← 2011 DRAFT PLAYER PROFILE R5 · #136 OVERALL · RB

Anthony Sherman

Drafted by ARI · GM Rod Graves · Connecticut

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Full-career context

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

Games played153
Games started35
Weighted career AV5
Pro Bowls1
AP1 All-Pro0
Career seasons10

Accountability by draft event

What each drafting team received

2011 · Round 5 · #136

ARI draft credit

GM Rod Graves

Team games28
Team starts11
On-team AV1
On-team PB / AP10 / 0
Terrible-2.19 contribution64th of 70 picks for this GM

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

Long-career hit

Anthony Sherman became a 10-season, 153-game NFL player after going #136. The retained-value model still ranks him 64th of 70 for Rod Graves because ARI only got 28 of those games.

His retained-value contribution score (opportunity plus quality plus recognition, with related outcomes collapsed inside each bucket) is -2.19. This is a per-pick accountability metric, separate from Rod Graves'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
28
on drafting team · 153 full-career
Games started
11
on drafting team · 35 full-career
Snap-z
0.0
0 modeled seasons
Quality
Was that time valuable?
On-team AV
1
modeled; full weighted AV 5
AV / 1k snaps
snap-era only
AV-rate z
position-year adjusted quality
Recognition
Did the league notice?
Pro Bowls
0
1 full-career
AP1 All-Pro
0 AP1
all on drafting team · AP2 context 0
All-Decade
0
context only

Did this pick move Rod Graves's grade?

The first chart removes the time axis: every Rod Graves pick is sorted by retained contribution across opportunity, quality, and recognition. Anthony Sherman totals -2.19. 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

-3-2-10+1+2+3+45. Peterson#5 · Patrick Peterson · aggregate +4.48Peterson +4.564. Dockett#64 · Darnell Dockett · aggregate +4.20Dockett +4.247. Washington#47 · Daryl Washington · aggregate +2.15Washington +2.1177. Wells#177 · Reggie Wells · aggregate +2.01Wells +2.041. Lutui#41 · Deuce Lutui · aggregate +1.50142. Breaston#142 · Steve Breaston · aggregate +1.3470. Hayes#70 · Gerald Hayes · aggregate +1.21240. Stephens-Howling#240 · LaRod Stephens-Howling · aggregate +1.11107. Watson#107 · Gabe Watson · aggregate +1.0795. Johnson#95 · Rashad Johnson · aggregate +1.06215. Patrick#215 · Ben Patrick · aggregate +0.9675. Green#75 · Eric Green · aggregate +0.9354. Boldin#54 · Anquan Boldin · aggregate +0.9269. Housler#69 · Rob Housler · aggregate +0.82155. Skelton#155 · John Skelton · aggregate +0.62185. Lindley#185 · Ryan Lindley · aggregate +0.60225. Keith#225 · Brandon Keith · aggregate +0.5881. Doucet#81 · Early Doucet · aggregate +0.55100. Stepanovich#100 · Alex Stepanovich · aggregate +0.53167. Leckey#167 · Nick Leckey · aggregate +0.44221. Potter#221 · Nate Potter · aggregate +0.3526. Williams#26 · Dan Williams · aggregate +0.32202. Navarre#202 · John Navarre · aggregate +0.31184. Carter#184 · David Carter · aggregate +0.3144. Arrington#44 · J.J. Arrington · aggregate +0.27111. Brown#111 · Elton Brown · aggregate +0.25204. Davis#204 · Will Davis · aggregate +0.2431. Wells#31 · Beanie Wells · aggregate +0.14226. McCoy#226 · LeRon McCoy · aggregate +0.13116. Iwebema#116 · Kenny Iwebema · aggregate -0.03249. Sampson#249 · DeMarco Sampson · aggregate -0.05141. King#141 · Kenny King · aggregate -0.083. Fitzgerald#3 · Larry Fitzgerald · aggregate -0.1013. Floyd#13 · Michael Floyd · aggregate -0.11149. Hightower#149 · Tim Hightower · aggregate -0.12218. Watkins#218 · Todd Watkins · aggregate -0.13177. Lewis#177 · Jonathan Lewis · aggregate -0.155. Brown#5 · Levi Brown · aggregate -0.19185. Harrington#185 · Chris Harrington · aggregate -0.21168. Mitchell#168 · Lance Mitchell · aggregate -0.23233. Dray#233 · Jim Dray · aggregate -0.23201. Calvin#201 · Jorrick Calvin · aggregate -0.25130. Schofield#130 · O'Brien Schofield · aggregate -0.31254. Canfield#254 · Trevor Canfield · aggregate -0.33103. Acho#103 · Sam Acho · aggregate -0.3772. Pope#72 · Leonard Pope · aggregate -0.38167. Johnson#167 · Herman Johnson · aggregate -0.56171. Sturdivant#171 · Quan Sturdivant · aggregate -0.5680. Fleming#80 · Jamell Fleming · aggregate -0.57131. Toler#131 · Greg Toler · aggregate -0.61112. Massie#112 · Bobby Massie · aggregate -0.6895. Blackstock#95 · Darryl Blackstock · aggregate -0.77210. Gilbert#210 · Tony Gilbert · aggregate -0.9869. Davis#69 · Buster Davis · aggregate -1.02177. Bethel#177 · Justin Bethel · aggregate -1.0263. Brown#63 · Cody Brown · aggregate -1.1333. Dansby#33 · Karlos Dansby · aggregate -1.1717. Johnson#17 · Bryant Johnson · aggregate -1.18142. Johnson#142 · Brandon Johnson · aggregate -1.1838. Williams#38 · Ryan Williams · aggregate -1.2410. Leinart#10 · Matt Leinart · aggregate -1.2650. Campbell#50 · Calais Campbell · aggregate -1.38135. Smith#135 · Antonio Smith · aggregate -1.73136. Sherman#136 · Anthony Sherman · aggregate -2.19Sherman -2.28. Rolle#8 · Antrel Rolle · aggregate -2.34Rolle -2.388. Roberts#88 · Andre Roberts · aggregate -2.81Roberts -2.8151. Kelemete#151 · Senio Kelemete · aggregate -2.82Kelemete -2.833. Branch#33 · Alan Branch · aggregate -3.25Branch -3.316. Rodgers-Cromartie#16 · Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie · aggregate -3.51Rodgers-Cromartie -3.518. Pace#18 · Calvin Pace · aggregate -3.88Pace -3.9

Incremental contribution by season

-14-12-10-8-6-4-20+2+4+6+8+102003 · Reggie Wells · incremental +0.002003 · Gerald Hayes · incremental -0.062003 · Kenny King · incremental -0.192003 · Anquan Boldin · incremental -0.242003 · Bryant Johnson · incremental -0.982003 · Tony Gilbert · incremental -1.592003 · Calvin Pace · incremental -3.502004 · Anquan Boldin · incremental +0.032004 · Darnell Dockett · incremental +0.082004 · Nick Leckey · incremental +0.162004 · Gerald Hayes · incremental +0.202004 · Alex Stepanovich · incremental +0.412004 · John Navarre · incremental +0.422004 · Reggie Wells · incremental +0.532004 · Bryant Johnson · incremental -0.222004 · Calvin Pace · incremental -0.392004 · Larry Fitzgerald · incremental -0.442004 · Antonio Smith · incremental -0.522004 · Karlos Dansby · incremental -3.462005 · John Navarre · incremental +0.032005 · Anquan Boldin · incremental +0.072005 · Elton Brown · incremental +0.112005 · Karlos Dansby · incremental +0.152005 · LeRon McCoy · incremental +0.192005 · Alex Stepanovich · incremental +0.262005 · Eric Green · incremental +0.272005 · Nick Leckey · incremental +0.282005 · Reggie Wells · incremental +0.312005 · Larry Fitzgerald · incremental +0.692005 · Darnell Dockett · incremental +0.732005 · J.J. Arrington · incremental -0.052005 · Bryant Johnson · incremental -0.112005 · Calvin Pace · incremental -0.202005 · Lance Mitchell · incremental -0.402005 · Antonio Smith · incremental -0.422005 · Darryl Blackstock · incremental -0.512005 · Antrel Rolle · incremental -1.362006 · Karlos Dansby · incremental +0.102006 · Alex Stepanovich · incremental +0.142006 · Deuce Lutui · incremental +0.152006 · J.J. Arrington · incremental +0.192006 · Nick Leckey · incremental +0.312006 · Gabe Watson · incremental +0.332006 · Eric Green · incremental +0.402006 · Larry Fitzgerald · incremental +0.412006 · Gerald Hayes · incremental +0.412006 · Reggie Wells · incremental +0.572006 · Darnell Dockett · incremental +0.712006 · Anquan Boldin · incremental +0.722006 · Leonard Pope · incremental -0.242006 · Bryant Johnson · incremental -0.252006 · Todd Watkins · incremental -0.282006 · Jonathan Lewis · incremental -0.302006 · Darryl Blackstock · incremental -0.402006 · Antonio Smith · incremental -0.472006 · Antrel Rolle · incremental -0.502006 · Calvin Pace · incremental -0.592006 · Matt Leinart · incremental -1.222006 · Brandon Johnson · incremental -1.362007 · Anquan Boldin · incremental +0.042007 · Elton Brown · incremental +0.122007 · Karlos Dansby · incremental +0.132007 · J.J. Arrington · incremental +0.202007 · Steve Breaston · incremental +0.232007 · Ben Patrick · incremental +0.282007 · Eric Green · incremental +0.432007 · Deuce Lutui · incremental +0.482007 · Gerald Hayes · incremental +0.482007 · Reggie Wells · incremental +0.572007 · Larry Fitzgerald · incremental +0.702007 · Gabe Watson · incremental +0.752007 · Darnell Dockett · incremental +1.842007 · Leonard Pope · incremental -0.172007 · Bryant Johnson · incremental -0.192007 · Darryl Blackstock · incremental -0.202007 · Matt Leinart · incremental -0.372007 · Antrel Rolle · incremental -0.432007 · Brandon Johnson · incremental -0.492007 · Antonio Smith · incremental -0.662007 · Levi Brown · incremental -0.992007 · Calvin Pace · incremental -1.492007 · Alan Branch · incremental -1.492007 · Buster Davis · incremental -1.652008 · Early Doucet · incremental +0.052008 · J.J. Arrington · incremental +0.082008 · Elton Brown · incremental +0.152008 · Karlos Dansby · incremental +0.152008 · Levi Brown · incremental +0.192008 · Gabe Watson · incremental +0.202008 · Ben Patrick · incremental +0.332008 · Eric Green · incremental +0.392008 · Gerald Hayes · incremental +0.412008 · Deuce Lutui · incremental +0.542008 · Reggie Wells · incremental +0.592008 · Steve