Neal Anderson ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Anderson in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Anderson a career score of 84, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1986 | 22 | CHI | 14 | — | 35 | 146 | 0 | 4.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 80 | 1 | — | 20.0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 23 | CHI | 11 | — | 129 | 586 | 3 | 4.5 | 2.3 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 467 | 3 | — | 9.9 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 24 | CHI | 16 | — | 249 | 1,106 | 12 | 4.4 | 4.8 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 371 | 0 | — | 9.5 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 25 | CHI | 16 | — | 274 | 1,275 | 11 | 4.7 | 4.0 | — | — | — | — | 50 | 434 | 4 | — | 8.7 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 26 | CHI | 15 | — | 260 | 1,078 | 10 | 4.1 | 3.8 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 484 | 3 | — | 11.5 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 27 | CHI | 13 | — | 210 | 747 | 6 | 3.6 | 2.9 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 368 | 3 | — | 7.8 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 28 | CHI | 16 | — | 156 | 582 | 5 | 3.7 | 3.2 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 399 | 6 | — | 9.5 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 29 | CHI | 15 | — | 202 | 646 | 4 | 3.2 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 160 | 0 | — | 5.2 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 116 | — | 1,515 | 6,166 | 51 | 4.1 | 3.4 | — | — | — | — | 302 | 2,763 | 20 | — | 9.1 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
211 career value over replacement — #344 all-time of 4,695. 26.4/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #27 (Rd 1) · CHI · 1986 · +29.2 vs expected KV-H
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8 seasons × ~26.4 surplus ≈ VORP 211
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