David Harris is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Harris in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Harris's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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David Harris

👑 Dynasty DNA · 11 seasons · 2 titles Top 20% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker🌅 Early Bloomer · 2009

Height6'2"

Weight250 lb

BornJan 21, 1984

Age42

CollegeMichigan See College Stats

Rookie yr2007

Draft2007 · Rd 2, Pick 47 · NYJ

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Title Seasons

Dynasty Seasons

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 20% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Lower snap-level production reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 142 · #687 · High-Value

Worth 142 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 16% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

10 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+14.2

Avg surplus

peak +23

10 seasons × ~14.2 surplus ≈ VORP 142

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2007	—	NYJ	15	—	93	57	36	0	5	5.0	10.0	0	3	2	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	NYJ	11	—	58	35	23	1	3	1.0	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	NYJ	16	—	100	55	45	4	13	5.5	22.5	2	3	2	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	NYJ	16	—	86	56	30	6	7	3.0	16.0	0	3	1	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	NYJ	16	—	81	60	21	8	12	5.0	25.0	4	8	0	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	NYJ	16	—	121	77	44	4	7	3.0	14.0	0	3	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	NYJ	16	—	120	66	54	8	4	2.0	14.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,100	99.9%	84	17.8%
2014	—	NYJ	16	—	106	54	52	6	6	5.5	17.5	0	3	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,011	99.5%	91	19.4%
2015	—	NYJ	16	—	102	61	41	6	7	4.5	17.5	0	5	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	969	91.8%	82	17.1%
2016	—	NYJ	15	—	92	60	32	5	2	0.5	7.5	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	899	94.6%	86	20.7%
2017	—	NE	7	—	18	11	7	0	2	1.5	3.5	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	181	28.4%	12	9.6%
Career		—	160	—	977	592	385	48	68	36.5	152.5	6	33	11	5	1	0	—	0.0%	4,160	82.8%	355	16.9%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2007	23	NYJ	15	—	93	57	36	0	5	5.0	10.0	0	3	2	1	0	9.2
2008	24	NYJ	11	—	58	35	23	1	3	1.0	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	4.7
2009	25	NYJ	16	—	100	55	45	4	13	5.5	22.5	2	3	2	—	0	13
2010	26	NYJ	16	—	86	56	30	6	7	3.0	16.0	0	3	1	2	0	8.7
2011	27	NYJ	16	—	81	60	21	8	12	5.0	25.0	4	8	0	—	1	14.3
2012	28	NYJ	16	—	121	77	44	4	7	3.0	14.0	0	3	1	1	0	9.2
2013	29	NYJ	16	16*	120	66	54	8	4	2.0	14.0	0	1	1	—	0	8.6
2014	30	NYJ	16	16*	106	54	52	6	6	5.5	17.5	0	3	2	—	0	10.8
2015	31	NYJ	16	15*	102	61	41	6	7	4.5	17.5	0	5	2	—	0	10.4
2016	32	NYJ	15	14*	92	60	32	5	2	0.5	7.5	0	2	0	—	0	7.1
2017	33	NE	7	0*	18	11	7	0	2	1.5	3.5	0	1	0	—	0	3
Career			160	61*	977	592	385	48	68	—	—	6	33	11	5	1	99

* 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	29	NYJ	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,100	99.9%	84	17.8%
2014	30	NYJ	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,011	99.5%	91	19.4%
2015	31	NYJ	16	15*	—	0.0%	969	91.8%	82	17.1%
2016	32	NYJ	15	14*	—	0.0%	899	94.6%	86	20.7%
2017	33	NE	10	0*	—	0.0%	181	28.4%	12	9.6%
Career			73	61*	—	—	4,160	—	355	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 64 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 64 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 64.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 64· confidence 99%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 42.2

Availability 18.8

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)

2007bestavg 60elite 702017

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 18% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

18% of the all-time Sacks leader18

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

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.851See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.851Snap share82.8%Def snaps4,160ReliableCV 0.30

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within edge rushers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2007

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

EDGE · 2007 class

4.59s

40-Yard

Strong · 89th pct

Pos 89thAll 60thClass Pos 88thClass All 58th

33"

Vertical

Below avg · 45th pct

Pos 45thAll 44thClass Pos 44thClass All 40th

107"

Broad Jump

Low · 10th pct

Pos 10thAll 17thClass Pos 9thClass All 14th

23 reps

Bench

Below avg · 40th pct

Pos 40thAll 63thClass Pos 28thClass All 56th

7.25s

3-Cone

Below avg · 49th pct

Pos 49thAll 41thClass Pos 46thClass All 32th

4.29s

Shuttle

Above avg · 71th pct

Pos 71thAll 58thClass Pos 61thClass All 66th

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Defense

Tkl38Solo31Ast7TFL5QBHits3Sk2.0Dis10.0Int1PD2FF1

College Stats

MichiganCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Michigan), 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.

2007 Draft Class· this player went #47

#37Eric WeddleFS #39Justin BlalockG #40John BeckQB #41Chris HoustonCB #43Drew StantonQB #44Sidney RiceWR #45Dwayne JarrettWR #46LaMarr WoodleyOLB #48Justin DurantOLB #50Chris HenryRB #51Steve SmithWR #52Brian LeonardRB #53Eric WrightDB #54Turk McBrideDE #55Josh WilsonDB #56Tim CrowderDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

David inherited the New York Jets LB room from Eric Barton (2004–2008), and handed it to Calvin Pace (2008–2015).

Mo Lewis 1991–2003Glenn Cadrez 1992–1994Chad Cascadden 1995–1999James Farrior 1997–2001Bryan Cox 1998–2000Roman Phifer

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2017team change
Joined NE (from NYJ)
2017final season
Last recorded season with NE
2007draft
Drafted by NYJ — Round 2, Pick 47

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 250 lb

Frame

243 lb at 4.59s

Size-speed

33" vert / 107" broad

Explosion

23 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Designations
2017	NE	W15Questionable· Ankle
2016	NYJ	W1Questionable· ShoulderW2Questionable· ShoulderW3Questionable· ShoulderW6Doubtful· Hamstring
2015	NYJ	W6Questionable· Quadricep
2014	NYJ	W6Questionable· Shoulder
2011	NYJ	W2Questionable· Toe
2009	NYJ	W18Questionable· Ankle

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 11-season peers. See all →

peak 69

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B2007

C2008

B+2009

B2010

B2011

B2012

C+2013

B2014

B2015

C+2016

C2017

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

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
2007	5	0.3	6+1	0.3
2008	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2009	5.5	0.3	6+0.5	0.4
2010	3	0.2	3	0.2
2011	5	0.3	5	0.3
2012	3	0.2	3	0.2
2013	2	0.1	2	0.1
2014	5.5	0.3	6+0.5	0.3
2015	4.5	0.3	5+0.5	0.3
2016	0.5	0	1+0.5	0
2017	1.5	0.2	4+2.5	0.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

142 career value over replacement — #687 all-time of 4,642. 12.9/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #47 (Rd 2) · NYJ · 2007 · +14.2 vs expected KV-H

64actual

49.8 expected · Δ+14.2

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2007

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2007 Draft Class· this player went #47

Franchise Succession

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Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator