← 1983 DRAFT PLAYER PROFILE R1 · #20 OVERALL · RB

Gary Anderson

Drafted by LAC · GM Steve Ortmayer · Arkansas

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Full-career context

These totals follow Gary Anderson across every NFL team. Draft credit is separated below for each team that selected him.

Games played111
Games started61
Weighted career AV42
Pro Bowls1
AP1 All-Pro0
Career seasons11

Accountability by draft event

What each drafting team received

1983 · Round 1 · #20

LAC draft credit

GM Steve Ortmayer

Team games54
Team starts38
On-team AV31
On-team PB / AP11 / 0
Terrible-2.50 contribution59th of 62 picks for this GM

Games: direct team-season record. Starts: direct team-season record.

Long-career hit

Gary Anderson became a 11-season, 111-game NFL player after going #20. The retained-value model still ranks him 59th of 62 for Steve Ortmayer because LAC only got 54 of those games.

His retained-value contribution score (opportunity plus quality plus recognition, with related outcomes collapsed inside each bucket) is -2.50. This is a per-pick accountability metric, separate from Steve Ortmayer's leaderboard composite θ.

Full-career context prevents this from being labeled as a bad talent pick: the negative model score is about retained team value, not whether the draft identified an NFL-caliber player.

The walkthrough below shows which bucket carried the pick: playing time, value quality, or league honors.

Opportunity
Did he earn the field?
Games played
54
on drafting team · 111 full-career
Games started
38
on drafting team · 61 full-career
Snap-z
0.0
0 modeled seasons
Quality
Was that time valuable?
On-team AV
31
modeled; full weighted AV 42
AV / 1k snaps
snap-era only
AV-rate z
position-year adjusted quality
Recognition
Did the league notice?
Pro Bowls
1
all on drafting team
AP1 All-Pro
0 AP1
all on drafting team · AP2 context 0
All-Decade
0
context only

Did this pick move Steve Ortmayer's grade?

The first chart removes the time axis: every Steve Ortmayer pick is sorted by retained contribution across opportunity, quality, and recognition. Gary Anderson totals -2.50. The second chart breaks that same contribution into the seasons when the evidence arrived. Opportunity and quality can move separately, which keeps high-snap, low-AV profiles from looking cleaner than they are.

