Nick Harper is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Harper in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Harper's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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 | |||||
| 2001 | 26–27 | IND | 8 | — | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 27–28 | IND | 15 | — | 33 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 28–29 | IND | 15 | — | 70 | 57 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 29–30 | IND | 14 | — | 63 | 44 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 30–31 | IND | 15 | — | 57 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 31–32 | IND | 15 | — | 61 | 44 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 32–33 | TEN | 14 | — | 63 | 50 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 33–34 | TEN | 12 | — | 60 | 57 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 34–35 | TEN | 11 | — | 68 | 56 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 119 | — | 495 | 403 | 92 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 21 | 90 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
109 career value over replacement — #1033 all-time of 4,695. 12.1/season above a replacement-level CB.
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