Richard Harvey is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Harvey in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Harvey'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 | |||||
| 1992 | 25–26 | BUF | 12 | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 26–27 | BUF | 15 | — | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 27–28 | DEN | 16 | — | 18 | 14 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 28–29 | NO | 16 | — | 114 | 87 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 29–30 | NO | 14 | — | 45 | 37 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 30–31 | NO | 14 | — | 52 | 45 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 31–32 | OAK | 16 | — | 88 | 70 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 32–33 | OAK | 15 | — | 51 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 33–34 | SD | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 119 | — | 386 | 302 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 13.0 | 22.0 | 2 | 27 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
80 career value over replacement — #1427 all-time of 4,649. 10/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #305 (Rd 11) · BUF · 1989 · +61 vs expected KV-H
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1990–1991: no recorded NFL regular-season production. StatVault's source covers these seasons in full, so this is an absence of production, not of data.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 25–26 | BUF | 12 | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3.6 |
| 1993 | 26–27 | BUF | 15 | — | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | 4.8 |
| 1994 | 27–28 | DEN | 16 | — | 18 | 14 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 5.8 |
| 1995 | 28–29 | NO | 16 | — | 114 | 87 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 1996 | 29–30 | NO | 14 | — | 45 | 37 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 9.5 |
| 1997 | 30–31 | NO | 14 | — | 52 | 45 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 8.5 |
| 1998 | 31–32 | OAK | 16 | — | 88 | 70 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 10.5 |
| 1999 | 32–33 | OAK | 15 | — | 51 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.6 |
| 2000 | 33–34 | SD | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 119 | 386 | 302 | 17 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 27 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 60.3 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 61 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
Blend 60.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 61· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
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