Hollis Thomas is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Thomas in the top half 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.
Hollis Thomas
A quality edge rusher with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 78 · #1457 · Above AverageWorth 78 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 32% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.8 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
8 cleared
5 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
8
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+9.8
Avg surplus
peak +18
8 seasons × ~9.8 surplus ≈ VORP 78
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1996 | — | PHI | 16 | — | 42 | 32 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | PHI | 16 | — | 61 | 40 | — | — | — | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | PHI | 12 | — | 42 | 34 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | PHI | 15 | — | 44 | 33 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | PHI | 16 | — | 57 | 43 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | PHI | 14 | — | 49 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | PHI | 6 | — | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | PHI | 10 | — | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | PHI | 14 | — | 34 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | — | NO | 12 | — | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | — | NO | 16 | — | 39 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | — | NO | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | — | CAR | 15 | — | 32 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | — | 167 | — | 472 | 351 | 82 | 29 | 13 | 19.5 | 61.5 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 22 | PHI | 16 | — | 42 | 32 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 1997 | 23 | PHI | 16 | — | 61 | 40 | — | — | — | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | 10.3 |
| 1998 | 24 | PHI | 12 | — | 42 | 34 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 9.6 |
| 1999 | 25 | PHI | 15 | — | 44 | 33 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 |
| 2000 | 26 | PHI | 16 | — | 57 | 43 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.9 |
| 2001 | 27 | PHI | 14 | — | 49 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | 29 | PHI | 6 | — | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.9 |
| 2004 | 30 | PHI | 10 | — | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 |
| 2005 | 31 | PHI | 14 | — | 34 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| 2006 | 32 | NO | 12 | — | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 2007 | 33 | NO | 16 | — | 39 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8.9 |
| 2008 | 34 | NO | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| 2009 | 35 | CAR | 15 | — | 32 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Career | 167 | 472 | 351 | 82 | 29 | 13 | — | — | 0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 90.2 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 58 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 13 scored seasons.
52
Sustained
career value
×.6
62
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 56 × longevity 1 = KV-H 58· confidence 95%
What builds the career mark of 52
On-field 34.7
Availability 17.3
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1996bestavg 492009
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position9
Depth
of 100
Reached 10% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
10% of the all-time Sacks leader10
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: 93%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
7 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl19Solo11Ast8TFL1QBHits2Sk2.0Dis5.0FR1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Northern Illinois), 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
Brian DawkinsS9yTroy VincentS7yBobby TaylorCB7yChad LewisTE7yKoy DetmerQB7yDavid AkersK6yDonovan McNabbQB6yJeremiah TrotterMLB6yDuce StaleyRB6yIke ReeseLB6yHugh DouglasDE5yMark SimoneauLB5yPaul GrasmanisDT5yBrandon WhitingDE5ySean LandetaP4yWilliam ThomasOLB4yMike CaldwellLB4yN. D. KaluDE4yJames DarlingLB4yCorey SimonDT4yDarwin WalkerDT4yMike MamulaDE4yTodd PinkstonWR4yKevin TurnerFB4y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterHollis inherited the Philadelphia Eagles DL room from Greg Jefferson (1996–1999), and handed it to N. D. Kalu (1997–2005).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2009team change
Joined CAR (from NO)
- 2009final season
Last recorded season with CAR
- 2006team change
Joined NO (from PHI)
- 1996signing
Entered the NFL with PHI
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'0" / 335 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →
Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 13-season peers. See all →
58
peak 62
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1996
C+1997
B1998
C+1999
B2000
C2001
F2003
C2004
C2005
C+2006
B2007
F2008
C2009
Era Translator
Sacks translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Sacks | Sacks/G | → 2025 Sacks | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 1997 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 2-0.5 | 0.1 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0.4 | 6+1 | 0.4 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0.3 | 4+1 | 0.2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
78 career value over replacement — #1457 all-time of 4,642. 6/season above a replacement-level DL.
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