Orlando Paul Thomas
Position: DB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 222 lbs.
Born: October 21, 1972 in Crowley, LA
College: La-Lafayette
Career AV: 34 (2593rd overall since 1950)
Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 2nd round (42nd overall) of the 1995 NFL Draft.
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| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | AV |
| 1995 | 23 | MIN | FS | 43 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 108 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 41 | 10 | 7 | |||
| 1996 | 24 | MIN | FS | 43 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 18 | 8 | |||
| 1997 | 25 | MIN | FS | 42 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 57 | 13 | 5 | |||
| 1998 | 26 | MIN | FS | 42 | 16 | 16 | 0.5 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 60 | 9 | 6 | |||||||
| 1999 | 27 | MIN | FS | 42 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 19 | 6 | |||
| 2000 | 28 | MIN | FS | 42 | 9 | 9 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 3 | ||
| 2001 | 29 | MIN | FS | 42 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 45 | 16 | 4 | |||||||
| Career | 98 | 87 | 1.5 | 22 | 225 | 2 | 45 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 45 | 2 | 350 | 92 | 39 | |||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 2000 | 28 | MIN | FS | 42 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | |||||
| Career | 98 | 87 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | |||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1995 | 23 | MIN | FS | 43 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1997 | 25 | MIN | FS | 42 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1999 | 27 | MIN | FS | 42 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 98 | 87 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24 |
| NumYrs | Players whose career was of similar quality and shape |
|---|---|
| 3 | Ernie Jackson, Sam Garnes, Bobby Franklin, Steve Foley, George Teague, Walt Sumner, Tony Parrish, Carnell Lake, Michael Downs, Ray Brown |
| 4 | Mike H. Williams, Lloyd Burruss, Will Allen, Dick Alban, Sam Garnes, Steve Foley, Darryl Williams, Joe Scarpati, Stanley Richard, Andre Dyson |
| 5 | Ricky Reynolds, Lloyd Burruss, Hanford Dixon, Darryl Williams, Raymond Clayborn, Maurice Hurst, Larry Brown, Burgess Owens, Darren Perry, Carnell Lake |
| 6 | Burgess Owens, Andre Dyson, Bill Baird, Mike Gaechter, Troy Vincent, Warren Livingston, Jason Belser, John Harris, Ryan McNeil, Gill Byrd |
| 7 | Andre Dyson, J.B. Brown, Ricky Reynolds, Antoine Winfield, Martin Bayless, Brian Williams, Burgess Owens, Joe Beauchamp, Chad Cota, Keith Lyle |
| Career | Andre Dyson, D.J. Johnson, Charles Tillman, Brian Russell, Bill Currier, Warren Livingston, Ray Oldham, Harry Hamilton, Jermaine Phillips, Kevin R. Smith |
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Fumbles Recovered |
Fumble Return TD |
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Intercept. Ret. Yds |
| 1995 | UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf. |