Nolan Harrison is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Harrison in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Harrison'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 | |||||
| 1991 | 22–23 | OAK | 14 | — | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 23–24 | OAK | 14 | — | 38 | 31 | — | — | — | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 24–25 | OAK | 16 | — | 46 | 33 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 25–26 | OAK | 16 | — | 45 | 34 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 26–27 | OAK | 7 | — | 12 | 9 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 27–28 | OAK | 15 | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 28–29 | PIT | 16 | — | 31 | 22 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 29–30 | PIT | 9 | — | 19 | 12 | — | — | — | 3.5 | 3.5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 30–31 | PIT | 4 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31–32 | WAS | 4 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 115 | — | 228 | 157 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 22.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
50 career value over replacement — #2086 all-time of 4,695. 5/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Pick #146 (Rd 6) · LV · 1991 · +26.5 vs expected KV-H
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