Zach Thomas
Zachary Michael Thomas
Born: September 1, 1973
Pampa, TX USA
Position: LB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 230
College: Texas Tech
High School: White Deer (TX); Pampa (TX)
Career: 1996-2008
Drafted: 1996 in Round 5, #154 overall by the Miami Dolphins
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2023
Zach Thomas played from 1996 to 2008 during his career with the Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins. Thomas accounted for 24 points in his professional career.
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Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 17 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 27 | 1 |
| 1997 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 17 | 2 |
| 1999 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 34 | 1 |
| 2002 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2003 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2005 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Totals | 17 | 170 | 10.0 | 34 | 4 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1997 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| 1998 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1999 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2000 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1.5 | 0.0 | |
| 2001 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2002 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| 2003 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2004 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2005 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2006 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2007 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2008 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 20.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 137 | 120 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | |
| 1997 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 103 | 78 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 111.5 | 86 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1999 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 106.5 | 80 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 78.5 | 58 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 125.5 | 96 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 128.5 | 101 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 119 | 85 | 68 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 115 | 85 | 60 | 4 | |||||
| 2005 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 134.5 | 107 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 134 | 103 | 62 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 47 | 42 | 10 | 2 | |||||
| 2008 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 79.5 | 65 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1419.5 | 1106 | 627 | 38 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 16 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1996 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1998 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 2001 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 16 |
| 1997 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 15 | 15 |
| 1998 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 16 |
| 1999 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 16 |
| 2000 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 11 | 11 |
| 2001 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 15 | 15 |
| 2002 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 16 |
| 2003 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 15 | 15 |
| 2004 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 13 | 13 |
| 2005 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 14 |
| 2006 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 16 |
| 2007 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 5 | 5 |
| 2008 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 14 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 2nd team All-2000s Team
Honors
1998 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1999 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
2001 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
2002 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
2002 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
2003 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
2005 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
2006 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
