Adalius Thomas ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Thomas in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Thomas a career score of 77, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2000 | 23 | BAL | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | BAL | 12 | — | 21 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3.5 | 13.5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 25 | BAL | 15 | — | 33 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 26 | BAL | 13 | — | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 27 | BAL | 16 | — | 50 | 35 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 28 | BAL | 16 | — | 73 | 58 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 | 29 | BAL | 16 | — | 67 | 48 | 19 | 0 | 21 | 11.0 | 32.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 30 | NE | 16 | — | 59 | 39 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 7.0 | 18.0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 31 | NE | 9 | — | 25 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5.5 | 19.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 32 | NE | 13 | — | 22 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 127 | — | 372 | 266 | 106 | 30 | 52 | 54.0 | 136.0 | 7 | 53 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
Career Value · VORP
214 career value over replacement — #332 all-time of 4,695. 23.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #186 (Rd 6) · BAL · 2000 · +53.7 vs expected KV-H
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9 seasons · peak 8.7 in 2006
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
3.4 career wins over 9 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2006 · +0.7 wins
Latest season · 2009 · +0.1 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#113 of 1,595 all-time pass rushers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23 | BAL | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 24 | BAL | 12 | — | 21 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3.5 | 13.5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.1 |
| 2002 | 25 | BAL | 15 | — | 33 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.7 |
| 2003 | 26 | BAL | 13 | — | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 27 | BAL | 16 | — | 50 | 35 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| 2005 | 28 | BAL | 16 | — | 73 | 58 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8.5 |
| 2006 | 29 | BAL | 16 | — | 67 | 48 | 19 | 0 | 21 | 11.0 | 32.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.7 |
| 2007 | 30 | NE | 16 | — | 59 | 39 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 7.0 | 18.0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 6.4 |
| 2008 | 31 | NE | 9 | — | 25 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5.5 | 19.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.2 |
| 2009 | 32 | NE | 13 | — | 22 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Career | 127 | 372 | 266 | 106 | 30 | 52 | 54.0 | 136.0 | 7 | 53 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 44.6 |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 77 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
Blend 75.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 77· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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