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Derrick Thomas

Derrick Vincent Thomas

Position: LB
Height: 6-3    Weight: 243 lbs.
Born: January 1, 1967 in Miami, FL
College: Alabama

Career AV: 106 (88th overall since 1950)

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2009

9-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 1989 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1989* 22 KAN ROLB 58 16 16 10.0 3 0 1 0 0 75 12
1990*+ 23 KAN ROLB 58 15 15 20.0 6 0 2 14 0 63 18
1991*+ 24 KAN ROLB 58 16 15 13.5 4 0 4 23 1 79 17
1992* 25 KAN RLB/rolb 58 16 16 14.5 8 0 3 0 1 67 13
1993* 26 KAN ROLB 58 16 15 8.0 4 0 1 86 1 43 12
1994* 27 KAN RLB 58 16 15 11.0 3 0 3 11 0 65 6 1 13
1995* 28 KAN ROLB 58 15 15 8.0 2 0 1 0 0 48 5 13
1996* 29 KAN LOLB 58 16 14 13.0 4 0 1 0 0 47 8 12
1997* 30 KAN LOLB 58 12 10 9.5 3 0 0 0 0 28 6 1 9
1998 31 KAN LOLB 58 15 10 12.0 2 0 2 27 1 33 9 1 6
1999 32 KAN LLB 58 16 16 7.0 1 20 0 20 2 0 1 0 0 53 7 9
Career 169 157 126.5 1 20 0 20 41 0 19 161 4 601 41 3 134

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1991*+ 24 KAN ROLB 58 16 15 1 1 6
1992* 25 KAN RLB/rolb 58 16 16 1 1 6
1993* 26 KAN ROLB 58 16 15 1 1 6
1994* 27 KAN RLB 58 16 15 1 2
1997* 30 KAN LOLB 58 12 10 1 2
1998 31 KAN LOLB 58 15 10 1 1 1 8
Career 169 157 4 4 3 30

Similar Players

Glossary · What does "similar" mean? · CSV · PRE
NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Lawrence Taylor*, George Webster, Jack Lambert*, Sam Huff*, Brian Urlacher, Dick Butkus*, Jack Ham*, Isiah Robertson, Lofa Tatupu, Shawne Merriman
4 Lawrence Taylor*, Dick Butkus*, Jack Ham*, Isiah Robertson, Sam Huff*, Lance Briggs, Joe Schmidt*, DeMarcus Ware, Robert Brazile, Junior Seau
5 Isiah Robertson, Dick Butkus*, Joe Schmidt*, Jack Ham*, Robert Brazile, Sam Huff*, Lawrence Taylor*, Lance Briggs, Willie Lanier*, Phil Villapiano
6 Dick Butkus*, Jack Ham*, Robert Brazile, Joe Schmidt*, Derrick Brooks, Isiah Robertson, Sam Huff*, Lance Briggs, Jack Lambert*, Junior Seau
7 Dick Butkus*, Jack Ham*, Derrick Brooks, Joe Schmidt*, Robert Brazile, Jack Lambert*, Isiah Robertson, Junior Seau, Lawrence Taylor*, Sam Huff*
8 Dick Butkus*, Jack Ham*, Jack Lambert*, Joe Schmidt*, Bobby Bell*, Robert Brazile, Junior Seau, Zach Thomas, Lawrence Taylor*, Isiah Robertson
9 Jack Lambert*, Dick Butkus*, Jack Ham*, Bobby Bell*, Joe Schmidt*, Junior Seau, Robert Brazile, Isiah Robertson, Sam Huff*, Zach Thomas
10 Bobby Bell*, Junior Seau, Jack Ham*, Maxie Baughan, Zach Thomas, Randy Gradishar, Dick Butkus*, Isiah Robertson, Chris Hanburger, Jack Lambert*
11 Bobby Bell*, Junior Seau, Jack Ham*, Chris Hanburger, Zach Thomas, Maxie Baughan, Isiah Robertson, Jack Lambert*, Sam Huff*, Joe Schmidt*
Career Bobby Bell*, Jack Lambert*, Randy Gradishar, Dick Butkus*, Maxie Baughan, Robert Brazile, Dave Robinson, Jack Ham*, Chris Hanburger, Andre Tippett*

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1989 NFL AP Defensive Rookie of the Year
1993 NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year

Pro Bowls

1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997

First-Team All-Pro

1990
1991

Non-Offensive TDs

1991 NFL 1 (6)
1993 NFL 1 (10)
Career 4 (176)

Fumbles Recovered

1991 NFL 4 (2)
1994 NFL 3 (5)
Career 19 (103)

Fumble Return Yds

1993 NFL 86 (2/51)
Career 161 (21)

Fumble Return TD

1991 NFL 1 (2)
1992 NFL 1 (2)
1993 NFL 1 (2)
1998 NFL 1 (2)
Career 4 (3)

Sacks

1990 NFL 20.0 (1/6)
1991 NFL 13.5 (4)
1992 NFL 14.5 (6/75)
1994 NFL 11.0 (7)
1996 NFL 13.0 (5)
1998 NFL 12.0 (8)
Career 126.5 (11)

Safeties

1994 NFL 1 (1)
1997 NFL 1 (1)
1998 NFL 1 (1)
Career 3 (3)

     
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1989Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
1990Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1991Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1992Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1993UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
1994UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
1995UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1996Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL