Derek Anderson is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Anderson in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Anderson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Derek Anderson
Height6'6"
Weight235 lb
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Snap Counts | Advanced Passing (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | OnTgt% | Bad% | Prss | Prss% | Hrry | Hits | Bltz | PktTime | Throwaway | Batted | Scrm | |||||
| 2006 | 23 | CLE | 4 | — | 66 | 117 | 56.4% | 793 | 5 | 8 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 63.1 | 8 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 11.8 | 0.0 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 24 | CLE | 16 | — | 298 | 527 | 56.5% | 3,786 | 29 | 19 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 82.5 | 15 | 30 | 77 | 3 | 2.6 | 10.0 | 12 | 40.0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 25 | CLE | 10 | — | 142 | 283 | 50.2% | 1,615 | 9 | 8 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 66.5 | 15 | 24 | 58 | 0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 5 | 20.8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 26 | CLE | 8 | — | 81 | 182 | 44.5% | 888 | 3 | 10 | 1.6 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 42.1 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0.8 | 20.0 | 6 | 60.0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 27 | ARI | 12 | — | 169 | 327 | 51.7% | 2,065 | 7 | 10 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 65.9 | 25 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 40.0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 28 | CAR | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 29 | CAR | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 100.0% | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | — | 118.8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 30 | CAR | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 15 | 5.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 31 | CAR | 5 | — | 65 | 97 | 67.0% | 701 | 5 | 0 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 8.3 | — | 105.2 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 37.5 | 0 | 178 | 41.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 32 | CAR | 3 | — | 4 | 6 | 66.7% | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 82.6 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 25 | 12.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 33 | CAR | 4 | — | 36 | 53 | 67.9% | 453 | 2 | 5 | 3.8 | 9.4 | 8.5 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 67.6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 86 | 29.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 34 | CAR | 3 | — | 2 | 8 | 25.0% | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | — | 39.6 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 15 | 8.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 35 | BUF | 2 | — | 42 | 70 | 60.0% | 465 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 56.0 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 118 | 98.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 17.4 | 24 | 32.0 | 14 | 5 | 18 | 2.4 | 1 | — | — |
| Career | — | 74 | — | 909 | 1,674 | 54.3% | 10,877 | 60 | 64 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 70.4 | 83 | 99 | 236 | 5 | 2.4 | 5.1 | 31 | 31.3 | 6 | 437 | 29.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | 24 | — | 14 | 5 | 18 | — | 1 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
45 career value over replacement — #2186 all-time of 4,649. 6.4/season above a replacement-level QB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #213 (Rd 6) · BAL · 2005 · +26.2 vs expected KV-H
45actual
18.8 expected · Δ+26.2
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