Bryan Thomas is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Thomas in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Thomas's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Career Value · VORP
135 career value over replacement — #763 all-time of 4,695. 12.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #22 (Rd 1) · NYJ · 2002 · +9.7 vs expected KV-H
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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 | |||||
| 2002 | 23 | NYJ | 5 | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 24 | NYJ | 14 | — | 30 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 25 | NYJ | 12 | — | 34 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 26 | NYJ | 13 | — | 27 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 27 | NYJ | 16 | — | 59 | 40 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 8.5 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 28 | NYJ | 15 | — | 30 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 29 | NYJ | 16 | — | 49 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 5.5 | 22.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 30 | NYJ | 16 | — | 34 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 31 | NYJ | 15 | — | 30 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6.5 | 20.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 32 | NYJ | 4 | — | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 33 | NYJ | 8 | — | 24 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2.5 | 13.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 134 | — | 339 | 216 | 123 | 37 | 39 | 34.5 | 110.5 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
11 seasons · peak 4.9 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.
1.2 career wins over 11 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2006 · +0.4 wins
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 23 | NYJ | 5 | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 24 | NYJ | 14 | — | 30 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 25 | NYJ | 12 | — | 34 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 2005 | 26 | NYJ | 13 | — | 27 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| 2006 | 27 | NYJ | 16 | — | 59 | 40 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 8.5 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 |
| 2007 | 28 | NYJ | 15 | — | 30 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 2008 | 29 | NYJ | 16 | — | 49 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 5.5 | 22.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 |
| 2009 | 30 | NYJ | 16 | — | 34 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 2010 | 31 | NYJ | 15 | — | 30 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6.5 | 20.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 32 | NYJ | 4 | — | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 33 | NYJ | 8 | — | 24 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2.5 | 13.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Career | 134 | 339 | 216 | 123 | 37 | 39 | 34.5 | 110.5 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16.3 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 66 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 11 scored seasons.
Blend 65.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 66· confidence 92%
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Latest season · 2012 · +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.
#267 of 1,595 all-time pass rushers by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)