Walt Harris ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Harris in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Harris a career score of 71, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Walt Harris

1× Pro BowlTop 9% all-time defensive backsIron Man📈 Late Developer · 2006

Height5'11"

Weight196 lb

BornAug 10, 1974

Age51

CollegeMississippi State See College Stats

Rookie yr1996

Draft1996 · Rd 1, Pick 13 · CHI

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

74thInterceptions·35

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end defensive back defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 181 · #463 · Elite

Worth 181 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 11% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 12 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.1 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

12 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 +49

12 seasons × ~15.1 surplus ≈ VORP 181

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													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1996	—	CHI	15	—	95	81	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	9	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	CHI	16	—	81	73	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	5	16	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	CHI	14	—	68	63	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	4	16	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	CHI	14	—	62	52	10	1	1	1.0	3.0	1	14	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	CHI	12	—	39	30	9	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	13	1	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	CHI	15	—	45	43	2	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	10	1	2	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	IND	15	—	39	30	9	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	17	1	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	IND	16	—	48	29	19	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	12	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	WAS	9	—	15	13	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	5	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
2005	—	WAS	13	—	54	46	8	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	11	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	SF	15	—	62	51	11	0	0	1.0	1.0	8	20	4	2	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	SF	14	—	56	45	11	0	0	0.0	0.0	4	13	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	SF	15	—	53	43	10	0	1	1.0	2.0	3	14	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	183	—	717	599	91	3	2	3.0	8.0	35	170	18	8	3	0	—	—	—	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1996	22	CHI	15	—	95	81	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	9	3	—	—	—	9.7
1997	23	CHI	16	—	81	73	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	5	16	4	—	—	—	14
1998	24	CHI	14	—	68	63	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	4	16	1	—	—	—	11
1999	25	CHI	14	—	62	52	10	1	1	1.0	3.0	1	14	0	1	0	0	7.6
2000	26	CHI	12	—	39	30	9	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	13	1	—	1	0	9.3
2001	27	CHI	15	—	45	43	2	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	10	1	2	1	0	8.6
2002	28	IND	15	—	39	30	9	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	17	1	2	0	0	9.5
2003	29	IND	16	—	48	29	19	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	12	1	1	0	0	7.6
2004	30	WAS	9	—	15	13	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	5	1	—	0	0	5.2
2005	31	WAS	13	—	54	46	8	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	11	0	—	0	0	7.2
2006	32	SF	15	—	62	51	11	0	0	1.0	1.0	8	20	4	2	1	0	17.2
2007	33	SF	14	—	56	45	11	0	0	0.0	0.0	4	13	1	—	0	0	10.2
2008	34	SF	15	—	53	43	10	0	1	1.0	2.0	3	14	0	—	0	0	9.8
Career			183		717	599	91	3	2	—	—	35	170	18	8	3	0	126.9

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2004	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
Career					—	—	—	0	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 71 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 71 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 13 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 70.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 71· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 63

On-field 45.1

Availability 17.9

On-field production Staying available

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

1996bestavg 63elite 702008

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

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

16% of the all-time Interceptions 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: 93%.

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

6 playoff games

Defense

Tkl26Solo19Ast7Int1PD5FF1

College Stats

Mississippi StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Mississippi State), 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.

1996 Draft Class· this player went #13

#4Jonathan OgdenOT #6Lawrence PhillipsRB #7Terry GlennWR #8Tim BiakabutukaRB #9Rickey DudleyTE #10Willie AndersonOT #11Alex MoldenDB #12Regan UpshawDE #14Eddie GeorgeRB #15John MobleyOLB #16Duane ClemonsDE #18Eddie KennisonWR #19Marvin HarrisonWR #20Daryl GardenerDT #21Pete KendallG #23Jeff HartingsC

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Walt inherited the Chicago Bears DB room from Marty Carter (1995–1998), and handed it to Tony Parrish (1998–2001).

Jeremy Lincoln 1993–1995Marty Carter 1995–1998Walt Harris 1996–2001Tony Parrish 1998–2001Jerry Azumah 1999–2005R.W. McQuarters

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 SF
2006team change
Joined SF (from WAS)
2004team change
Joined WAS (from IND)
2002team change
Joined IND (from CHI)
1996draft
Drafted by CHI — Round 1, Pick 13

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 196 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 13-season peers. See all →

peak 82

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

C+1996

B+1997

B+1998

C+1999

C+2000

C+2001

C+2002

C2003

C+2004

C+2005

A+2006

B+2007

B2008

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
1996	2	0.1	1-1	0
1997	5	0.3	3-2	0.2
1998	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
1999	1	0.1	0-1	0
2000	2	0.2	2	0.1
2001	1	0.1	0-1	0
2002	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2003	0	0	0	0
2004	2	0.2	2	0.1
2005	1	0.1	1	0
2006	8	0.5	7-1	0.4
2007	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2008	3	0.2	2-1	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

181 career value over replacement — #463 all-time of 4,642. 13.9/season above a replacement-level CB.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #13 (Rd 1) · CHI · 1996 · +10.7 vs expected KV-H

71actual

60.3 expected · Δ+10.7

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1996 Draft Class· this player went #13

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator

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