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.

CBNO#22ACT

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

Fan Rating

Rate Fred Thomas — All-Time

Tap a star to rate

Explore More

Similar Players

Asher Allen

90% match

Tyrone Poole

90% match

Andru Phillips

88% match

Mekhi Blackmon

88% match

Buster Skrine

87% match

Compare Fred Thomas vs Player Report data error

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 6% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

6% of the all-time Interceptions leader6

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 89%.

Encyclopedia Coverage5/8 data layers

StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Not available for this player

Defensive StatsMaterial defensive production only: playmaking stats, 10+ tackles, or 50+ defensive snaps. Source: nflverse player_stats and snap_counts.

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro DayNot available for this player

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Understanding These Stats

Defense

Tkl / Solo / Ast — Combined tackles (Solo + ½ Assist). Solo = unassisted. Ast = helped by a teammate.

TFL — Tackles for loss — stops made behind the line of scrimmage (run stuffs + QB contain).

QBHits — QB hits — any legal contact on the quarterback, including but beyond sacks (hurries that land).

Sk — Sacks — tackled the QB behind the line for a loss. Half-sacks shared between defenders.

Dis — Disruption plays = sacks + QB hits + TFL. The composite pass-rush / run-stop impact stat for one season. Elite pass rushers post 30+ disruption plays per season.

Int — Interceptions caught by this defender.

PD — Passes defended — deflections and breakups.

FF / FR — Forced fumbles (stripped or jarred loose). Fumble Recoveries.

TD — Defensive touchdowns — picks, fumble returns, safeties returned.

Sfty — Safeties — tackled the ball carrier in their own end zone.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Defense

Tkl11Solo8Ast3PD1

College Stats

Tennessee-Martin; Mississippi; Mississippi Valley State University; Northwest Mississippi CCCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tennessee-Martin; Mississippi; Mississippi Valley State University; Northwest Mississippi CC), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

Top Teammates

Jay BellamyDB10y Joe HornWR7y Deuce McAllisterRB7y Willie WhiteheadNT7y

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Fred inherited the New Orleans Saints DB room from Kevin Mathis (2000–2001), and handed it to Jay Bellamy (2001–2006).

Dave Waymer 1981–1989Toi Cook 1987–1993Jimmy Spencer 1992–1995Tyrone Hughes 1993–1996Anthony Newman 1995–1997Eric Allen

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2007final season
Last recorded season with NO
2000team change
Joined NO (from SEA)
1996draft
Drafted by SEA — Round 2, Pick 47

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'9" / 185 lb

Frame

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 69

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

D1996

D2000

C+2001

B+2002

B+2003

C2004

C+2005

C+2006

F2007

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 12 seasons.

64%

Era Translator

INT translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual INT	INT/G	→ 2025 INT	→ 2025 /G
1996	0	0	0	0
2000	0	0	0	0
2001	1	0.1	0-1	0
2002	5	0.3	4-1	0.2
2003	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2004	0	0	0	0
2005	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2006	1	0.1	1	0
2007	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026