Earl Thomas ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Thomas in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Thomas a career score of 78, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Earl Thomas
Height5'10"
Weight220 lb
BornMay 7, 1989
Age37
College
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping. Switch to Combined to fold the selected families into unified totals—yards from scrimmage, total TDs, touches.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2010 | 21 | SEA | 15 | — | 66 | 54 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 22 | SEA | 16 | — | 85 | 60 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 23 | SEA | 16 | — | 60 | 38 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 24 | SEA | 16 | — | 96 | 71 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,008 | 96.8% | 89 | 20.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 25 | SEA | 16 | — | 94 | 68 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 958 | 98.2% | 67 | 15.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 26 | SEA | 15 | — | 61 | 42 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 979 | 98.1% | 57 | 12.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 27 | SEA | 11 | — | 45 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 694 | 89.3% | 27 | 8.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 28 | SEA | 14 | — | 86 | 54 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 921 | 96.5% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 29 | SEA | 4 | — | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 237 | 91.5% | — | 0.0% | 9 | 3 | 0.3 | 47.2 | 11.8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 30 | BAL | 15 | — | 47 | 30 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 893 | 96.3% | — | 0.0% | 25 | 11 | 0.4 | 24.2 | 12.4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 8 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 138 | — | 661 | 455 | 206 | 13 | 11 | 2.0 | 26.0 | 30 | 71 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 5,690 | 96.0% | 240 | 9.4% | 34 | 14 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 8 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
184 career value over replacement — #439 all-time of 4,649. 18.4/season above a replacement-level S.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #14 (Rd 1) · SEA · 2010 · +21.1 vs expected KV-H
78actual
56.9 expected · Δ+21.1
Fan Rating
Rate Earl Thomas — All-Time
Tap a star to rate
Explore More
Similar Players