Damon Harrison is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Harrison in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Harrison's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Damon Harrison
Height6'3"
Weight350 lb
BornNov 29, 1988
Age37
ConferenceMid-States Football Association
Rookie yr2012
A edge rusher with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 51 · #2004 · Above AverageWorth 51 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 44% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
7 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
7
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+7.3
Avg surplus
peak +14
7 seasons × ~7.3 surplus ≈ VORP 51
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | 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% | |||||
| 2013 | — | NYJ | 16 | — | 62 | 32 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0% | 499 | 45.4% | 129 | 27.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | NYJ | 15 | — | 42 | 17 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 485 | 47.8% | 119 | 25.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | NYJ | 14 | — | 65 | 32 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 565 | 53.5% | 21 | 5.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | NYG | 16 | — | 59 | 28 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 2.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 673 | 60.4% | 45 | 9.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | NYG | 16 | — | 50 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 11.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 644 | 59.0% | 11 | 8.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | DET | 17 | — | 68 | 39 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 3.5 | 20.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 606 | 56.8% | 37 | 15.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | 2TM | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | — | DET | 15 | — | 46 | 26 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 527 | 49.3% | 10 | 11.3% | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 81.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | — | SEA | 4 | — | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 150 | 32.4% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | 2TM | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 137 | — | 401 | 202 | 199 | 37 | 24 | 11.0 | 72.0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0% | 4,149 | 50.6% | 372 | 14.6% | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 25 | NYJ | 16 | 0* | 62 | 32 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8.2 |
| 2014 | 26 | NYJ | 15 | 0* | 42 | 17 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.2 |
| 2015 | 27 | NYJ | 14 | 9* | 65 | 32 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 8.6 |
| 2016 | 28 | NYG | 16 | 10* | 59 | 28 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 2.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 10.3 |
| 2017 | 29 | NYG | 16 | 9* | 50 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 11.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8.6 |
| 2018 | 30 | DET | 17 | 10* | 68 | 39 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 3.5 | 20.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.4 |
| 2019 | 31 | DET | 15 | 0* | 46 | 26 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| 2020 | 32 | SEA | 4 | 0* | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Career | 113 | 38* | 401 | 202 | 199 | 37 | 24 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60.8 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 25 | NYJ | 16 | 0* | 1 | 1.0% | 499 | 45.4% | 129 | 27.1% |
| 2014 | 26 | NYJ | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 485 | 47.8% | 119 | 25.5% |
| 2015 | 27 | NYJ | 16 | 9* | — | 0.0% | 565 | 53.5% | 21 | 5.3% |
| 2016 | 28 | NYG | 16 | 10* | — | 0.0% | 673 | 60.4% | 45 | 9.6% |
| 2017 | 29 | NYG | 16 | 9* | — | 0.0% | 644 | 59.0% | 11 | 8.0% |
| 2018 | 30 | DET | 17 | 10* | — | 0.0% | 606 | 56.8% | 37 | 15.2% |
| 2019 | 31 | DET | 15 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 527 | 49.3% | 10 | 11.3% |
| 2020 | 32 | SEA | 7 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 150 | 32.4% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | 119 | 38* | 1 | — | 4,149 | — | 372 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 30 | 2TM | 17 | 10* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 31 | DET | 15 | 0* | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 81.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 32 | 2TM | 7 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Career | 39 | 10* | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 55 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
53
Sustained
career value
×.6
58
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 55 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 94%
What builds the career mark of 53
On-field 34.3
Availability 18.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2013bestavg 502020
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position5
Depth
of 100
Reached 6% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
6% of the all-time Sacks leader6
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 90%.
Per-Snap Impact
Interior D-Line · proprietary · 2012+44
Solid
SIS
Disruption/1002.121Snap share50.6%Def snaps4,149VolatileCV 0.52
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within interior d-line, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
2 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl6Solo4Ast2
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (William Penn), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Geno SmithQB5yNick BelloreLB4yDevon KennardOLB4yRomeo OkwaraDE4yNick FolkK3yDemario DavisOLB3yCalvin PaceOLB3yQuandre DiggsS3yDavid HarrisOLB3ySheldon RichardsonDT3yBilal PowellRB3yChris IvoryRB3yMuhammad WilkersonDE3yBrian WintersG3yJeremy KerleyWR3yKelvin SheppardLB3yLeger DouzableDE3yRyan QuigleyP3yQuinton CoplesOLB3yTanner PurdumLS3yNick MangoldC3yD'Brickashaw FergusonOT3yJeff CumberlandTE3yTommy BohanonFB3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterDamon inherited the New York Jets DL room from Muhammad Wilkerson (2011–2017), and handed it to Sheldon Richardson (2013–2016).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2020team change
Joined SEA (from DET)
- 2020final season
Last recorded season with SEA
- 2018team change
Joined DET (from NYG)
- 2016team change
Joined NYG (from NYJ)
- 2013signing
Entered the NFL with NYJ
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 350 lb
Frame
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | DET | 0 | W8Questionable· Groin / Not Injury RelatedW9Questionable· Groin / Not Injury RelatedW10Questionable· Groin / Not Injury RelatedW11Questionable· Groin / Not Injury RelatedW13Questionable· Knee / Calf |
| 2018 | DET | 0 | W11Questionable· ShoulderW12Questionable· ShoulderW16Questionable· AnkleW17Questionable· Ankle |
| 2017 | NYG | 0 | W11Questionable· AnkleW12Questionable· Ankle / ElbowW13Questionable· Elbow |
| 2014 | NYJ | 0 | W17Questionable· Illness |
| 2012 | NYJ | 0 | W14Doubtful· Ankle |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 8-season peers. See all →
55
peak 58
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+2013
C2014
C2015
C+2016
C+2017
B2018
C+2019
F2020
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.
92%
Era Translator
Sacks translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Sacks | Sacks/G | → 2025 Sacks | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0.5 | 0 | 1+0.5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 3+0.5 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2+0.5 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 4+0.5 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:injuries, espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
51 career value over replacement — #2004 all-time of 4,642. 6.4/season above a replacement-level DL.
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