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 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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6 seasons · peak 7.7 in 2007
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.
0.7 career wins over 6 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2007 · +0.6 wins
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.
#143 of 967 all-time linebackers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 23 | OAK | 16 | — | 88 | 66 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 24 | OAK | 16 | — | 82 | 64 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.7 |
| 2008 | 25 | OAK | 16 | — | 85 | 68 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| 2009 | 26 | OAK | 16 | — | 65 | 58 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 2010 | 27 | OAK | 5 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 28 | CIN | 16 | — | 98 | 63 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 2012 | 29 | CIN | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 86 | 425 | 325 | 100 | 27 | 11 | 6.0 | 44.0 | 7 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9.1 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 64 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
Blend 64 × longevity 1 = KV-H 64· confidence 94%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
Marvin Jones
MLB
88% match
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