Zach Thomas
Zachary Michael Thomas
Position: LB
Height: 5-11 Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: September 1, 1973 in Pampa, TX
College: Texas Tech (school history)
Drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the 5th round (154th overall) of the 1996 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 115 (61st overall since 1950)
Relatives: Brother-In-Law of Jason Taylor
7-time Pro Bowler & 5-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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| All-Time Rank: #88. Warren Moon… #89. Jim Otto… #90. Jack Ham… #91. ZACH THOMAS… #92. Chris Hanburger… #93. Rosey Brown… #94. Isaac Bruce… |
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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 |
| 1996 | 23 | MIA | MLB | 54 | 16 | 16 | 2.0 | 3 | 64 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 120 | 34 | 10 | |
| 1997 | 24 | MIA | MLB | 54 | 15 | 15 | 0.5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 50 | 7 | |
| 1998+ | 25 | MIA | MLB | 54 | 16 | 16 | 2.0 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 51 | 19 | |
| 1999*+ | 26 | MIA | MLB | 54 | 16 | 16 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 53 | 16 | |
| 2000* | 27 | MIA | MLB | 54 | 11 | 11 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 41 | 9 | |
| 2001* | 28 | MIA | MLB | 54 | 15 | 15 | 3.0 | 2 | 51 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 59 | 13 | |
| 2002*+ | 29 | MIA | MLB | 54 | 16 | 16 | 0.5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 101 | 55 | 14 | |
| 2003*+ | 30 | MIA | MLB | 54 | 15 | 15 | 1.0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 68 | 17 | |
| 2004 | 31 | MIA | MLB | 54 | 13 | 13 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 85 | 60 | 8 | ||||||
| 2005* | 32 | MIA | MLB | 54 | 14 | 14 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 55 | 12 | |
| 2006*+ | 33 | MIA | MLB | 54 | 16 | 16 | 3.0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | -4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 62 | 15 | |
| 2007 | 34 | MIA | mlb | 54 | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 10 | 2 | ||||||
| 2008 | 35 | DAL | RILB | 55 | 16 | 14 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 29 | 7 | |
| Career | 184 | 182 | 20.5 | 17 | 170 | 4 | 34 | 38 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 1106 | 627 | 149 | |||||
| 12 yrs | MIA | 168 | 168 | 19.5 | 17 | 170 | 4 | 34 | 35 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 1041 | 598 | 142 | ||||
| 1 yr | DAL | 16 | 14 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 29 | 7 | ||||
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All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1998 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1999 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 2001 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 2002 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 2002 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 2003 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 2005 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 2006 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
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