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.

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Rodney Harrison

2× Pro Bowl2× All-Pro👑 Dynasty DNA · 6 seasons · 2 titles Top 18% all-time defensive backsElite Playmaker🌅 Early Bloomer · 2000 Team Carrier · #96

Height6'1"

Weight220 lb

BornDec 15, 1972

Age53

CollegeWestern Illinois See College Stats

Rookie yr1994

Draft1994 · Rd 5, Pick 145 · LAC

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

8thPlayoff Interceptions·7

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Title Seasons

Dynasty Seasons

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 20% all-time defensive back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 88 · #1323 · High-Value

Worth 88 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 29% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

2 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+12.6

Avg surplus

peak +34

7 seasons × ~12.6 surplus ≈ VORP 88

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1994	—	SD	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	SD	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	SD	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	SD	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	SD	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	LAC	6	—	40	29	11	1	1	1.0	3.0	1	8	0	—	0	0
2000	—	LAC	15	—	96	73	23	12	6	6.0	24.0	6	16	1	—	1	0
2001	—	LAC	14	—	92	75	17	8	3	3.5	14.5	2	13	2	1	0	0
2002	—	LAC	13	—	78	59	19	3	2	2.0	7.0	2	8	2	—	0	0
2003	—	NE	16	—	99	67	32	0	0	4.0	4.0	3	11	2	1	0	0
2004	—	NE	16	—	107	67	40	0	0	3.0	3.0	2	8	3	—	0	0
2005	—	NE	3	—	13	9	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	0
2006	—	NE	10	—	41	25	16	0	3	0.5	3.5	1	3	1	1	0	0
2007	—	NE	12	—	53	39	14	0	5	2.0	7.0	1	7	0	—	0	0
2008	—	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

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1994	22	SD	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	23	SD	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	24	SD	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	25	SD	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	26	SD	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	27	LAC	6	—	40	29	11	1	1	1.0	3.0	1	8	0	—	0	0	4.3
2000	28	LAC	15	—	96	73	23	12	6	6.0	24.0	6	16	1	—	1	0	14.5
2001	29	LAC	14	—	92	75	17	8	3	3.5	14.5	2	13	2	1	0	0	10.7
2002	30	LAC	13	—	78	59	19	3	2	2.0	7.0	2	8	2	—	0	0	8.6
2003	31	NE	16	—	99	67	32	0	0	4.0	4.0	3	11	2	1	0	0	11.1
2004	32	NE	16	—	107	67	40	0	0	3.0	3.0	2	8	3	—	0	0	10.3
2005	33	NE	3	—	13	9	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—
2006	34	NE	10	—	41	25	16	0	3	0.5	3.5	1	3	1	1	0	0	4.9
2007	35	NE	12	—	53	39	14	0	5	2.0	7.0	1	7	0	—	0	0	5.6
2008	36	NE	6	—	38	20	18	1	2	0.0	3.0	1	2	1	—	0	0	4
Career			185		657	463	194	25	22	—	—	19	77	12	3	1	0	74

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 65 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 65 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 63.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 65· confidence 94%

What builds the career mark of 59

On-field 42.8

Availability 16.2

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)

1999bestavg 56elite 702008

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #96 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

1 qualifying season

2000 LAC·1 team win#11

Interceptions · 6 · score 90

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 16% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

16% of the all-time Sacks leader16

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 88%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Postseason Career

9 playoff games

Defense

Tkl63Solo46Ast17QBHits2Sk2.0Dis4.0Int7PD9FF2TD1

College Stats

Western IllinoisCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Western Illinois), 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 — every name is linked.

1994 Draft Class· this player went #145

#120Austin RobbinsDT #121John BurkeTE #125Mike WellsDT #126Gabe WilkinsDE #127Bracy WalkerFS #131DeWayne DotsonLB #137Aaron LaingTE #140Myron BellDB #146Terry MickensWR #149Dorsey LevensRB #153Tony PetersonLB #154Tony SempleG #155Chad BratzkeDE #157Roderick LewisTE #158A.J. OfodileTE #162Kimo von OelhoffenDT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Rodney inherited the Los Angeles Chargers DB room from Dwayne Harper (1994–1998), and handed it to Terrance Shaw (1995–1999).

Darrien Gordon 1993–1996Dwayne Harper 1994–1998Rodney Harrison 1994–2002Terrance Shaw 1995–1999Greg Jackson 1997–2000Mike Dumas

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2008final season
Last recorded season with NE
2003team change
Joined NE (from LAC)
1999team change
Joined LAC (from SD)
1994draft
Drafted by LAC — Round 5, Pick 145
1994team change
Joined SD (from LAC)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 220 lb

Frame

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 70

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

D1999

A2000

C+2001

C+2002

B2003

C+2004

C+2006

C+2007

D2008

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 15 seasons.

77%

Era Translator

INT translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual INT	INT/G	→ 2025 INT	→ 2025 /G
1999	1	0.2	2+1	0.1
2000	6	0.4	5-1	0.3
2001	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2002	2	0.2	2	0.1
2003	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2004	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2006	1	0.1	1	0.1
2007	1	0.1	1	0
2008	1	0.2	2+1	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

88 career value over replacement — #1323 all-time of 4,642. 9.8/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #145 (Rd 5) · LAC · 1994 · +32 vs expected KV-H

65actual

33 expected · Δ+32

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1994 Draft Class· this player went #145

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator