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 | |
14 seasons · peak 11.0 in 2000
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
2.9 career wins over 14 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2000 · +0.8 wins
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 21–22 | SD | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1995 | 22–23 | SD | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1996 | 23–24 | SD | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1997 | 24–25 | SD | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 |
| 1998 | 25–26 | SD | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5 |
| 1999 | 26–27 | SD | 6 | — | 40 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 27–28 | SD | 15 | — | 96 | 73 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 6.0 | 24.0 | 6 | 16 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 2001 | 28–29 | SD | 14 | — | 92 | 75 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3.5 | 14.5 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | 29–30 | SD | 13 | — | 78 | 59 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.1 |
| 2003 | 30–31 | NE | 16 | — | 99 | 67 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| 2004 | 31–32 | NE | 16 | — | 107 | 67 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.2 |
| 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 | 1.3 |
| 2007 | 34–35 | NE | 12 | — | 53 | 39 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| 2008 | 35–36 | NE | 6 | — | 38 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Career | 185 | 657 | 463 | 194 | 25 | 22 | 31.0 | 78.0 | 19 | 77 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 38.6 |
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.
Blend 63.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 65· confidence 94%
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Latest season · 2008 · +0.1 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#194 of 1,089 all-time defensive backs by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)