Aggregate contribution by player

-5-4-3-2-10+1+2+322. Byrd#22 · Gill Byrd · aggregate +3.79Byrd +3.8183. Butts#183 · Marion Butts · aggregate +3.39Butts +3.437. Hall#37 · Courtney Hall · aggregate +2.91Hall +2.915. Miller#15 · Anthony Miller · aggregate +2.71Miller +2.7118. James#118 · Lionel James · aggregate +1.778. O'Neal#8 · Leslie O'Neal · aggregate +1.5995. Walters#95 · Danny Walters · aggregate +1.3498. Richards#98 · David Richards · aggregate +1.238. Grossman#8 · Burt Grossman · aggregate +1.0096. Mojsiejenko#96 · Ralf Mojsiejenko · aggregate +0.82101. Luther#101 · Ed Luther · aggregate +0.73141. Gissinger#141 · Andrew Gissinger · aggregate +0.5855. Dale#55 · Jeffery Dale · aggregate +0.57192. Elko#192 · Bill Elko · aggregate +0.49173. Holland#173 · Jamie Holland · aggregate +0.44195. Jones#195 · Terrence Jones · aggregate +0.23175. Loewen#175 · Chuck Loewen · aggregate +0.21174. Bendross#174 · Jesse Bendross · aggregate +0.18162. Duckworth#162 · Bobby Duckworth · aggregate +0.15108. Gregor#108 · Bob Gregor · aggregate +0.04191. Dodds#191 · Stuart Dodds · aggregate +0.02129. Brown#129 · Donald Brown · aggregate -0.0288. Vlasic#88 · Mark Vlasic · aggregate -0.06107. Sievers#107 · Eric Sievers · aggregate -0.15131. Ferguson#131 · Keith Ferguson · aggregate -0.2191. Campbell#91 · Joe Campbell · aggregate -0.21150. Lewis#150 · Terry Lewis · aggregate -0.22144. Guthrie#144 · Keith Guthrie · aggregate -0.2266. Unrein#66 · Terry Unrein · aggregate -0.26141. Johnson#141 · Trumaine Johnson · aggregate -0.3169. Hendy#69 · John Hendy · aggregate -0.32188. Hall#188 · Hollis Hall · aggregate -0.35155. Pardridge#155 · Curt Pardridge · aggregate -0.38196. Fellows#196 · Mark Fellows · aggregate -0.39120. Smith#120 · Elliot Smith · aggregate -0.40133. Johnson#133 · Matt Johnson · aggregate -0.44182. Smalls#182 · Fred Smalls · aggregate -0.4595. Allert#95 · Ty Allert · aggregate -0.49115. Jones#115 · Nelson Jones · aggregate -0.495. Smith#5 · Billy Ray Smith · aggregate -0.51151. Harrington#151 · LaRue Harrington · aggregate -0.56118. Landry#118 · Doug Landry · aggregate -0.71163. Hamilton#163 · Wayne Hamilton · aggregate -0.7277. Phillips#77 · Irvin Phillips · aggregate -0.76103. Lawrence#103 · Amos Lawrence · aggregate -0.8139. Davis#39 · Wayne Davis · aggregate -0.81152. Figaro#152 · Cedric Figaro · aggregate -0.8297. Taylor#97 · Tommy Taylor · aggregate -0.8370. Walker#70 · Jeff Walker · aggregate -0.8493. Searels#93 · Stacy Searels · aggregate -0.8553. Brock#53 · Lou Brock · aggregate -0.98189. Holohan#189 · Pete Holohan · aggregate -1.3124. Bernstine#24 · Rod Bernstine · aggregate -1.3733. Guendling#33 · Mike Guendling · aggregate -1.4813. FitzPatrick#13 · James FitzPatrick · aggregate -1.5859. Wilson#59 · Karl Wilson · aggregate -2.12Wilson -2.151. Tolliver#51 · Billy Joe Tolliver · aggregate -2.23Tolliver -2.26. Cade#6 · Mossy Cade · aggregate -2.38Cade -2.420. Anderson#20 · Gary Anderson · aggregate -2.50Anderson -2.512. Lachey#12 · Jim Lachey · aggregate -3.14Lachey -3.160. Early#60 · Quinn Early · aggregate -3.37Early -3.424. Brooks#24 · James Brooks · aggregate -5.26Brooks -5.3

