Zach Thomas is a Hall of Fame linebacker whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 95 in the Knox value model. Thomas's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Zach Thomas
Height5'11"
Weight242 lb
BornSep 1, 1973
Age52
College
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1999 | 26 | MIA | 16 | — | 119 | 71 | 48 | 13 | 1 | 1.0 | 15.0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | MIA | 10 | — | 81 | 42 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 1.5 | 11.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | MIA | 15 | — | 135 | 75 | 60 | 4 | 2 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 29 | MIA | 16 | — | 139 | 83 | 56 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 30 | MIA | 15 | — | 142 | 74 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 31 | MIA | 13 | — | 131 | 71 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 32 | MIA | 14 | — | 142 | 87 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 33 | MIA | 16 | — | 142 | 80 | 62 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 34 | MIA | 5 | — | 39 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 35 | DAL | 16 | — | 85 | 56 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 136 | — | 1,155 | 668 | 487 | 33 | 11 | 16.0 | 60.0 | 10 | 48 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
330 career value over replacement — #94 all-time of 4,649. 33/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #154 (Rd 5) · MIA · 1996 · +65.2 vs expected KV-H
95actual
29.8 expected · Δ+65.2
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