99 | 236 | 5 | 2.4 | — | 31 | — | 6 |
* 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 | 30 | CAR | 4 | 0* | 15 | 5.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 31 | CAR | 6 | 0* | 178 | 41.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 32 | CAR | 3 | — | 25 | 12.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 33 | CAR | 5 | 0* | 86 | 29.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 34 | CAR | 3 | — | 15 | 8.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 35 | BUF | 2 | — | 118 | 98.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | 23 | 437 | — | — | — | — | — |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 23 | — | — | — | -24.0 | -0.3 | — | 860 | 0 |
| 2007 | 24 | — | — | — | 43.4 | -5.4 | — | 4,201 | 0 |
| 2008 | 25 | — | — | — | -25.0 | -7.7 | — | 2,195 | 0 |
| 2009 | 26 | — | — | — | -70.0 | -0.8 | — | 1,522 | 0 |
| 2010 | 27 | — | — | — | -57.7 | -3.5 | — | 3,234 | 0 |
| 2011 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 29 | — | — | — | 0.9 | — | — | 27 | 0 |
| 2013 | 30 | — | — | 0* | — | -4.2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 31 | — | — | 0* | 24.7 | 0.6 | — | 900 | 0 |
| 2015 | 32 | — | — | — | 0.0 | -3.8 | — | 66 | 0 |
| 2016 | 33 | — | — | 0* | -2.6 | -3.9 | — | 458 | 0 |
| 2017 | 34 | — | — | — | -4.2 | -3.7 | — | 92 | 0 |
| 2018 | 35 | — | — | — | -38.6 | 1.5 | — | 618 | 0 |
| Career | — | — | — | 14,173 | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Passing (2018+)
Advanced Rushing (2018+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 44 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 44 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
40
Sustained
career value
×.6
51
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 44.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 44· confidence 80%
What builds the career mark of 40
On-field 27.5
Availability 12.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
2006bestavg 312016
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position14
Depth
of 100
Reached 12% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
12% of the all-time Passing Yards leader12
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-14.17 EPA/season over 13 seasons45
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: 85%.
Per-Snap Impact
Quarterbacks · proprietary · 2012+—
below snap floor
EPA/snap-0.078Snap share32.5%Off snaps437Emerging
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within quarterbacks, 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 QBs aging curve. Group peak age: 29. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Combine · 2005
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
5.03s
40-Yard
Low · 10th pct
Pos 10thAll 19thClass Pos 25thClass All 19th
29"
Vertical
Low · 20th pct
Pos 20thAll 16thClass Pos 21thClass All 12th
103"
Broad Jump
Low · 12th pct
Pos 12thAll 10thClass Pos 8thClass All 14th
7.67s
3-Cone
Low · 2th pct
Pos 2thAll 17thClass Pos 7thClass All 22th
4.62s
Shuttle
Low · 2th pct
Pos 2thAll 18thClass Pos 8thClass All 11th
Postseason Career
1 playoff gamePassing
Att1Rate39.6
Rushing
Att2Yds-2Y/A-1.0
Advanced (EPA)
Pass EPA-0.9Rush EPA-3.8Pass AirYd-2
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Oregon State), 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
Greg OlsenTE7yThomas DavisOLB7yCam NewtonQB7yJonathan StewartRB7yGraham GanoK6yMario AddisonDL6yLuke KuechlyILB6yStar LotuleleiDT6yColin JonesS6yJ.J. JansenLS5yMike TolbertFB5yKawann ShortDT5yRyan KalilC5yWes HortonDE5yRichie BrockelTE5yPhil DawsonK4yMike AdamsFS4yCaptain MunnerlynDB4yDeAngelo WilliamsRB4yD'Qwell JacksonILB4yAndrew NorwellG4yTrai TurnerG4yKamerion WimbleyOLB4yDave ZastudilP4y
2005 Draft Class· this player went #213
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2018team change
Joined BUF (from CAR)
- 2018final season
Last recorded season with BUF
- 2011team change
Joined CAR (from ARI)
- 2010team change
Joined ARI (from CLE)
- 2006team change
Joined CLE (from BAL)
- 2005draft
Drafted by BAL — Round 6, Pick 213
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'6" / 235 lb
Frame
242 lb at 5.03s
Size-speed
29" vert / 103" broad
Explosion
Injury History
5 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | BUF | 4 | W9Questionable· ConcussionW10Out· ConcussionW12Out· ConcussionW13Out· ConcussionW14Out· Concussion |
| 2017 | CAR | 0 | W18Questionable· Illness |
| 2016 | CAR | 1 | W17Out· Illness |
| 2010 | ARI | 0 | W14Doubtful· HeadW15Doubtful· Head |
Era Translator
Pass 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 Pass Yds | Pass Yds/G | → 2025 Pass Yds | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 793 | 198.3 | 3,637+2,844 | 213.9 |
| 2007 | 3,786 | 236.6 | 4,132+346 | 243 |
| 2008 | 1,615 | 161.5 | 3,178+1,563 | 186.9 |
| 2009 | 888 | 111 | 2,382+1,494 | 140.1 |
| 2010 | 2,065 | 172.1 | 3,048+983 | 179.3 |
| 2014 | 701 | 140.2 | 2,167+1,466 | 127.5 |
| 2016 | 453 | 113.3 | 1,780+1,327 | 104.7 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
44 career value over replacement — #2213 all-time of 4,642. 6.3/season above a replacement-level QB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #213 (Rd 6) · BAL · 2005 · +20.1 vs expected KV-H
44actual
23.9 expected · Δ+20.1
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