James Harrison ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Harrison in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Harrison a career score of 80, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Career Value · VORP
314 career value over replacement — #118 all-time of 4,695. 24.2/season above a replacement-level LB.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2004 | 26 | PIT | 6 | — | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 27 | PIT | 12 | — | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 28 | PIT | 5 | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 29 | PIT | 16 | — | 70 | 51 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 8.5 | 22.5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 30 | PIT | 15 | — | 74 | 41 | 33 | 18 | 17 | 16.0 | 51.0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 31 | PIT | 16 | — | 66 | 47 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 10.0 | 37.0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 32 | PIT | 16 | — | 82 | 53 | 29 | 13 | 20 | 10.0 | 43.0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 33 | PIT | 11 | — | 56 | 45 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 9.0 | 38.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 34 | PIT | 12 | — | 57 | 36 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 6.0 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 35 | CIN | 15 | — | 29 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 378 | 37.3% | 62 | 14.5% |
| 2014 | 36 | PIT | 11 | — | 37 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 5.5 | 27.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3% | 432 | 64.5% | 38 | 12.1% |
| 2015 | 37 | PIT | 15 | — | 34 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 5.0 | 28.0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 611 | 58.6% | 58 | 13.8% |
| 2016 | 38 | PIT | 15 | — | 42 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5.0 | 23.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 587 | 61.1% | 38 | 9.1% |
| 2017 | 39 | NE / PIT | 6 | — | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 67 | — | 7 | — |
| Career | — | 171 | — | 599 | 397 | 202 | 100 | 143 | 84.0 | 327.0 | 7 | 24 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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A top 10% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.
Worth 314 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 3% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 11 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +28.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
11 seasons × ~28.5 surplus ≈
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