Not to be confused withMichael Thomas (DB · 2012–2023).

Also in other sports:mlsMichael Thomas (CM · 2013).

Michael Thomas packed more value into his peak seasons than almost any receiver in NFL history — a comet career that burned brightest when it mattered most. His KV-H peak of 87 is historically rare; while longevity was not his calling card, the impact of his best seasons is undeniable.

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Michael Thomas

3× Pro Bowl2× All-ProTop 2% all-time WRsAll-Time Great🏆 Clutch · +13% playoffs 💭 What If? · 3+ seasons left

Height6'3"

Career Value · VORP

158 career value over replacement — #582 all-time of 4,649. 26.3/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

Led league 3×10 top-10 Comet67% in top 3 yrs

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #47 (Rd 2) · NO · 2016 · +32.6 vs expected KV-H

82actual

49.4 expected · Δ+32.6

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All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 36% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

36% of the all-time Receptions leader36

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

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: 92%.

Encyclopedia Coverage6/8 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)Offensive, defensive, and special-teams snap counts with team-share percentages. Essential for OL and situational players. Source: nflverse snap_counts.

Defensive StatsNot available for this player

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

NFL Combine / Pro Day40-yard dash, vertical, broad jump, 3-cone, shuttle, bench press. Source: nflverse combine.csv.

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.

Per-Snap Impact

Wide Receivers · proprietary · 2012+

Elite

SIS

Yards / snap:1.439 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap1.439Touch rate0.163EPA/snap0Snap share78.4%Off snaps4,560Elite · ConsistentCV 0.19

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within wide receivers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2016

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

WR · 2016 class

4.57s

40-Yard

Low · 22th pct

Pos 22thAll 66thClass Pos 33thClass All 70th

35"

Vertical

Below avg · 43th pct

Pos 43thAll 65thClass Pos 61thClass All 74th

126"

Broad Jump

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Reception: 11.6 regular season → 13.2 playoffs (4 playoff seasons)

+13%

vs reg season

Career Milestones7

Major career thresholds crossed, derived from regular-season totals (1999+).

20161K career receiving yards
2017100 career receptions
20183K career receiving yards
2018250 career receptions
20195K career receiving yards
201925 career receiving TDs
2020

Understanding These Stats

Rushing

Att — Rushing attempts (carries).

Yds — Rushing yards.

TD — Rushing touchdowns.

Y/A — Yards per carry — rushing yards ÷ carries. The core rushing efficiency rate; 4.5+ is solid, 5+ is elite.

TD% — Touchdown rate per carry (TDs ÷ carries × 100) — measures scoring efficiency per touch independent of volume. Red-zone workhorses lead here.

1D — First downs gained on rushing plays.

1D% — First-down conversion rate (first downs ÷ carries × 100) — how often a carry moves the chains. Top RBs convert on 25%+ of attempts.

Fmb — Rushing fumbles lost — the key ball-security stat for running backs. Below 1 per season is elite.

Receiving

Tgt — Targets — how many times the receiver was thrown to, regardless of completion.

Rec — Receptions — catches made.

Yds — Receiving yards.

Postseason Career

7 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt64Rec43Yds566TD4Ctch%67.2%Y/R13.2Y/Tgt8.81D27

Snap Counts

College Stats

Ohio StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Ohio State), 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

Cameron JordanLB7y Andrus PeatG7y David OnyemataDT6y Zach WoodLS6y

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2023final season
Last recorded season with NO
2016draft
Drafted by NO — Round 2, Pick 47

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 212 lb

Frame

212 lb at 4.57s

Size-speed

35" vert / 126" broad

Explosion

18 reps

Bench power

Injury History

11 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2023	NO	0	W8Questionable· Illness
2022	NO	5	W1Questionable· HamstringW4Out· FootW5Out· FootW6Out· Foot

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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 87

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

B+2016

A2017

A2018

A+2019

C+2020

C+2023

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

73%

Era Translator

Rec Yds 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 Rec Yds	Rec Yds/G	→ 2025 Rec Yds	→ 2025 /G
2016	1,137	75.8	1,206+69	70.9
2017	1,245	77.8	1,262+17	74.2
2018	1,405	87.8	1,414+9	83.2
2019	1,725	107.8	1,834+109	107.9
2020	438	62.6	987+549	58.1
2023	448	44.8	714+266	42

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.

Canton Monitor · HOF

Calibrated Hall-of-Fame probability — fit against actual enshrinement. See all →

24%

Active · Building

What carries the case

Era Quality (KV-H) 39.4%All-Pro 28.5%League Leads 14.3%Pro Bowls 10.7%Longevity 7.1%

Monitor score 84.1 · components sum to the score (All-Pro ×12 · Pro Bowl ×3 · League Lead ×4 · ranks/era/longevity weighted).

What Would It Take?

To reach 50% HOF probability (score target: 110 · current: 84.1 · gap: +25.9)

3 more selections(First-Team All-Pro · 12 pts each · +36 pts total)

7 more seasons leading the NFL(League Lead · 4 pts each · +28 pts total)

9 more appearances(Pro Bowl · 3 pts each · +27 pts total)

Paths ranked cheapest first · accolade-based, data-calibrated vs actual enshrinement

Career Fingerprint

Statistical profile across 5 dimensions

Overall

Longevity70

Peak87

Accolades38

Consistency50

Per-Snap91

Michael Thomas

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2016

Postseason Career

Receiving

Snap Counts

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

2016 Draft Class· this player went #47

Career Geography