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.

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Thomas DeCoud

1× Pro BowlTop 11% all-time defensive backsElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2012

Height6'2"

Weight195 lb

BornMar 19, 1985

Age41

CollegeCalifornia See College Stats

Rookie yr2008

Draft2008 · Rd 3, Pick 98 · ATL

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 20% all-time defensive back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Lower snap-level production reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 97 · #1184 · High-Value

Worth 97 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 26% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +19.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+19.4

Avg surplus

peak +41

5 seasons × ~19.4 surplus ≈ VORP 97

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2008	—	ATL	2	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	ATL	16	—	60	49	11	3	3	2.0	8.0	3	7	2	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	ATL	16	—	67	49	18	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	4	2	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	ATL	15	—	82	63	19	2	2	0.0	4.0	4	6	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	ATL	16	—	75	61	14	4	1	1.0	6.0	6	9	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	ATL	15	—	62	41	21	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	2	0	1	1	0	—	0.0%	889	91.9%	191	47.4%
2014	—	CAR	12	—	45	32	13	0	1	0.0	1.0	1	3	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	665	84.3%	128	30.8%
Career		—	92	—	391	295	96	10	7	3.0	20.0	15	31	4	3	1	0	—	0.0%	1,554	88.1%	319	39.1%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2008	23	ATL	2	—	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	9.7
2010	25	ATL	16	—	67	49	18	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	4	2	—	0	7.8
2011	26	ATL	15	—	82	63	19	2	2	0.0	4.0	4	6	0	—	0	8.7
2012	27	ATL	16	—	75	61	14	4	1	1.0	6.0	6	9	0	1	0	11.1
2013	28	ATL	15	14*	62	41	21	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	2	0	1	1	5.8
2014	29	CAR	12	12*	45	32	13	0	1	0.0	1.0	1	3	0	—	0	4.8
Career			92	26*	391	295	96	10	7	—	—	15	31	4	3	1	47.9

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	28	ATL	15	14*	—	0.0%	889	91.9%	191	47.4%
2014	29	CAR	15	13*	—	0.0%	665	84.3%	128	30.8%
Career			30	27*	—	—	1,554	—	319	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 69 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 69 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 69.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 69· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 64

On-field 45.1

Availability 18.9

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)

2009bestavg 64elite 702014

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 7% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

7% of the all-time Interceptions leader7

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: 91%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:0.515See leaderboard →

Disruption/1000.515Snap share88.1%Def snaps1,554Emerging

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within defensive backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2008

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

DB · 2008 class

4.50s

40-Yard

Below avg · 48th pct

Pos 48thAll 77thClass Pos 36thClass All 74th

35.5"

Vertical

Below avg · 43th pct

Pos 43thAll 69thClass Pos 77thClass All 91th

122"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 50th pct

Pos 50thAll 74thClass Pos 64thClass All 79th

6.85s

3-Cone

Above avg · 68th pct

Pos 68thAll 86thClass Pos 81thClass All 87th

4.27s

Shuttle

Below avg · 26th pct

Pos 26thAll 62thClass Pos 56thClass All 72th

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Defense

Tkl21Solo14Ast7TFL2Dis2.0PD2

College Stats

CaliforniaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (California), 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.

2008 Draft Class· this player went #98

#90Marcus HarrisonDT #91Jermichael FinleyTE #92Cliff AvrilDE #93Philip WheelerOLB #94Kevin O'ConnellQB #95Mario ManninghamWR #96Chad RinehartG #97Andre CaldwellWR #99Oniel CousinsOT #100Tyvon BranchS #101Justin KingDB #102Jeremy ThompsonLB #103William HayesDE #105Will FranklinWR #106Marcus SmithWR #107Cody WallaceC

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Thomas inherited the Atlanta Falcons DB room from Erik Coleman (2008–2010), and handed it to Dunta Robinson (2010–2012).

Charles Dimry 1988–1990Deion Sanders 1989–1993Louis Riddick 1992–1996Darnell Walker 1993–1996Juran Bolden 1996–2003Ronnie Bradford

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2014team change
Joined CAR (from ATL)
2014final season
Last recorded season with CAR
2008draft
Drafted by ATL — Round 3, Pick 98

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 195 lb

Frame

207 lb at 4.50s

Size-speed

35.5" vert / 122" broad

Explosion

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2014	CAR	0	W9Questionable· HamstringW18Doubtful· HamstringW19Questionable· Hamstring
2013	ATL	1	W15Out· Concussion
2010	ATL	0	W19Questionable· Ankle

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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 77

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B2009

C+2010

B+2011

A2012

C2013

C+2014

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

97%

Era Translator

INT 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 INT	INT/G	→ 2025 INT	→ 2025 /G
2009	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2010	1	0.1	0-1	0
2011	4	0.3	4	0.2
2012	6	0.4	5-1	0.3
2013	0	0	0	0
2014	1	0.1	1	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

97 career value over replacement — #1184 all-time of 4,642. 16.2/season above a replacement-level S.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #98 (Rd 3) · ATL · 2008 · +30.3 vs expected KV-H

69actual

38.7 expected · Δ+30.3

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2008

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2008 Draft Class· this player went #98

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator