Also in other sports:mlbMike Anderson (RF · 1971–1979), mlbMike Anderson (P · 1993).

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.

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Mike Anderson

Top 13% all-time RBsElite Playmaker📉 Fades · -22% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2000Two-Way Profile

Height6'0"

Weight230 lb

BornSep 21, 1973

Age52

CollegeUtah; Mount San Jacinto College See College Stats

Rookie yr2000

Draft2000 · Rd 6, Pick 189 · DEN

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

86thPlayoff Rushing Touchdowns·3

Career Value · VORP

VORP 84 · #1378 · High-Value

Worth 84 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 31% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +16.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+16.8

Avg surplus

peak +36

5 seasons × ~16.8 surplus ≈ VORP 84

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													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2000	—	DEN	14	—	295	1,491	15	5.1	5.1	77	26.1	3	32	23	169	0	71.9%	7.3	5.3	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	LAC	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17.4	6.7	0	0
2001	—	DEN	16	—	175	678	4	3.9	2.3	32	18.3	1	12	8	46	0	66.7%	5.8	3.8	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-12.1	-1.6	0	0
2002	—	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	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.5	1.6	0	0
2003	—	DEN	10	—	70	257	3	3.7	4.3	15	21.4	0	12	12	53	2	100.0%	4.4	4.4	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	BAL	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.8	1.0	0	0
2005	—	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.9	8.9	0	0
2006	—	BAL	13	—	39	183	1	4.7	2.6	10	25.6	0	9	9	54	0	100.0%	6.0	6.0	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	PIT	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.4	-3.1	0	7
2007	—	BAL	6	—	15	62	0	4.1	0.0	3	20.0	1	4	4	26	0	100.0%	6.5	6.5	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-6.9	-0.3	0	-4
Career		—	95	—	917	4,071	37	4.4	4.0	223	24.3	7	111	92	727	5	82.9%	7.9	6.5	—	31	7	7	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	18.5	13.2	0	3

Career EPA31.7·18 rushing · 13 receiving·4.5/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2000	27	DEN	14	—	295	1,491	15	5.1	5.1	77	26.1	3	18.3
2001	28	DEN	16	—	175	678	4	3.9	2.3	32	18.3	1	10.2
2002	29	DEN	15	—	84	386	2	4.6	2.4	24	28.6	1	10
2003	30	DEN	10	—	70	257	3	3.7	4.3	15	21.4	0	8.4
2005	32	DEN	15	—	239	1,014	12	4.2	5.0	62	25.9	1	16
2006	33	BAL	13	—	39	183	1	4.7	2.6	10	25.6	0	6.2
2007	34	BAL	6	—	15	62	0	4.1	0.0	3	20.0	1	2.2
Career			89		917	4,071	37	4.4	—	223	—	7	71.3

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2000	27	DEN	14	—	32	23	169	0	71.9%	7.3	5.3	—	8
2001	28	DEN	16	—	12	8	46	0	66.7%	5.8	3.8	—	4
2002	29	DEN	15	—	24	18	167	2	75.0%	9.3	7.0	—	7
2003	30	DEN	10	—	12	12	53	2	100.0%	4.4	4.4	—	3
2005	32	DEN	15	—	18	18	212	1	100.0%	11.8	11.8	—	6
2006	33	BAL	13	—	9	9	54	0	100.0%	6.0	6.0	—	2
2007	34	BAL	6	—	4	4	26	0	100.0%	6.5	6.5	—	1
Career			89		111	92	727	5	82.9%	7.9	6.5	—	31

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	PD	FR
2000	27	LAC	2	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	0	—
2002	29	DEN	1	—	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	—
2003	30	BAL	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	0	—
2006	33	PIT	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	0	—
Career			7		7	7	—	—	1	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2000	27	—	—	—	—	17.4	6.7	0
2001	28	—	—	—	—	-12.1	-1.6	0
2002	29	—	—	—	—	2.5	1.6	0
2003	30	—	—	—	—	-3.8	1.0	0
2005	32	—	—	—	—	20.9	8.9	0
2006	33	—	—	—	—	0.4	-3.1	7
2007	34	—	—	—	—	-6.9	-0.3	-4
Career					—	—	—	3

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 67 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 67 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 66.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 67· confidence 96%

What builds the career mark of 62

On-field 45.3

Availability 16.7

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)

2000bestavg 59elite 702007

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 23% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

23% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader23

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

4.53 EPA/season over 7 seasons52

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: 88%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Carry: 4.4 regular season → 3.5 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

-22%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

4,798

4,071 rush · 727 recv

Total TDs

37 rush · 5 recv

Total Touches

1,009

917 carries · 92 rec

Yds / Touch

4.8

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Rushing

Att47Yds163TD3Y/A3.5TD%6.41D101D%21.3

Receiving

Tgt7Rec7Yds41Ctch%100.0%Y/R5.9Y/Tgt5.91D2

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-2.8Rec EPA-0.1Rec AirYd-2

College Stats

Utah; Mount San Jacinto CollegeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Utah; Mount San Jacinto 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.

2000 Draft Class· this player went #189

#177Dhani JonesMLB #179Tony ScottDB #180Mario EdwardsCB #182Jeno JamesG #183Spergon WynnQB #184Shannon TaylorLB #186Adalius ThomasOLB #187Antwan HarrisDB #190John HilliardDE #191Cedric WoodardDE #193David GibsonDB #194Leif LarsenDT #195Michael HawthorneFS #197Robaire SmithDE #198Matt BowenDB #199Tom BradyQB

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2007final season
Last recorded season with BAL
2006team change
Joined BAL (from DEN)
2000draft
Drafted by DEN — Round 6, Pick 189

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 230 lb

Frame

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
2000	1,491	106.5	1,776+285	104.5
2001	678	42.4	796+118	46.8
2002	386	25.7	527+141	31
2003	257	25.7	499+242	29.3
2005	1,014	67.6	1,047+33	61.6
2006	183	14.1	263+80	15.5
2007	62	10.3	193+131	11.3

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

84 career value over replacement — #1378 all-time of 4,642. 12/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

3 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #189 (Rd 6) · DEN · 2000 · +41.1 vs expected KV-H

67actual

25.9 expected · Δ+41.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

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