Derrick Thomas is a Hall of Fame pass rusher whose career earned a modest career value score of 51 in the Knox value model. Thomas's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1999 | 32–33 | KC | 16 | — | 54 | 46 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 7.0 | 21.0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 16 | — | 54 | 46 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 7.0 | 21.0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Pick #4 (Rd 1) · KC · 1989 · -10.4 vs expected KV-H
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1989–1998: these seasons predate StatVault's committed NFL season-grid source (1999+), so they are recorded as a known gap rather than shown as zero.
A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 51 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 1 scored season, with a short career trimming the score.
Blend 71 × longevity 0.72 = KV-H 51· confidence 100%
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