Nolan Harrison is a career quality starter β 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.
Nolan Harrison
Height6'5"
Weight289 lb
BornJan 25, 1969
Age57
CollegeIndianaSee College Stats
Rookie yr1991
Draft1991 Β· Rd 6, Pick 146 Β· LV
A quality edge rusher with a above-average career β a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 50 Β· #2049 Β· Above AverageWorth 50 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher β top 45% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.3 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
6 cleared
4 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
6
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+8.3
Avg surplus
peak +14
6 seasons Γ ~8.3 surplus β VORP 50
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1991 | β | LV | 14 | β | 18 | 0 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1992 | β | LV | 14 | β | 38 | 31 | β | β | β | 2.5 | 2.5 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1993 | β | LV | 16 | β | 46 | 33 | β | β | β | 3.0 | 3.0 | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1994 | β | LV | 16 | β | 45 | 34 | β | β | β | 5.0 | 5.0 | β | 2 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1995 | β | LV | 7 | β | 12 | 9 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1996 | β | LV | 15 | β | 9 | 9 | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | PIT | 16 | β | 31 | 22 | β | β | β | 4.0 | 4.0 | β | 2 | 2 | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | PIT | 9 | β | 19 | 12 | β | β | β | 3.5 | 3.5 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | PIT | 4 | β | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | WAS | 4 | β | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 115 | β | 228 | 157 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 22.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22 | LV | 14 | β | 18 | 0 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | 4.9 |
| 1992 | 23 | LV | 14 | β | 38 | 31 | β | β | β | 2.5 | 2.5 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | 7.4 |
| 1993 | 24 | LV | 16 | β | 46 | 33 | β | β | β | 3.0 | 3.0 | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 8.1 |
| 1994 | 25 | LV | 16 | β | 45 | 34 | β | β | β | 5.0 | 5.0 | β | 2 | 1 | β | β | β | 10.6 |
| 1995 | 26 | LV | 7 | β | 12 | 9 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 1 | β | β | β | 2.6 |
| 1996 | 27 | LV | 15 | β | 9 | 9 | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | 5.8 |
| 1997 | 28 | PIT | 16 | β | 31 | 22 | β | β | β | 4.0 | 4.0 | β | 2 | 2 | β | β | β | 10.8 |
| 1998 | 29 | PIT | 9 | β | 19 | 12 | β | β | β | 3.5 | 3.5 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 6.6 |
| 1999 | 30 | PIT | 4 | β | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| 2000 | 31 | WAS | 4 | β | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Career | 115 | 228 | 157 | 3 | 3 | 1 | β | β | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60.2 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 57 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 57 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
54
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
62
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 57.2 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 57Β· confidence 89%
What builds the career mark of 54
On-field 37.5
Availability 16.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1991bestavg 482000
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position10
Depth
of 100
Reached 11% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
11% of the all-time Sacks leader11
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 91%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Indiana), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Mike A. JonesLB6yChester McGlocktonDT5yJeff JaegerK5yGreg BiekertMLB4yJames JettWR4yJames TrappCB4yNapoleon McCallumRB4yMike VrabelOLB3yJerome BettisRB3yLevon KirklandMLB3yJason GildonLB3yCarlos EmmonsOLB3yMike TomczakQB3yEarl HolmesMLB3yRaghib IsmailWR3yChris OldhamDB3yMark BruenerTE3yJosh MillerP3yKevin HenryDE3yJoel SteedNT3yLee FlowersDB3yKordell StewartQB3yRob HolmbergLB3yCourtney HawkinsWR3y
1991 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #146
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterNolan opened the Las Vegas Raiders DL lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Chester McGlockton (1992β1997).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2000team change
Joined WAS (from PIT)
- 2000final season
Last recorded season with WAS
- 1997team change
Joined PIT (from LV)
- 1991draft
Drafted by LV β Round 6, Pick 146
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 289 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 10-season peers. See all β
57
peak 62
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1991
C+1992
C+1993
B1994
D1995
C+1996
B1997
B1998
F1999
F2000
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.
72%
Era Translator
Sacks translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Sacks | Sacks/G | β 2025 Sacks | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 1992 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 3+0.5 | 0.2 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.3 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.2 |
| 1998 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 6+2.5 | 0.3 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0.3 | 4+3 | 0.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
50 career value over replacement β #2049 all-time of 4,642. 5/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #146 (Rd 6) Β· LV Β· 1991 Β· +24 vs expected KV-H
57actual
33 expected Β· Ξ+24
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