Mike 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.
Career Value · VORP
81 career value over replacement — #1447 all-time of 4,695. 11.6/season above a replacement-level RB.
Career Profile
Pick #189 (Rd 6) · DEN · 2000 · +43.7 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2000 | 26–27 | DEN | 14 | — | 297 | 1,487 | 15 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 77 | 25.9 | 3 | 32 | 23 | 169 | 0 | 71.9% | 7.3 | 5.3 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 27–28 | DEN | 16 | — | 175 | 678 | 4 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 32 | 18.3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 66.7% | 5.8 | 3.8 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 28–29 | DEN | 15 | — | 84 | 386 | 2 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 24 | 28.6 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 167 | 2 | 75.0% | 9.3 | 7.0 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 29–30 | DEN | 10 | — | 70 | 257 | 3 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 15 | 21.4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 53 | 2 | 100.0% | 4.4 | 4.4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 31–32 | DEN | 15 | — | 239 | 1,014 | 12 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 62 | 25.9 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 212 | 1 | 100.0% | 11.8 | 11.8 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 32–33 | BAL | 13 | — | 39 | 183 | 1 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 10 | 25.6 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 54 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 33–34 | BAL | 6 | — | 15 | 62 | 0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 3 | 20.0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.5 | 6.5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 89 | — | 919 | 4,067 | 37 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 223 | 24.3 | 7 | 111 | 92 | 727 | 5 | 82.9% | 7.9 | 6.5 | — | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Postseason all-time ranks
A top 20% all-time running back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.
Worth 81 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 32% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 5 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +16.2 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
5 seasons × ~16.2 surplus ≈
Brandon Jacobs
RB
88% match
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