Roman Harper is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Harper in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Harper's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Roman Harper

2× Pro BowlTop 31% all-time defensive backsReliable Starter📈 Late Developer · 2014

Height6'1"

Weight205 lb

BornDec 11, 1982

Age43

CollegeAlabama See College Stats

ConferenceSoutheastern

Rookie yr2006

Draft2006 · Rd 2, Pick 43 · NO

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Reliable StarterExplore archetypes →

A defensive back with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 60 · #1835 · Above Average

Worth 60 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 41% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

6 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+12

Avg surplus

peak +24

5 seasons × ~12 surplus ≈ VORP 60

Combined Season Grid

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

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2006	—	NO	5	—	16	14	2	0	2	1.0	3.0	0	3	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	NO	16	—	69	55	14	0	5	4.0	9.0	3	8	2	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	NO	15	—	70	63	7	4	1	0.0	5.0	0	9	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	NO	16	—	73	55	18	11	6	2.5	19.5	0	5	2	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	NO	15	—	74	53	21	5	10	3.0	18.0	1	8	6	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	NO	16	—	90	68	22	9	13	7.5	29.5	0	7	2	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	NO	16	—	110	83	27	4	1	0.0	5.0	2	11	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	NO	9	—	35	23	12	0	2	0.0	2.0	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	3.0%	370	68.7%	103	42.2%
2014	—	CAR	16	—	61	38	23	0	1	1.0	2.0	4	10	1	—	1	0	—	0.0%	924	89.6%	149	32.4%
2015	—	CAR	16	—	68	41	27	2	2	0.0	4.0	0	5	0	2	0	0	—	0.0%	951	85.3%	64	13.4%
2016	—	NO	8	—	22	19	3	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	10	3.0%	303	36.5%	120	27.0%
Career		—	148	—	688	512	176	35	44	19.0	98.0	11	67	15	5	2	0	12	3.0%	2,548	70.0%	436	28.8%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2006	24	NO	5	—	16	14	2	0	2	1.0	3.0	0	3	1	—	0	2.7
2007	25	NO	16	—	69	55	14	0	5	4.0	9.0	3	8	2	—	1	10.4
2008	26	NO	15	—	70	63	7	4	1	0.0	5.0	0	9	1	—	0	7.7
2009	27	NO	16	—	73	55	18	11	6	2.5	19.5	0	5	2	—	0	7.7
2010	28	NO	15	—	74	53	21	5	10	3.0	18.0	1	8	6	1	0	9.2
2011	29	NO	16	—	90	68	22	9	13	7.5	29.5	0	7	2	1	0	8.2
2012	30	NO	16	—	110	83	27	4	1	0.0	5.0	2	11	0	—	0	9.7
2013	31	NO	9	6*	35	23	12	0	2	0.0	2.0	1	1	0	1	0	3.5
2014	32	CAR	16	14*	61	38	23	0	1	1.0	2.0	4	10	1	—	1	11.6
2015	33	CAR	16	14*	68	41	27	2	2	0.0	4.0	0	5	0	2	0	5.9
2016	34	NO	8	0*	22	19	3	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	2
Career			148	34*	688	512	176	35	44	—	—	11	67	15	5	2	78.6

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	31	NO	9	6*	2	3.0%	370	68.7%	103	42.2%
2014	32	CAR	16	14*	—	0.0%	924	89.6%	149	32.4%
2015	33	CAR	16	14*	—	0.0%	951	85.3%	64	13.4%
2016	34	NO	16	0*	10	3.0%	303	36.5%	120	27.0%
Career			57	34*	12	—	2,548	—	436	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 59 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 57.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 97%

What builds the career mark of 52

On-field 33.9

Availability 18.1

On-field production Staying available

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

2006bestavg 49elite 702016

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 10% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

10% of the all-time Sacks leader10

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: 92%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.217See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.217Snap share70%Def snaps2,548VolatileCV 0.51

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within defensive backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

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+).

Combine · 2006

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

DB · 2006 class

4.50s

40-Yard

Below avg · 48th pct

Pos 48thAll 77thClass Pos 40thClass All 73th

19 reps

Bench

Strong · 82th pct

Pos 82thAll 38thClass Pos 89thClass All 34th

Postseason Career

12 playoff games

Defense

Tkl50Solo34Ast16TFL1QBHits2Sk1.5Dis4.5PD4FF2

College Stats

AlabamaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Alabama), 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.

2006 Draft Class· this player went #43

#34D'Qwell JacksonILB #35Rocky McIntoshLB #36Chad JacksonWR #38Thomas HowardLB #39Winston JusticeOT #40Daniel BullocksS #41Deuce LutuiG #42Danieal ManningS #44Sinorice MossWR #45LenDale WhiteRB #46Joe KlopfensteinTE #47Daryn ColledgeG #48Cedric GriffinS #49Kellen ClemensQB #50Marcus McNeillOT #51Ryan CookC

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Roman inherited the New Orleans Saints DB room from Josh Bullocks (2005–2008), and handed it to Jason David (2007–2008).

Dave Waymer 1981–1989Toi Cook 1987–1993Jimmy Spencer 1992–1995Tyrone Hughes 1993–1996Anthony Newman 1995–1997Eric Allen

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2016team change
Joined NO (from CAR)
2016final season
Last recorded season with NO
2014team change
Joined CAR (from NO)
2006draft
Drafted by NO — Round 2, Pick 43

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 205 lb

Frame

198 lb at 4.50s

Size-speed

19 reps

Bench power

Injury History

5 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2013	NO	5	W2Questionable· KneeW3Out· KneeW4Out· KneeW5Out· KneeW6Out· KneeW8Out· KneeW9Questionable· KneeW10Questionable· Knee
2012	NO	0	W5Questionable· Hip
2011	NO	0	W2Questionable· Ankle
2010	NO	0	W4Questionable· HamstringW5Questionable· Hamstring

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 11-season peers. See all →

peak 66

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

F2006

B2007

C2008

C2009

C+2010

C2011

B2012

C+2013

B+2014

C2015

C2016

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

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
2006	0	0	0	0
2007	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2008	0	0	0	0
2009	0	0	0	0
2010	1	0.1	0-1	0
2011	0	0	0	0
2012	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2013	1	0.1	1	0.1
2014	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2015	0	0	0	0
2016	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

60 career value over replacement — #1835 all-time of 4,642. 5.5/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #43 (Rd 2) · NO · 2006 · +9.2 vs expected KV-H

59actual

49.8 expected · Δ+9.2

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2006

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2006 Draft Class· this player went #43

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator