Rodney Harrison is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Harrison in the top quarter 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.
Career Value · VORP
88 career value over replacement — #1353 all-time of 4,695. 9.8/season above a replacement-level S.
Pick #145 (Rd 5) · LAC · 1994 · +34.5 vs expected KV-H
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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 | |||||
| 1994 | 21–22 | SD | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 22–23 | SD | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 23–24 | SD | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 24–25 | SD | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 25–26 | SD | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 26–27 | SD | 6 | — | 40 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27–28 | SD | 15 | — | 96 | 73 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 6.0 | 24.0 | 6 | 16 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28–29 | SD | 14 | — | 92 | 75 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3.5 | 14.5 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 29–30 | SD | 13 | — | 78 | 59 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 30–31 | NE | 16 | — | 99 | 67 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 31–32 | NE | 16 | — | 107 | 67 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 32–33 | NE | 3 | — | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 33–34 | NE | 10 | — | 41 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 34–35 | NE | 12 | — | 53 | 39 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 35–36 | NE | 6 | — | 38 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 185 | — | 657 | 463 | 194 | 25 | 22 | 31.0 | 78.0 | 19 | 77 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
Postseason all-time ranks
A top 20% all-time defensive back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.
Worth 88 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 30% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12.6 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
7 seasons × ~12.6 surplus ≈
James Ihedigbo
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87% match
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