Breaston · incremental +0.692008 · Anquan Boldin · incremental +0.722008 · Darnell Dockett · incremental +0.732008 · Brandon Keith · incremental -0.022008 · Alan Branch · incremental -0.082008 · Leonard Pope · incremental -0.102008 · Matt Leinart · incremental -0.112008 · Kenny Iwebema · incremental -0.152008 · Tim Hightower · incremental -0.272008 · Chris Harrington · incremental -0.432008 · Antrel Rolle · incremental -0.502008 · Antonio Smith · incremental -0.542008 · Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie · incremental -2.492008 · Calais Campbell · incremental -3.402008 · Larry Fitzgerald · incremental -5.942009 · Tim Hightower · incremental +0.032009 · Brandon Keith · incremental +0.042009 · Kenny Iwebema · incremental +0.062009 · Anquan Boldin · incremental +0.062009 · Calais Campbell · incremental +0.092009 · Will Davis · incremental +0.112009 · Early Doucet · incremental +0.152009 · Karlos Dansby · incremental +0.152009 · Levi Brown · incremental +0.192009 · Gabe Watson · incremental +0.322009 · Gerald Hayes · incremental +0.402009 · Ben Patrick · incremental +0.422009 · LaRod Stephens-Howling · incremental +0.432009 · Steve Breaston · incremental +0.492009 · Deuce Lutui · incremental +0.532009 · Reggie Wells · incremental +0.572009 · Larry Fitzgerald · incremental +0.682009 · Rashad Johnson · incremental +0.982009 · Darnell Dockett · incremental +1.932009 · Beanie Wells · incremental -0.032009 · Matt Leinart · incremental -0.202009 · Greg Toler · incremental -0.252009 · Trevor Canfield · incremental -0.572009 · Alan Branch · incremental -0.812009 · Antrel Rolle · incremental -0.882009 · Herman Johnson · incremental -0.942009 · Cody Brown · incremental -1.842009 · Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie · incremental -2.072010 · Tim Hightower · incremental +0.022010 · Kenny Iwebema · incremental +0.052010 · Beanie Wells · incremental +0.092010 · Calais Campbell · incremental +0.092010 · Gerald Hayes · incremental +0.142010 · Gabe Watson · incremental +0.142010 · Early Doucet · incremental +0.192010 · Levi Brown · incremental +0.192010 · Rashad Johnson · incremental +0.212010 · Will Davis · incremental +0.232010 · John Skelton · incremental +0.262010 · Brandon Keith · incremental +0.362010 · Dan Williams · incremental +0.392010 · LaRod Stephens-Howling · incremental +0.442010 · Deuce Lutui · incremental +0.472010 · Ben Patrick · incremental +0.512010 · Steve Breaston · incremental +0.522010 · Larry Fitzgerald · incremental +0.642010 · Darnell Dockett · incremental +1.802010 · Daryl Washington · incremental +1.992010 · O'Brien Schofield · incremental -0.102010 · Jim Dray · incremental -0.132010 · Jorrick Calvin · incremental -0.502010 · Greg Toler · incremental -0.522010 · Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie · incremental -1.192010 · Alan Branch · incremental -2.702010 · Andre Roberts · incremental -3.872011 · Jim Dray · incremental +0.062011 · Dan Williams · incremental +0.072011 · Calais Campbell · incremental +0.102011 · Beanie Wells · incremental +0.112011 · David Carter · incremental +0.182011 · Deuce Lutui · incremental +0.192011 · Levi Brown · incremental +0.192011 · Early Doucet · incremental +0.322011 · Rashad Johnson · incremental +0.342011 · LaRod Stephens-Howling · incremental +0.422011 · John Skelton · incremental +0.482011 · Brandon Keith · incremental +0.512011 · Daryl Washington · incremental +0.582011 · Larry Fitzgerald · incremental +0.692011 · Darnell Dockett · incremental +0.762011 · Rob Housler · incremental +1.172011 · Patrick Peterson · incremental +4.052011 · O'Brien Schofield · incremental -0.062011 · DeMarco Sampson · incremental -0.082011 · Ryan Williams · incremental -0.142011 · Sam Acho · incremental -0.632011 · Andre Roberts · incremental -0.912011 · Quan