Thomas Howard is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Howard in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Howard'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 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2006 | 23 | OAK | 16 | — | 88 | 66 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 24 | OAK | 16 | — | 82 | 64 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 25 | OAK | 16 | — | 85 | 68 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 26 | OAK | 16 | — | 65 | 58 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 27 | OAK | 5 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 28 | CIN | 16 | — | 98 | 63 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 29 | CIN | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 30 | ATL | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 24 | 45.5% |
| Career | — | 88 | — | 425 | 325 | 100 | 27 | 11 | 6.0 | 44.0 | 7 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 24 | 45.5% | |
Career Value · VORP
91 career value over replacement — #1303 all-time of 4,695. 15.2/season above a replacement-level LB.
Career Profile
Pick #38 (Rd 2) · LV · 2006 · +13.2 vs expected KV-H
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