Incremental contribution by season

-12-10-8-6-4-20+2+4+61980 · Ed Luther · incremental +0.071980 · Chuck Loewen · incremental +0.181980 · Bob Gregor · incremental -0.051980 · Stuart Dodds · incremental -0.151980 · LaRue Harrington · incremental -0.901980 · Wayne Hamilton · incremental -1.171981 · Bob Gregor · incremental +0.061981 · Ed Luther · incremental +0.291981 · Andrew Gissinger · incremental -0.031981 · Bobby Duckworth · incremental -0.051981 · Chuck Loewen · incremental -0.121981 · Keith Ferguson · incremental -0.301981 · Eric Sievers · incremental -0.441981 · Pete Holohan · incremental -0.531981 · Irvin Phillips · incremental -1.191981 · Amos Lawrence · incremental -1.311981 · James Brooks · incremental -6.001982 · Pete Holohan · incremental +0.011982 · Eric Sievers · incremental +0.021982 · Bob Gregor · incremental +0.021982 · Bobby Duckworth · incremental +0.061982 · Chuck Loewen · incremental +0.131982 · Andrew Gissinger · incremental +0.131982 · Ed Luther · incremental +0.161982 · Keith Ferguson · incremental -0.011982 · Hollis Hall · incremental -0.651982 · James Brooks · incremental -0.881983 · Keith Ferguson · incremental +0.021983 · Bob Gregor · incremental +0.041983 · Eric Sievers · incremental +0.061983 · Bill Elko · incremental +0.221983 · Ed Luther · incremental +0.421983 · Andrew Gissinger · incremental +0.471983 · Danny Walters · incremental +0.671983 · Bobby Duckworth · incremental -0.021983 · Trumaine Johnson · incremental -0.051983 · Gill Byrd · incremental -0.111983 · Pete Holohan · incremental -0.191983 · Gary Anderson · incremental -1.021983 · James Brooks · incremental -2.351983 · Billy Ray Smith · incremental -2.631984 · Keith Ferguson · incremental +0.021984 · Bob Gregor · incremental +0.021984 · Eric Sievers · incremental +0.041984 · Bobby Duckworth · incremental +0.101984 · Jesse Bendross · incremental +0.161984 · Chuck Loewen · incremental +0.171984 · Billy Ray Smith · incremental +0.241984 · Andrew Gissinger · incremental +0.281984 · Danny Walters · incremental +0.301984 · Ed Luther · incremental +0.381984 · Lionel James · incremental +0.391984 · Gill Byrd · incremental +0.441984 · Bill Elko · incremental +0.551984 · Keith Guthrie · incremental -0.381984 · Pete Holohan · incremental -0.401984 · Mike Guendling · incremental -1.511984 · Mossy Cade · incremental -3.611985 · Keith Ferguson · incremental +0.001985 · Eric Sievers · incremental +0.051985 · Jesse Bendross · incremental +0.161985 · Billy Ray Smith · incremental +0.221985 · Jeffery Dale · incremental +0.361985 · Gill Byrd · incremental +0.521985 · Danny Walters · incremental +0.711985 · Lionel James · incremental +0.891985 · Trumaine Johnson · incremental -0.091985 · Ralf Mojsiejenko · incremental -0.171985 · Pete Holohan · incremental -0.281985 · Terry Lewis · incremental -0.421985 · Gary Anderson · incremental -0.521985 · Mark Fellows · incremental -0.531985 · John Hendy · incremental -0.571985 · Wayne Davis · incremental -0.711985 · Mike Guendling · incremental -0.771985 · Jim Lachey · incremental -2.311986 · Eric Sievers · incremental +0.051986 · Danny Walters · incremental +0.101986 · Ralf Mojsiejenko · incremental +0.151986 · Billy Ray Smith · incremental +0.231986 · Lionel James · incremental +0.241986 · Jeffery Dale · incremental +0.441986 · Gill Byrd · incremental +0.501986 · Donald Brown · incremental -0.121986 · Mark Fellows · incremental -0.141986 · James FitzPatrick · incremental -0.271986 · Terry Unrein · incremental -0.291986 · Trumaine Johnson · incremental -0.311986 · Pete Holohan · incremental -0.371986 · Wayne Davis · incremental -0.541986 · Curt Pardridge · incremental -0.661986 · Ty Allert · incremental -0.711986 · Fred Smalls · incremental -0.771986 · Matt Johnson · incremental -0.791986 · Doug Landry · incremental -1.171986 · Jim Lachey · incremental -1.211986 · Jeff Walker · incremental -1.321986 · Tommy Taylor · incremental -1.361986 · Leslie O'Neal · incremental -1.591986 · Gary Anderson · incremental -1.661987 · Eric Sievers · incremental +0.071987 · Jamie Holland · incremental +0.121987 · Billy Ray Smith · incremental +0.191987 · Danny Walters · incremental +0.341987 · Gill Byrd · incremental +0.421987 · Lionel James · incremental +0.591987 · Ralf Mojsiejenko · incremental +1.171987 · Mark Vlasic · incremental -0.031987 · Ty Allert · incremental -0.041987 · Terry Unrein · incremental -0.141987 · Pete Holohan · incremental -0.211987 · Gary Anderson · incremental -0.461987 · Nelson Jones · incremental -0.881987 · Karl Wilson · incremental -0.951987 · James FitzPatrick · incremental -1.021987 · Rod Bernstine · incremental -1.071987 · Jim Lachey · incremental -1.551987 · Lou Brock · incremental -1.601988 · Leslie O'Neal · incremental +0.031988 · Eric Sievers · incremental +0.031988 · Jeffery Dale · incremental +0.101988 · Billy Ray Smith · incremental +0.131988 · David Richards · incremental +0.161988 · Ralf Mojsiejenko · incremental +0.201988 · Jamie Holland · incremental +0.331988 · Lionel James · incremental +0.371988 · Gill Byrd · incremental +0.561988 · Mark Vlasic · incremental -0.031988 · James FitzPatrick · incremental -0.211988 · Anthony Miller · incremental -0.251988 · Joe Campbell · incremental -0.311988 · Cedric Figaro · incremental -0.371988 · Rod Bernstine · incremental -0.471988 · Gary Anderson · incremental -0.711988 · Stacy Searels · incremental -1.391988 · Karl Wilson · incremental -2.371988 · Quinn Early · incremental -3.251989 · Burt Grossman · incremental +0.231989 · Billy Ray Smith · incremental +0.241989 · Jamie Holland · incremental +0.291989 · Courtney Hall · incremental +0.291989 · Terrence Jones · incremental +0.301989 · David Richards · incremental +0.421989 · Marion Butts · incremental +0.431989 · Gill Byrd · incremental +0.581989 · Leslie O'Neal · incremental +0.711989 · Anthony Miller · incremental +1.181989 · Joe Campbell · incremental -0.041989 · Rod Bernstine · incremental -0.071989 · Quinn Early · incremental -0.661989 · Cedric Figaro · incremental -0.661989 · Elliot Smith · incremental -0.721989 · James FitzPatrick · incremental -0.791989 · Billy Joe Tolliver · incremental -1.051990 · Billy Ray Smith · incremental +0.161990 · Burt Grossman · incremental +0.371990 · David Richards · incremental +0.421990 · Gill Byrd · incremental +0.601990 · Courtney Hall · incremental +0.631990 · Leslie O'Neal · incremental +0.711990 · Anthony Miller · incremental +1.181990 · Marion Butts · incremental +1.921990 · Mark Vlasic · incremental -0.061990 · Rod Bernstine · incremental -0.171990 · Cedric Figaro · incremental -0.261990 · Quinn Early · incremental -1.381990 · Billy Joe Tolliver · incremental -2.431991 · Billy Ray Smith · incremental +0.121991 · Leslie O'Neal · incremental +0.171991 · Anthony Miller · incremental +0.211991 · Burt Grossman · incremental +0.381991 · David Richards · incremental +0.421991 · Courtney Hall · incremental +0.631991 · Gill Byrd · incremental +1.271991 · Marion Butts · incremental +1.671991 · Rod Bernstine · incremental -0.381992 · Billy Ray Smith · incremental +0.011992 · Burt Grossman · incremental +0.351992 · David Richards · incremental +0.461992 · Courtney Hall · incremental +0.681992 · Leslie O'Neal · incremental +0.701992 · Marion Butts · incremental +0.771992 · Anthony Miller · incremental +1.181992 · Gill Byrd · incremental +1.341992 · Rod Bernstine · incremental -0.151993 · Burt Grossman · incremental +0.241993 · Courtney Hall · incremental +0.681993 · Leslie O'Neal · incremental +0.701993 · Marion Butts · incremental +0.811993 · Anthony Miller · incremental +1.211994 · Leslie O'Neal · incremental +0.241994 · Courtney Hall · incremental +0.631995 · Courtney Hall · incremental +0.631995 · Leslie O'Neal · incremental +0.701996 · Courtney Hall · incremental +0.27Brooks -6.0Anderson -1.0Brooks -2.3Smith -2.6Cade -3.6Anderson -0.5Lachey -2.3O'Neal -1.6Anderson -1.7Anderson -0.5Brock -1.6Anderson -0.7Wilson -2.4Early -3.2Butts +1.9Tolliver -2.4Butts +1.719806 players198111 players198210 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Above expectationBelow expectationGary AndersonGM total -17.1Gary Anderson by season -4.4

