Thomas DeCoud is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places DeCoud in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and DeCoud's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2008 | 23 | ATL | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 24 | ATL | 16 | — | 60 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 25 | ATL | 16 | — | 67 | 49 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 26 | ATL | 15 | — | 82 | 63 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 27 | ATL | 16 | — | 75 | 61 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 28 | ATL | 15 | — | 62 | 41 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 889 | 91.9% | 191 | 44.2% |
| 2014 | 29 | CAR | 15 | — | 45 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 665 | 67.5% | 128 | 30.8% |
| Career | — | 95 | — | 391 | 295 | 96 | 10 | 7 | 3.0 | 20.0 | 15 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
94 career value over replacement — #1259 all-time of 4,695. 15.7/season above a replacement-level S.
Career Profile
Pick #98 (Rd 3) · ATL · 2008 · +31.5 vs expected KV-H
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