Will Anderson Jr. ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Anderson in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Anderson a career score of 75, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Will Anderson Jr.

2× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 8% all-time pass rushersFranchise Cornerstone⭐ Shooting Star · 2024

Height6'4"

Weight243 lb

Career Value · VORP

108 career value over replacement — #1051 all-time of 4,695. 36/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Career Profile

Led league 1×2 top-10

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #3 (Rd 1) · HOU · 2023 · +11.7 vs expected KV-H

75actual

63.3 expected · Δ+11.7

💔+36 stolen VORP·1 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2023	21–22	HOU	15	—	4.6	37	21	16	10	22	7.0	39.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	630	62.8%	55	13.0%	2	2	1.0	97.9	1.0	32	10	15	12	9	0.2
2024	22–23	HOU	14	—	7.1	33	23	10	16	19	11.0	46.0	0	2	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	561	63.6%	14	3.4%	3	2	0.7	82.6	0.3	29	9	8	1	4	0.1
2025	23–24	HOU	17	—	9.1	50	31	19	20	23	12.0	55.0	0	3	3	2	0	0	—	0.0%	694	66.7%	23	5.1%	5	3	0.6	64.6	-2.2	36	15	8	5	3	0.1
2026	24–25	HOU	5	—	5.2	26	15	11	10	14	7.5	31.5	0	1	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	260	78.6%	13	9.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	51	—	26.0	146	90	56	56	78	37.5	171.5	0	7	5	4	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	7	—	—	—	97	34	31	18	16	—

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

14thPlayoff Sacks·8

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL2026·Sacks7.5

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 10% all-time edge rusher with reliable availability and elite per-snap production (top 5% in their position group). The rarest archetype in the game — dominance, efficiency, and health in one player.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 108 · #1051 · High-Value

Worth 108 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 23% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 3 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +36 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+36

Avg surplus

peak +43

3 seasons × ~36 surplus ≈ VORP 108