How much retained production did Gary Anderson return vs. his slot?

Each mark below is one player's model value above slot. Light gray marks are slot-similar peers: RBs drafted within ±5 picks of Gary Anderson since 2010 (5 players).The score is the retained production/value bucket from the pick-residual model: on-team AV plus AV-rate quality, adjusted for draft slot, position, and era. Opportunity snaps and league honors are excluded.

-0.50Model value above slot24. JacobsJosh Jacobs · model value +0.425. EtienneTravis Etienne · model value +0.315. GordonMelvin Gordon · model value 024. HarrisNajee Harris · model value 022. HamptonOmarion Hampton · model value -0.420. AndersonGary Anderson · model value -0.6-0.6
Gary AndersonSlot-similar peers (5)

Cumulative value over time

Year-by-year running totals since draft. Left axis = games started. Right axis = honors (Pro Bowl / AP1 / AP2). Pre-2013 picks have no games-started line because that comes from per-game snap counts (not available for older players). Honors extend back to 1980.

'84'86'88'90'92'9301531466101Cumulative GSHonors count
Games started (cumulative) Pro Bowls AP1 All-Pro AP2 All-Pro

Full-career season history (11 scored seasons)

YearTeamGPGSSnapsSnap-zAVAV/snapPBAP1AP2
1983000
1984000
1985LAC1268
1986LAC161211
1987LAC1274
1988LAC14138
1989000
1990TB16138
1991TB1653
1992TB1544
1993DET, TB1011

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