Earl Thomas ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Thomas in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Thomas a career score of 79, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Earl Thomas
Height5'10"
Weight220 lb
BornMay 7, 1989
Age
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | ||||||
| 2010 | 21 | SEA | 15 | — | 4.2 | 66 | 54 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 22 | SEA | 16 | — | 0.9 | 85 | 60 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 23 | SEA | 16 | — | 4.0 | 60 | 38 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 24 | SEA | 16 | — | 7.0 | 96 | 71 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,008 | 96.8% | 89 | 20.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 25 | SEA | 16 | — | 2.6 | 94 | 68 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 958 | 98.2% | 67 | 15.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 26 | SEA | 16 | — | 7.6 | 61 | 42 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 979 | 98.1% | 57 | 12.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 27 | SEA | 11 | — | 3.5 | 45 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 694 | 89.3% | 27 | 8.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 28 | SEA | 14 | — | 2.5 | 86 | 54 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 921 | 96.5% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 29 | SEA | 4 | — | 3.9 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 237 | 91.5% | — | 0.0% | 9 | 3 | 0.3 | 47.2 | 11.8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 30 | BAL | 15 | — | 4.6 | 47 | 30 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 893 | 96.3% | — | 0.0% | 25 | 11 | 0.4 | 24.2 | 12.4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 8 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 139 | — | 40.8 | 661 | 455 | 206 | 13 | 11 | 2.0 | 26.0 | 30 | 71 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 14 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 8 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
186 career value over replacement — #443 all-time of 4,695. 18.6/season above a replacement-level S.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #14 (Rd 1) · SEA · 2010 · +21.3 vs expected KV-H
79actual
57.7 expected · Δ+21.3
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