James Harris is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Harris in the top half 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.
James Harris
Top 35% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter
A edge rusher with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 19 · #3141 · Role PlayerWorth 19 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 69% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4.8 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+4.8
Avg surplus
peak +8
4 seasons × ~4.8 surplus ≈ VORP 19
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1994 | — | MIN | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | — | MIN | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | — | LAR | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | LV | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | LV | 15 | — | 24 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 75 | — | 24 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 9.5 | 16.5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 56 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
55
Sustained
career value
×.6
57
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 55.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 56· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 55
On-field 36
Availability 19
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1994bestavg 541999
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position5
Depth
of 100
Reached 5% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
5% of the all-time Sacks leader5
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: 91%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Temple), 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
Chuck OsborneDT3yCharles WoodsonFS2yCris CarterWR2yEric AllenCB2yWarren MoonQB2yJohn RandleDT2yRobert GriffithFS2yAnthony NewmanS2yGreg BiekertMLB2yDewayne WashingtonDB2yMike SaxonP2yGrady JacksonDT2yJack Del RioMLB2yRussell MarylandNT2yLance JohnstoneDE2yBrad JohnsonQB2yJake ReedWR2yJames JettWR2yEd McDanielOLB2yRichard HarveyLB2yQadry IsmailWR2yRoy BarkerDT2yCharles MincyFS2yEsera TuaoloNT2y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1999final season
Last recorded season with LV
- 1998team change
Joined LV (from LAR)
- 1996team change
Joined LAR (from MIN)
- 1994signing
Entered the NFL with MIN
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'6" / 285 lb
Frame
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 5-season peers. See all →
56
peak 57
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1994
C1995
C+1996
C+1998
C+1999
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
94%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 1999 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 2-0.5 | 0.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
19 career value over replacement — #3141 all-time of 4,642. 3.8/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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