Not to be confused withZach Thomas (OT · 2022–present) or Zach Thomas (WR · 1983–1984).

Zach Thomas is a Hall of Fame linebacker whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 95 in the Knox value model. Thomas's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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Zach Thomas

★ HALL OF FAME7× Pro Bowl5× All-ProTop 0% all-time linebackersIron Legend📈 Late Developer · 2005

Height5'11"

Weight

Career Value · VORP

330 career value over replacement — #99 all-time of 4,695. 33/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #154 (Rd 5) · MIA · 1996 · +65.3 vs expected KV-H

95actual

29.7 expected · Δ+65.3

💔+51.5 stolen VORP·1.56 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1996	23	MIA	16	—	1.1	—	—	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	24	MIA	15	—	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	0.5	0.5	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	25	MIA	16	—	1.2	—	—	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	26	MIA	16	—	1.0	119	71	48	13	1	1.0	15.0	1	9	1	—	0	0
2000	27	MIA	10	—	1.7	81	42	39	8	2	1.5	11.5	1	1	0	1	0	0
2001	28	MIA	15	—	4.3	135	75	60	4	2	3.0	9.0	2	4	2	—	1	0
2002	29	MIA	16	—	0.3	139	83	56	4	1	0.5	5.5	1	4	0	1	0	0
2003	30	MIA	15	—	4.2	142	74	68	0	0	1.0	1.0	3	10	1	2	0	0
2004	31	MIA	13	—	0.5	131	71	60	0	0	2.0	2.0	0	4	0	—	0	0
2005	32	MIA	14	—	1.7	142	87	55	0	0	2.0	2.0	1	3	4	1	0	0
2006	33	MIA	16	—	3.3	142	80	62	0	3	3.0	6.0	1	8	2	—	0	0
2007	34	MIA	5	—	0.2	39	29	10	0	1	1.0	2.0	0	2	0	—	0	0
2008	35	DAL	16	—	0.0	85	56	29	4	1	1.0	6.0	0	3	0	1	0	0
Career		—	183	—	19.5	1,155	668	487	33	11	20.5	64.5	10	48	10	6	1	0

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Yes

Hall of Fame

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An all-time caliber linebacker (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 330 · #99 · All-Time

Worth 330 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 3% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 9 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +36.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+36.7

Avg surplus

peak +46

9 seasons × ~36.7 surplus ≈