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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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2006 | 23–24 | NO | 5 | — | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 24–25 | NO | 16 | — | 69 | 55 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 25–26 | NO | 15 | — | 70 | 63 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 26–27 | NO | 16 | — | 73 | 55 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 2.5 | 19.5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 27–28 | NO | 15 | — | 74 | 53 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 28–29 | NO | 16 | — | 90 | 68 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 7.5 | 29.5 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 29–30 | NO | 16 | — | 110 | 83 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 30–31 | NO | 9 | — | 35 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3% | 370 | 68.7% | 103 | 42.2% |
| 2014 | 31–32 | 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 | 32–33 | 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 | 33–34 | NO | 8 | — | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.8% | 303 | 29.7% | 120 | 25.3% |
| Career | — | 148 | — | 688 | 512 | 176 | 35 | 44 | 19.0 | 98.0 | 11 | 67 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0.3% | 2,548 | 68.3% | 436 | 26.6% | |
Career Value · VORP
64 career value over replacement — #1741 all-time of 4,649. 5.8/season above a replacement-level S.
Pick #43 (Rd 2) · NO · 2006 · +9.6 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 23–24 | NO | 5 | — | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.7 |
| 2007 | 24–25 | NO | 16 | — | 69 | 55 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 10.4 |
| 2008 | 25–26 | NO | 15 | — | 70 | 63 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| 2009 | 26–27 | NO | 16 | — | 73 | 55 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 2.5 | 19.5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| 2010 | 27–28 | NO | 15 | — | 74 | 53 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 |
| 2011 | 28–29 | NO | 16 | — | 90 | 68 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 7.5 | 29.5 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 |
| 2012 | 29–30 | NO | 16 | — | 110 | 83 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9.7 |
| 2013 | 30–31 | NO | 9 | 6* | 35 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 2014 | 31–32 | CAR | 16 | 14* | 61 | 38 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 11.6 |
| 2015 | 32–33 | CAR | 16 | 14* | 68 | 41 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| 2016 | 33–34 | NO | 8 | 0* | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 148 | 34* | 688 | 512 | 176 | 35 | 44 | — | — | 11 | 67 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 78.6 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 30–31 | NO | 9 | 6* | 2 | 0.3% | 370 | 68.7% | 103 | 42.2% |
| 2014 | 31–32 | CAR | 16 | 14* | — | 0.0% | 924 | 89.6% | 149 | 32.4% |
| 2015 | 32–33 | CAR | 16 | 14* | — | 0.0% | 951 | 85.3% | 64 | 13.4% |
| 2016 | 33–34 | NO | 16 | 0* | 10 | 0.8% | 303 | 29.7% | 120 | 25.3% |
| Career | 57 | 34* | 12 | — | 2,548 | — | 436 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
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.
Blend 58.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 97%
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