Anthony Pleasant is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Pleasant in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Pleasant's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Anthony Pleasant
Top 12% all-time pass rushersIron Man
Height6'5"
Weight280 lb
BornJan 27, 1968
Age58
Rookie yr1990
Draft
A high-end edge rusher defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 147 · #648 · High-ValueWorth 147 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 15% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 12 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
12 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
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Career Value · VORP
147 career value over replacement — #648 all-time of 4,649. 11.3/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #73 (Rd 3) · CLE · 1990 · +29.8 vs expected KV-H
70actual
40.2 expected · Δ+29.8
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