Defensive back, Alabama, to 2005
Roman Harper
- Born
- Dec 11, 1982, in Prattville, Alabama
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Roman Harper played defensive back at Alabama (to 2005). The New Orleans Saints took Harper in round 2, No. 43 overall in the 2006 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12 | 35 | 34 | 69 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
Game by game
2005 Alabama 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29 | vs. Utah State | W 35–3 | 1 |
2004 Alabama 3 games with an interception on file, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs.Utah State | W 48–17 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | at Arkansas | L 10–27 | 1 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Minnesota | L 16–20 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2006 | Combine or pro day 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅞″ | |
| Weight | 198 lb | |
| Arm length | 32¾″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.50 sW | |
| 10-yard split | 1.55 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 34″W | |
| Broad jump | 9′8″W | |
| Bench press | 19 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.02 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.34 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
11 seasons, 152 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.
Pro Bowls: 2 (2009–10)
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | New Orleans Saints | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 77 | 4 | 3 |
| 2008 | New Orleans Saints | 15 | 78 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 77 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2010 | New Orleans Saints | 15 | 79 | 3 | 1 |
| 2011 | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 90 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 2012 | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 110 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | New Orleans Saints | 9 | 37 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 61 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 68 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | New Orleans Saints | 12 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 152 | 719 | 19 | 11 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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