Derrick Thomas | Football Outsiders

Position: OLB

Size: 6-3, 243 pounds

Draft: Kansas City Chiefs 1989 (Round: 1 / Pick: 4)

College: Alabama

Birthdate: 01/01/1967

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Standard Stats

Advanced Stats

Year	Team	Pos	Plays	Stops	Dfts	Yd/Play	Rank	Stop Rate	Rank	Adj Pct Tm Total	Rank	Run/Pass Ratio
1999	KC	OLB	65	47	18	1.8	2	72%	5	8%	73	0.9
1998	KC	OLB	43	38	23	-1.3	--	88%	0	6%	--	1.9
1997	KC	OLB	34	29	24	-1.6	--	85%	--	6%	--	2.4

Advanced Stats vs Pass

Year	Team	Pos	Plays	Stops	Dfts	Yd/Play	Rank	Stop Rate	Rank	Pct Tm	Tkl	Stops	Stop Rate
1999	KC	OLB	34	23	10	1.6	3	68%	5	8%	22.0	11.0	50%
1998	KC	OLB	15	15	14	-5.3	--	100%	--	4%	2.0	2.0	100%
1997	KC	OLB	10	10	10	-6.0	--	100%	--	3%	0.0	0.0	0%

Advanced Stats vs Run

Year	Team	Pos	Plays	Stops	Dfts	Yd/Play	Rank	Stop Rate	Rank	Pct Tm
1999	KC	OLB	31	24	8	1.9	5	77%	14	77%
1998	KC	OLB	28	23	9	0.9	--	82%	0	82%
1997	KC	OLB	24	19	14	0.3	--	79%	--	79%

Penalties

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	Pen	PenYd
1999	KC	OLB	16	16	7	35
1998	KC	OLB	15	10	11	57
1997	KC	OLB	12	10	6	50
1996	KC	OLB
1995	KC	OLB
1994	KC	OLB
1993	KC	OLB
1992	KC	OLB
1991	KC	OLB
1990	KC	OLB
1989	KC	OLB

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