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

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Tommie Harris

3× Pro BowlTop 18% all-time pass rushersIron Man

Height6'3"

Weight295 lb

BornApr 29, 1983

Age43

CollegeOklahoma See College Stats

Rookie yr2004

Draft2004 · Rd 1, Pick 14 · CHI

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end edge rusher defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 121 · #866 · High-Value

Worth 121 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 20% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.1 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+15.1

Avg surplus

peak +31

8 seasons × ~15.1 surplus ≈ VORP 121

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
2004	—	CHI	14	—	33	19	14	0	0	2.0	2.0	0	2	1	—	0	0
2005	—	CHI	16	—	28	23	5	0	0	3.0	3.0	0	0	2	2	0	0
2006	—	CHI	12	—	21	15	6	0	12	5.0	17.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2007	—	CHI	16	—	31	27	4	0	11	8.0	19.0	0	0	2	—	0	0
2008	—	CHI	14	—	35	31	4	11	10	5.0	26.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
2009	—	CHI	15	—	18	14	4	11	7	3.0	21.0	1	1	0	1	0	0
2010	—	CHI	11	—	12	8	4	2	5	1.5	8.5	0	1	0	2	0	0
2011	—	LAC	9	—	10	10	0	5	3	3.0	11.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	107	—	188	147	41	29	48	30.5	107.5	1	4	5	8	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2004	21	CHI	14	—	33	19	14	0	0	2.0	2.0	0	2	1	—	8.2
2005	22	CHI	16	—	28	23	5	0	0	3.0	3.0	0	0	2	2	10.1
2006	23	CHI	12	—	21	15	6	0	12	5.0	17.0	0	0	0	1	9.7
2007	24	CHI	16	—	31	27	4	0	11	8.0	19.0	0	0	2	—	14.7
2008	25	CHI	14	—	35	31	4	11	10	5.0	26.0	0	0	0	2	12.6
2009	26	CHI	15	—	18	14	4	11	7	3.0	21.0	1	1	0	1	11
2010	27	CHI	11	—	12	8	4	2	5	1.5	8.5	0	1	0	2	5.8
2011	28	LAC	9	—	10	10	0	5	3	3.0	11.0	0	0	0	—	6.3
Career			107		188	147	41	29	48	—	—	1	4	5	8	78.4

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 66 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 66 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 66.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 66· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 63

On-field 45.7

Availability 17.3

On-field production Staying available

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

2004bestavg 62elite 702011

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 15% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

15% of the all-time Sacks leader15

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%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2004

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

DL · 2004 class

4.78s

40-Yard

Elite · 96th pct

Pos 96thAll 36thClass Pos 92thClass All 40th

29 reps

Bench

Above avg · 63th pct

Pos 63thAll 89thClass Pos 50thClass All 87th

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Defense

Tkl3Solo2Ast1TFL1QBHits3Sk1.5Dis5.5

College Stats

OklahomaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Oklahoma), 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.

2004 Draft Class· this player went #14

#6Kellen WinslowTE #7Roy WilliamsWR #8DeAngelo HallS #9Reggie WilliamsWR #10Dunta RobinsonCB #11Ben RoethlisbergerQB #12Jonathan VilmaOLB #13Lee EvansWR #15Michael ClaytonWR #16Shawn AndrewsOT #18Will SmithLB #19Vernon CareyG #20Kenechi UdezeDE #21Vince WilforkNT #22J.P. LosmanQB #23Marcus TubbsDT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Tommie inherited the Chicago Bears DL room from Adewale Ogunleye (2004–2009), and handed it to Israel Idonije (2004–2012).

William Perry 1985–1993Trace Armstrong 1989–1994Alonzo Spellman 1992–1997Albert Fontenot 1993–1996Jim Flanigan 1994–2000Mike Wells

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2011team change
Joined LAC (from CHI)
2011final season
Last recorded season with LAC
2004draft
Drafted by CHI — Round 1, Pick 14

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 295 lb

Frame

295 lb at 4.78s

Size-speed

29 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2009	CHI	0	W7Doubtful· KneeW13Questionable· KneeW15Questionable· Knee

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 8-season peers. See all →

peak 71

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

C+2004

C+2005

B2006

B+2007

B2008

B2009

C+2010

B2011

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

84%

Era Translator

Sacks 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 Sacks	Sacks/G	→ 2025 Sacks	→ 2025 /G
2004	2	0.1	2	0.1
2005	3	0.2	3	0.2
2006	5	0.4	7+2	0.4
2007	8	0.5	9+1	0.5
2008	5	0.4	6+1	0.4
2009	3	0.2	4+1	0.2
2010	1.5	0.1	2+0.5	0.1
2011	3	0.3	6+3	0.3

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

Career Value · VORP

121 career value over replacement — #866 all-time of 4,642. 15.1/season above a replacement-level DL.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #14 (Rd 1) · CHI · 2004 · +7.1 vs expected KV-H

66actual

58.9 expected · Δ+7.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2004

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2004 Draft Class· this player went #14

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator