Fred Thomas (cornerback)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1973)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Fred Thomas
| number = 22
| position = Cornerback
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|9|11}}
| birth_place = Bruce, Mississippi, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 9
| weight_lb = 185
| college = UT Martin
| draftyear = 1996
| draftround = 2
| draftpick = 47
| pastteams =
- Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|1996|1999}})
- New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|2000|2007}})
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 523
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 5.0
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 9
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 7
| statlabel5 = Interceptions
| statvalue5 = 13
| statlabel6 = Touchdowns
| statvalue6 = 1
| pfr = ThomFr20
}}
Frederick L. Thomas (born September 11, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the 1996 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1996 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1996/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played college football for the UT Martin Skyhawks.
Thomas also played for the New Orleans Saints.
College career
Thomas originally played college football for Northwest Mississippi Community College during the 1992–1993 seasons. He then transferred to Ole Miss, again transferred to the University of Tennessee at Martin, and again transferred to the Mississippi Valley State.
Professional career
=Seattle Seahawks=
Thomas played for the Seattle Seahawks from 1996 to 1999.
=New Orleans Saints=
Thomas signed with the New Orleans Saints before the 2000 season. He played for them until 2007. He finished his Saints career with 13 interceptions and 5 sacks. His best seasons came in 2002 and 2003. In 2002, he recorded 1 Sack, 5 INT, 14 PD, and 91 tackles. In 2003, he recorded 1 Sack, 4 INT, 22 PD, and 85 Tackles.
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="4"| Tackles !colspan="4"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 1996 | SEA
| 15 || 0 || 5 || 4 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1997 | SEA
| 16 || 3 || 28 || 24 || 4 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | SEA
| 15 || 2 || 39 || 32 || 7 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1999 | SEA
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | NOR
| 11 || 0 || 23 || 23 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2001 | NOR
| 16 || 16 || 68 || 55 || 13 || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | NOR
| 15 || 14 || 83 || 71 || 12 || 1.0 || 5 || 80 || 0 || 43 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | NOR
| 16 || 14 || 85 || 74 || 11 || 1.0 || 4 || 47 || 0 || 20 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | NOR
| 15 || 7 || 48 || 46 || 2 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2005 | NOR
| 16 || 11 || 80 || 61 || 19 || 3.0 || 2 || 4 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2006 | NOR
| 13 || 13 || 57 || 50 || 7 || 0.0 || 1 || 9 || 0 || 9 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2007 | NOR
| 7 || 0 || 7 || 7 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 156 | 80 | 523 | 447 | 76 | 5.0 | 13 | 140 | 0 | 43 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
=Playoffs=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="4"| Tackles !colspan="4"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2000 | NOR
| 2 || 1 || 8 || 6 || 2 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2006 | NOR
| 2 || 2 || 5 || 4 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
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{{Seahawks1996DraftPicks}}
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Category:People from Bruce, Mississippi
Category:Players of American football from Mississippi
Category:American football cornerbacks
Category:Northwest Mississippi Rangers football players
Category:Ole Miss Rebels football players
Category:UT Martin Skyhawks football players