Nathan Vasher ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Vasher in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Vasher a career score of 72, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Nathan Vasher

1× Pro BowlTop 8% all-time defensive backsElite Playmaker🌅 Early Bloomer · 2005 Team Carrier · #386

Height5'11"

Weight185 lb

BornNov 17, 1981

Age44

CollegeTexas See College Stats

Rookie yr2004

Draft2004 · Rd 4, Pick 110 · CHI

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 10% all-time defensive back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 95 · #1208 · High-Value

Worth 95 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 27% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +19 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+19

Avg surplus

peak +43

5 seasons × ~19 surplus ≈ VORP 95

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													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2004	—	CHI	11	—	20	19	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	5	9	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	CHI	16	—	40	33	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	8	16	2	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
2006	—	CHI	14	—	38	26	12	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	8	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	CHI	4	—	7	6	1	0	1	1.0	2.0	1	2	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	CHI	8	—	20	19	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	8	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	CHI	8	—	14	9	5	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	DET	6	—	16	12	4	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	5	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	67	—	155	124	31	1	1	1.0	3.0	20	49	2	1	2	0	—	—	—	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2004	23	CHI	11	—	20	19	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	5	9	0	1	1	8.8
2005	24	CHI	16	—	40	33	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	8	16	2	—	1	15.5
2006	25	CHI	14	—	38	26	12	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	8	0	—	0	7.4
2007	26	CHI	4	—	7	6	1	0	1	1.0	2.0	1	2	0	—	0	1.9
2008	27	CHI	8	—	20	19	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	8	0	—	0	4.8
2009	28	CHI	8	—	14	9	5	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	1	0	—	0	2.7
2010	29	DET	6	—	16	12	4	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	5	0	—	0	3.4
Career			67		155	124	31	1	1	—	—	20	49	2	1	2	44.5

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2005	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
Career					—	—	—	0	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 72 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 72 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 71.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 72· confidence 89%

What builds the career mark of 66

On-field 52.3

Availability 13.7

On-field production Staying available

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

2004bestavg 58elite 702010

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #386 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

1 qualifying season

2004 CHI·5 team wins#16

Interceptions · 5 · score 20

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 9% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

9% of the all-time Interceptions leader9

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: 89%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2004

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

DB · 2004 class

4.49s

40-Yard

Above avg · 52th pct

Pos 52thAll 79thClass Pos 57thClass All 85th

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Defense

Tkl15Solo12Ast3Int1PD4FR1

College Stats

TexasCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Texas), 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.

2004 Draft Class· this player went #110

#101Demorrio WilliamsILB #102Will PooleDB #103Bo SchobelDE #104Isaac SopoagaNT #105Samie ParkerWR #106Luke McCownQB #108Jerricho CotcheryWR #109Tim EuhusTE #111Will AllenS #112Leon JoeLB #113Dexter ReidDB #114Matthias AskewDT #116Niko KoutouvidesLB #117Robert GeathersDE #118Anthony MaddoxDT #119Mewelde MooreRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Nathan inherited the Chicago Bears DB room from Charles Tillman (2003–2014), and handed it to Chris Harris (2005–2010).

Jeremy Lincoln 1993–1995Marty Carter 1995–1998Walt Harris 1996–2001Tony Parrish 1998–2001Jerry Azumah 1999–2005R.W. McQuarters

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2010team change
Joined DET (from CHI)
2010final season
Last recorded season with DET
2004draft
Drafted by CHI — Round 4, Pick 110

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 185 lb

Frame

177 lb at 4.49s

Size-speed

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2010	DET	1	W6Out· Nose / Biceps

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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 80

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

A2004

A+2005

B2006

F2007

C+2008

C+2009

D2010

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

60%

Era Translator

INT 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 INT	INT/G	→ 2025 INT	→ 2025 /G
2004	5	0.5	5	0.3
2005	8	0.5	6-2	0.3
2006	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2007	1	0.3	3+2	0.2
2008	1	0.1	1	0.1
2009	1	0.1	1	0.1
2010	1	0.2	2+1	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

95 career value over replacement — #1208 all-time of 4,642. 13.6/season above a replacement-level CB.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #110 (Rd 4) · CHI · 2004 · +35.2 vs expected KV-H

72actual

36.8 expected · Δ+35.2

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2004

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2004 Draft Class· this player went #110

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator