You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Players > T > Zach Thomas
Zach Thomas
Zachary Michael Thomas
Position: LB
Height: 5-11 Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: September 1, 1973 in Pampa, TX
College: Texas Tech
7-time Pro Bowler & 5-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the 5th round (154th overall) of the 1996 Draft
Joseph Mays sponsor(s) this page.
Forever a member of the Miami Dolphins. No matter what.
View Details For: 4 Regular Season TDs Scored
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1996 | 23 | MIA | MLB | 16 | 16 | 2.0 | 3 | 64 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 120 | 34 | ||
| 1997 | 24 | MIA | MLB | 15 | 15 | 0.5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 50 | ||
| 1998+ | 25 | MIA | MLB | 16 | 16 | 2.0 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 51 | ||
| 1999*+ | 26 | MIA | MLB | 16 | 16 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 53 | ||
| 2000* | 27 | MIA | MLB | 11 | 11 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 41 | ||
| 2001* | 28 | MIA | MLB | 15 | 15 | 3.0 | 2 | 51 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 59 | |
| 2002*+ | 29 | MIA | MLB | 16 | 16 | 0.5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 101 | 55 | |
| 2003*+ | 30 | MIA | MLB | 15 | 15 | 1.0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 68 | |
| 2004 | 31 | MIA | MLB | 13 | 13 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 85 | 60 | ||||||
| 2005* | 32 | MIA | MLB | 14 | 14 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 55 | |
| 2006*+ | 33 | MIA | MLB | 16 | 16 | 3.0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | -4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 62 | |
| 2007 | 34 | MIA | mlb | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 10 | ||||||
| Career | 168 | 168 | 19.5 | 17 | 170 | 4 | 34 | 35 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 1041 | 598 | ||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1996 | 23 | MIA | MLB | 16 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | |||||
| 1999*+ | 26 | MIA | MLB | 16 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | |||||
| Career | 168 | 168 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 17 | 16.0 | 32 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 23 | MIA | MLB | 16 | 16 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1998+ | 25 | MIA | MLB | 16 | 16 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 2001* | 28 | MIA | MLB | 15 | 15 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 168 | 168 | 4 | 24 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
Glossary|
Games Started |
|||
|
Intercept. Ret. TD |
Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)
All-Pro Teams
Glossary|
1998 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1999 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 2001 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 2002 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 2002 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 2003 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 2005 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 2006 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL |