Josh Thomas
Solid Contributor🌅 Early Bloomer · 2005
A edge rusher with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 4 · #4000 · Role PlayerWorth 4 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 87% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+4
Avg surplus
peak +4
1 seasons × ~4 surplus ≈ VORP 4
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 | |||||
| 2004 | — | IND | 6 | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | IND | 10 | — | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | — | IND | 12 | — | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | — | IND | 13 | — | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | — | IND | 13 | — | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | — | IND | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 56 | — | 77 | 48 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 5.5 | 15.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 48 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 48 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
48
Sustained
career value
×.6
48
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 48 × longevity 1 = KV-H 48· confidence 95%
What builds the career mark of 48
On-field 33.8
Availability 14.2
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2004bestavg 462008
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position3
Depth
of 100
Reached 3% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
3% of the all-time Sacks leader3
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: 92%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
5 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl7Solo2Ast5QBHits1Sk1.0Dis2.0FR1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Syracuse), 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
Peyton ManningQB6yReggie WayneWR6yDwight FreeneyDE6yRobert MathisOLB6yDallas ClarkTE6yRaheem BrockDE6yGary BrackettMLB6yBob SandersS6yMarvin HarrisonWR5yHunter SmithP5yKelvin HaydenDB5yMarlin JacksonDB5yAdam VinatieriK4yAntoine BetheaFS4yTim JenningsCB4yDominic RhodesRB4yJoseph AddaiRB4yRob MorrisLB4yMatt GiordanoFS4yDarrell ReidDE4yFreddy KeiahoLB4yAaron MooreheadWR4yJim SorgiQB4yBrandon StokleyWR3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterJosh inherited the Indianapolis Colts DL room from Montae Reagor (2003–2006), and handed it to Keyunta Dawson (2007–2010).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2009final season
Last recorded season with IND
- 2004signing
Entered the NFL with IND
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 271 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 5-season peers. See all →
48
peak 48
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D2004
C+2005
C2006
C+2007
C2008
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
63%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 | 0.2 | 3+2 | 0.2 |
| 2005 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 4+1.5 | 0.2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
4 career value over replacement — #4000 all-time of 4,642. 0.8/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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