Also in other sports:mlbFred Thomas (3B · 1918–1920).

Fred Thomas is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Thomas in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Thomas's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Fred Thomas

Top 27% all-time defensive backsHigh-End Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2002

Height5'9"

Weight185 lb

BornSep 11, 1973

Age

Career Value · VORP

67 career value over replacement — #1682 all-time of 4,649. 7.4/season above a replacement-level CB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #47 (Rd 2) · SEA · 1996 · +10.6 vs expected KV-H

60actual

49.4 expected · Δ+10.6

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Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1996	22–23	SEA	15	—	5	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	—	0	0	—	—
1997	23–24	SEA	3	—	28	24	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	—	0	0	—	—
1998	24–25	SEA	2	—	39	32	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	—	0	1	—	—
1999	25–26	SEA	1	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	0
2000	26–27	NO	7	—	14	14	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	3	0	—	0	0
2001	27–28	NO	16	—	58	45	13	3	0	0.0	3.0	1	11	0	—	0	0
2002	28–29	NO	15	—	71	60	11	3	1	1.0	5.0	5	14	2	1	0	0
2003	29–30	NO	16	—	78	67	11	0	0	1.0	1.0	4	22	2	1	0	0
2004	30–31	NO	15	—	36	34	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	5	0	2	0	0
2005	31–32	NO	15	—	68	49	19	0	0	3.0	3.0	2	11	0	—	0	0
2006	32–33	NO	13	—	49	42	7	0	1	0.0	1.0	1	11	2	—	0	0
2007	33–34	NO	4	—	6	6	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	2	—	0	0
Career		—	122	—	452	377	63	6	2	5.0	13.0	13	78	8	5	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1996	22–23	SEA	15	—	5	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	—	0	0	—	—	2.6
1997	23–24	SEA	3	—	28	24	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1998	24–25	SEA	2	—	39	32	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	—	0	1	—	—	—
1999	25–26	SEA	1	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—
2000	26–27	NO	7	—	14	14	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	3	0	—	0	0	2.5
2001	27–28	NO	16	—	58	45	13	3	0	0.0	3.0	1	11	0	—	0	0	7.6
2002	28–29	NO	15	—	71	60	11	3	1	1.0	5.0	5	14	2	1	0	0	12.2
2003	29–30	NO	16	—	78	67	11	0	0	1.0	1.0	4	22	2	1	0	0	13.7
2004	30–31	NO	15	—	36	34	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	5	0	2	0	0	5.2
2005	31–32	NO	15	—	68	49	19	0	0	3.0	3.0	2	11	0	—	0	0	8.5
2006	32–33	NO	13	—	49	42	7	0	1	0.0	1.0	1	11	2	—	0	0	8.4
2007	33–34	NO	4	—	6	6	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	2	—	0	0	1.3
Career			122		452	377	63	6	2	—	—	13	78	8	5	0	0	62

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 60 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 60 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 60 × longevity 1 = KV-H 60· confidence 93%

What builds the career mark of 54

On-field 36.5

Availability 17.5

On-field production