Sturdivant · incremental -0.972011 · Anthony Sherman · incremental -2.602012 · Beanie Wells · incremental +0.062012 · Calais Campbell · incremental +0.082012 · Jim Dray · incremental +0.082012 · Dan Williams · incremental +0.102012 · Early Doucet · incremental +0.182012 · Rashad Johnson · incremental +0.252012 · John Skelton · incremental +0.302012 · David Carter · incremental +0.302012 · Rob Housler · incremental +0.352012 · LaRod Stephens-Howling · incremental +0.522012 · Larry Fitzgerald · incremental +0.632012 · Darnell Dockett · incremental +0.712012 · Patrick Peterson · incremental +0.742012 · Nate Potter · incremental +1.072012 · Ryan Lindley · incremental +1.562012 · Daryl Washington · incremental +1.892012 · Michael Floyd · incremental -0.122012 · Sam Acho · incremental -0.132012 · Greg Toler · incremental -0.172012 · O'Brien Schofield · incremental -0.362012 · Anthony Sherman · incremental -0.712012 · Justin Bethel · incremental -0.882012 · Bobby Massie · incremental -0.922012 · Jamell Fleming · incremental -0.942012 · Andre Roberts · incremental -0.962012 · Ryan Williams · incremental -1.812012 · Senio Kelemete · incremental -4.442013 · Nate Potter · incremental +0.042013 · Levi Brown · incremental +0.052013 · Michael Floyd · incremental +0.062013 · Dan Williams · incremental +0.082013 · Calais Campbell · incremental +0.102013 · Karlos Dansby · incremental +0.202013 · Rashad Johnson · incremental +0.312013 · Rob Housler · incremental +0.352013 · Larry Fitzgerald · incremental +0.472013 · Daryl Washington · incremental +0.502013 · Darnell Dockett · incremental +0.762013 · Patrick Peterson · incremental +1.262013 · Sam Acho · incremental -0.022013 · Bobby Massie · incremental -0.072013 · Jim Dray · incremental -0.212013 · Justin Bethel · incremental -0.272013 · Andre Roberts · incremental -0.802014 · Michael Floyd · incremental +0.062014 · Dan Williams · incremental +0.092014 · Calais Campbell · incremental +0.102014 · Ryan Lindley · incremental +0.162014 · Rob Housler · incremental +0.212014 · Patrick Peterson · incremental +0.402014 · Larry Fitzgerald · incremental +0.412014 · Rashad Johnson · incremental +0.462014 · Sam Acho · incremental -0.102014 · Bobby Massie · incremental -0.272014 · Justin Bethel · incremental -0.282015 · Michael Floyd · incremental +0.052015 · Calais Campbell · incremental +0.102015 · Rashad Johnson · incremental +0.402015 · Larry Fitzgerald · incremental +0.522015 · Patrick Peterson · incremental +1.242015 · Bobby Massie · incremental -0.272015 · Justin Bethel · incremental -0.362016 · Michael Floyd · incremental +0.052016 · Calais Campbell · incremental +0.122016 · Larry Fitzgerald · incremental +0.682016 · Patrick Peterson · incremental +0.682016 · Justin Bethel · incremental -0.282017 · Jim Dray · incremental +0.012017 · Karlos Dansby · incremental +0.152017 · Patrick Peterson · incremental +0.662017 · Larry Fitzgerald · incremental +0.672017 · Justin Bethel · incremental -0.282018 · Larry Fitzgerald · incremental +0.442018 · Patrick Peterson · incremental +0.662019 · Patrick Peterson · incremental +0.212019 · Larry Fitzgerald · incremental +0.472020 · Larry Fitzgerald · incremental +0.362020 · Patrick Peterson · incremental +0.392025 · Calais Campbell · incremental +0.04Pace -3.5Dansby -3.5Rodgers-Cromartie -2.5Campbell -3.4Fitzgerald -5.9Dockett +1.9Rodgers-Cromartie -2.1Washington +2.0Branch -2.7Roberts -3.9Peterson +4.0Sherman -2.6Sherman -0.7Kelemete -4.420037 players200412 players200518 players200622 players200724 players200826 players200928 players201027 players201124 players201227 players201317 players201411 players20157 players20165 players20175 players20182 players20192 players20202 players20251 player
Above expectationBelow expectationAnthony ShermanGM total -11.7Anthony Sherman by season -3.3

