Also in other sports:mlbDave Thomas (1929–1946), mlbDave Thomas (1922–1932), mlbDave Thomas (1922–1932).
Dave Thomas
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1994 | — | — | 16 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | — | — | 16 | — | 40 | 28 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | — | — | 9 | — | 34 | 28 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | — | — | 16 | — | 86 | 74 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 1998 | — | — | 14 | — | 57 | 51 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| 1999 | — | JAX | 7 | — | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | NYG | 16 | — | 56 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | NYG | 5 | — | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 99 | — | 298 | 253 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 57 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 26 | — | 16 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2.7 |
| 1995 | 27 | — | 16 | — | 40 | 28 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 |
| 1996 | 28 | — | 9 | — | 34 | 28 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5.4 |
| 1997 | 29 | — | 16 | — | 86 | 74 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 10.9 |
| 1998 | 30 | — | 14 | — | 57 | 51 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 9.4 |
| 1999 | 31 | JAX | 7 | — | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.7 |
| 2000 | 32 | NYG | 16 | — | 56 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 8.1 |
| 2001 | 33 | NYG | 5 | — | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 99 | 298 | 253 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 57 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47.2 |
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position4
Depth
of 100
Reached 4% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
4% of the all-time Interceptions leader4
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 91%.
Postseason Career
4 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl6Solo6PD3FR1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tennessee; Butler County JC), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Michael StrahanDE2yKerry CollinsQB2yAmani ToomerWR2yJessie ArmsteadOLB2yMicheal BarrowLB2yKeith HamiltonDT2yHoward CrossTE2yIke HilliardWR2yTiki BarberRB2yCornelius GriffinDT2yJason SehornDB2yJoe JureviciusWR2yOmar StoutmireDB2yRon DayneRB2yShaun WilliamsS2yBrandon ShortOLB2ySam GarnesS2yDan CampbellTE2yGreg ComellaRB2yEmmanuel McDanielDB2yRon DixonWR2yKevin LewisLB2yThabiti DavisWR2yCris CarterWR1y
1993 Draft Class· this player went #203
#186Danan HughesWR#187Patrick RobinsonWR#189Craig KeithTE#194Troy WilsonDE#196Brock MarionFS#198Troy BrownWR#200Craig HentrichP#202Doug PelfreyK#204Antonio EdwardsDE#207Jessie ArmsteadOLB#208Greg RobinsonRB#209Maa TanuvasaDE#210Brian StableinWR#213Reggie GivensLB#214Blaine BishopS#215Stevie AndersonWR
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2001final season
Last recorded season with NYG
- 2000team change
Joined NYG (from JAX)
- 1999team change
Joined JAX (from DAL)
- 1993draft
Drafted by DAL — Round 8, Pick 203
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 218 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.
77%
19942001
1996 · cause not documented · 56%1999 · cause not documented · 44%
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Fan Rating
Rate Dave Thomas — All-Time
Tap a star to rate
Explore More
Similar Players