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.

On the boards· Appears on 4 boards

Streaks3 straight · 10 sacks · 2008–10

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James Harrison

👑 Dynasty DNA · 15 seasons · 4 titles Top 6% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker🌅 Early Bloomer · 2008

Height6'0"

Weight242 lb

Career Value · VORP

314 career value over replacement — #118 all-time of 4,695. 24.2/season above a replacement-level LB.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

💔+66.1 stolen VORP·2.73 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

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%
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	—	—	—	—	—	—

No production recorded2002–2003

2002–2003: no recorded NFL regular-season production. StatVault's source covers these seasons in full, so this is an absence of production, not of data.

Career arc · VAL by season

14 seasons · peak 13.3 in 2008

VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.

What he added · wins above replacement

5.1 career wins over 14 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2008 · +1.0 wins

Defence

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
2004	26	PIT	6	—	14	12	2	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	3	0	1	1	0	0.8
2005	27	PIT	12	—	23	17	6	0	0	3.0	3.0	1	3	0	—	0	0	2.9
2006	28	PIT	5	—	7	4	3	0	2	0.0	2.0	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	7.6
2008	30	PIT	15	—	74	41	33	18	17	16.0	51.0	1	3	7	—	0	1	13.3
2009	31	PIT	16	—	66	47	19	14	13	10.0	37.0	0	2	5	2	0	0	5.8
2010	32	PIT	16	—	82	53	29	13	20	10.0	43.0	1	4	6	1	0	0	8.8
2011	33	PIT	11	—	56	45	11	13	16	9.0	38.0	0	0	2	—	0	0	6.9
2012	34	PIT	12	—	57	36	21	10	13	6.0	29.0	0	0	2	—	0	0	4
2013	35	CIN	12	0*	29	15	14	5	6	2.0	13.0	1	1	0	1	0	0	2.3
2014	36	PIT	10	7*	37	21	16	8	14	5.5	27.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	3.4
2015	37	PIT	13	9*	34	21	13	8	15	5.0	28.0	1	4	2	—	0	0	4.8
2016	38	PIT	15	9*	42	28	14	9	9	5.0	23.0	1	1	2	—	0	0	4.1
2017	39	All teams	2	—	8	6	2	2	4	3.0	9.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	1.9
Career			161		599	397	202	100	143	84.0	327.0	7	24	33	8	1	1	66.6

* 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	35	CIN	15	0*	—	0.0%	378	37.3%	62	14.5%
2014	36	PIT	11	7*	2	0.3%	432	64.5%	38	12.1%
2015	37	PIT	15	9*	—	0.0%	611	58.6%	58	13.8%
2016	38	PIT	15	9*	—	0.0%	587	61.1%	38	9.1%
2017	39	All teams	6	—	—	—	67	—	7	—
Career			—		—	—	—	—	—	—

Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 80 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 80 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 13 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 79.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 80· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 73

On-field 56.6

Availability 16.4

On-field production