How much retained production did Anthony Sherman 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 Anthony Sherman since 2010 (16 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.

-1-0.50Model value above slot134. DixonKenneth Dixon · model value +0.1140. GallmanWayne Gallman · model value +0.1134. AllenBraelon Allen · model value -0.1134. WilliamsJamaal Williams · model value -0.1138. TaliaferroLorenzo Taliaferro · model value -0.1139. ConnerJohn Conner · model value -0.2133. WhiteJohnny White · model value -0.2138. CobbDavid Cobb · model value -0.2134. EdmondsChase Edmonds · model value -0.2131. LattimoreMarcus Lattimore · model value -0.2136. BookerDevontae Booker · model value -0.2131. HaskinsHassan Haskins · model value -0.2140. ArmsteadRyquell Armstead · model value -0.2132. PumphreyDonnel Pumphrey · model value -0.3131. BallageKalen Ballage · model value -0.5140. TaylorStepfan Taylor · model value -0.6136. ShermanAnthony Sherman · model value -1.1-1.1
Anthony ShermanSlot-similar peers (16)

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.

'12'14'16'18'20033669813101Cumulative GSHonors count
Games started (cumulative) Pro Bowls AP1 All-Pro AP2 All-Pro

Full-career season history (10 scored seasons)

YearTeamGPGSSnapsSnap-zAVAV/snapPBAP1AP2
2011ARI1571
2012ARI1340
2013KC16156831.611.5
2014KC16124821.212.1
2015KC16165030.900.0
2016KC16165071.000.0
2017KC16165231.211.9
2018KC16164430.412.3
2019KC16164070.600.0
2020KC13133190.100.0

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