Rodney Thomas is a career quality starter — a defensive back 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.
Career Value · VORP
47 career value over replacement — #2180 all-time of 4,695. 15.7/season above a replacement-level S.
Pick #239 (Rd 7) · IND · 2022 · +36.2 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | Snap Counts | Rushing | Advanced Rushing (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D | ||||||
| 2022 | 24 | IND | 17 | — | 4.1 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 718 | 63.7% | 127 | 28.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 25 | IND | 17 | — | 0.9 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 960 | 81.1% | 179 | 35.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 26 | IND | 17 | — | 0.0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 98 | 8.3% | 173 | 36.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 27 | IND | 17 | — | 0.0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 150 | 12.8% | 278 | 61.6% | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2026 | 28 | SEA | 7 | — | 0.0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 261 | 57.3% | 61 | 33.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 75 | — | 5.0 | 119 | 85 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 0 | — | 1 | |
5 seasons · peak 4.1 in 2022
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.
0.4 career wins over 5 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2022 · +0.3 wins
0.3 of IND's 4 wins (8%)
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. Team wins are the club's actual regular-season wins; a traded season, or one whose club record is missing, shows no share.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24 | IND | 17 | — | — | 0.0% | 718 | 63.7% | 127 | 28.1% |
| 2023 | 25 | IND | 17 | — | — | 0.0% | 960 | 81.1% | 179 | 35.9% |
| 2024 | 26 | IND | 17 | — | — | 0.0% | 98 | 8.3% | 173 | 36.8% |
| 2025 | 27 | IND | 17 | — | — | 0.0% | 150 | 12.8% | 278 | 61.6% |
| 2026 | 28 | SEA | 7 | — | — | 0.0% | 261 | 57.3% | 61 | 33.0% |
| Career | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
Blend 63.2 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 55· confidence 100%
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89% match
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#440 of 1,089 all-time defensive backs by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
1 pre-1999 season omitted — no era norm (honest coverage gap, not fabricated).