Nick Harper is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Harper in the top quarter 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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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2001 | 26–27 | IND | 8 | — | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 27–28 | IND | 15 | — | 33 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 28–29 | IND | 15 | — | 70 | 57 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 29–30 | IND | 14 | — | 63 | 44 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 30–31 | IND | 15 | — | 57 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 31–32 | IND | 15 | — | 61 | 44 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 32–33 | TEN | 14 | — | 63 | 50 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 33–34 | TEN | 12 | — | 60 | 57 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 34–35 | TEN | 11 | — | 68 | 56 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 119 | — | 495 | 403 | 92 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 21 | 90 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
109 career value over replacement — #998 all-time of 4,649. 12.1/season above a replacement-level CB.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 26–27 | IND | 8 | — | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.3 |
| 2002 | 27–28 | IND | 15 | — | 33 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.6 |
| 2003 | 28–29 | IND | 15 | — | 70 | 57 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 2004 | 29–30 | IND | 14 | — | 63 | 44 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2005 | 30–31 | IND | 15 | — | 57 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.9 |
| 2006 | 31–32 | IND | 15 | — | 61 | 44 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| 2007 | 32–33 | TEN | 14 | — | 63 | 50 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 |
| 2008 | 33–34 | TEN | 12 | — | 60 | 57 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 9.4 |
| 2009 | 34–35 | TEN | 11 | — | 68 | 56 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Career | 119 | 495 | 403 | 92 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 90 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 71.6 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 64 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
Blend 63.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 64· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
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