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.
Career Value · VORP
108 career value over replacement — #1051 all-time of 4,695. 36/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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Pick #3 (Rd 1) · HOU · 2023 · +11.7 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 | VAL | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | |
4 seasons · peak 9.1 in 2025
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
2.0 career wins over 4 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2025 · +0.7 wins
Latest season · 2026 ·
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21–22 | HOU | 15 | 9* | 37 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 22 | 7.0 | 39.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.6 |
| 2024 | 22–23 | HOU | 13 | 9* | 33 | 23 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 11.0 | 46.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| 2025 | 23–24 | HOU | 17 | 11* | 50 | 31 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 12.0 | 55.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| 2026 | 24–25 | HOU | 5 | 4* | 26 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 7.5 | 31.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 |
| Career | 50 | 33* | 146 | 90 | 56 | 56 | 78 | 37.5 | 171.5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21–22 | HOU | 15 | 9* | — | 0.0% | 630 | 62.8% | 55 | 13.0% |
| 2024 | 22–23 | HOU | 14 | 9* | — | 0.0% | 561 | 63.6% | 14 | 3.4% |
| 2025 | 23–24 | HOU | 17 | 11* | — | 0.0% | 694 | 66.7% | 23 | 5.1% |
| 2026 | 24–25 | HOU | 5 | 4* | — | 0.0% | 260 | 78.6% | 13 | 9.2% |
| Career | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21–22 | HOU | 15 | 9* | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 97.9 | 1.0 | 32 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 22–23 | HOU | 14 | 9* | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 82.6 | 0.3 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 23–24 | HOU | 17 | 11* | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 64.6 | -2.2 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Career | 46 | 29* | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | 97 | 34 | 31 | 18 | 16 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Source: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0) · 2016–2026 · 5 games
Folded from the per-game logs on file. Home/away, result, month and division come from the NFL schedule feed; where a game has no schedule row those dimensions leave it out rather than guess, and the count is shown.
| Home / Away | G |
|---|---|
| Home | 12 |
| Away | 12 |
| Wins / Losses | G |
|---|---|
| Wins | 14 |
| Losses | 10 |
A great career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 75 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
Blend 87 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 75· confidence 100%
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VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#130 of 1,595 all-time pass rushers by KV-H
| Regular season / Postseason |
|---|
| G |
|---|
| Regular season | 22 |
| Postseason | 2 |
| By opponent | G |
|---|---|
| vs ARI | 1 |
| vs BAL | 1 |
| vs BUF | 2 |
| vs CIN | 1 |
| vs DAL | 1 |
| vs DEN | 1 |
| vs IND | 3 |
| vs JAX | 2 |
| vs KC | 1 |
| vs LA | 1 |
| vs LAC | 1 |
| vs LV | 1 |
| vs NE | 1 |
| vs PIT | 1 |
| vs SEA | 1 |
| vs SF | 1 |
| vs TB | 1 |
| vs TEN | 3 |
| By month | G |
|---|---|
| January | 3 |
| September | 7 |
| October | 5 |
| November | 5 |
| December | 4 |
| Division games | G |
|---|---|
| Division | 8 |
| Non-division | 16 |
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1 pre-1999 season omitted — no era norm (honest coverage gap, not fabricated).