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.
Neal Anderson
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| 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.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #27 (Rd 1) · CHI · 1986 · +29.2 vs expected KV-H
84actual
54.8 expected · Δ+29.2
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