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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2004 | 22–23 | CHI | 11 | — | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 23–24 | CHI | 16 | — | 40 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 16 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 24–25 | CHI | 14 | — | 38 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 25–26 | CHI | 4 | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 26–27 | CHI | 8 | — | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 27–28 | CHI | 8 | — | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 28–29 | 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 | |
Career Value · VORP
95 career value over replacement — #1236 all-time of 4,695. 13.6/season above a replacement-level CB.
Career Profile
Pick #110 (Rd 4) · CHI · 2004 · +36.3 vs expected KV-H
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7 seasons · peak 11.6 in 2005
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.
1.9 career wins over 7 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2005 · +0.9 wins
Latest season · 2010 · +0.1 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#83 of 1,089 all-time defensive backs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 22–23 | CHI | 11 | — | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 |
| 2005 | 23–24 | CHI | 16 | — | 40 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 16 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 11.6 |
| 2006 | 24–25 | CHI | 14 | — | 38 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | 25–26 | CHI | 4 | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| 2008 | 26–27 | CHI | 8 | — | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| 2009 | 27–28 | CHI | 8 | — | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 28–29 | DET | 6 | — | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Career | 67 | 155 | 124 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 20 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24.6 |
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.
Blend 71.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 72· confidence 89%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
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