OLB · Chicago Bears
Joe Thomas
Age 35 · 185 cm (6'1") · 103 kg · Born May 6, 1991 · South Carolina State
NFL career
2014
debut year
2022
last season
9
seasons
#45
jersey
College: South Carolina State
1986 NFL Draft
Rd 9
round
#244
overall pick
DEN
drafted by
Career stats
Regular-season totals from 2015 to 2022 · 82 games.
Defense
167solo tackles
2.5sacks
1INTs
0def TDs
Stats by season
8 regular-season campaigns tracked.
Defense
| Year | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | Int | Def TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Green Bay Packers | 13 | 21 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 48 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | Green Bay Packers | 6 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Dallas Cowboys | 13 | 21 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 30 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Baltimore Ravens | 5 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Chicago Bears | 13 | 29 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Games during career · Chicago Bears
Most recent results for the franchise while Joe Thomas was on the roster (1999+ play-by-play coverage).
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
13–29 vs Vikings
2022-18 · Jan 8, 2023 · REGULAR
L
10–41 @ Lions
2022-17 · Jan 1, 2023 · REGULAR
L
13–35 vs Bills
2022-16 · Dec 24, 2022 · REGULAR
L
20–25 vs Eagles
2022-15 · Dec 18, 2022 · REGULAR
L
19–28 vs Packers
2022-13 · Dec 4, 2022 · REGULAR
L
10–31 @ Jets
2022-12 · Nov 27, 2022 · REGULAR
L
24–27 @ Falcons
2022-11 · Nov 20, 2022 · REGULAR
L
30–31 vs Lions
2022-10 · Nov 13, 2022 · REGULAR
Other "Thomas" players in NFL history
Different players, same surname — ordered by most recent.
Career badges
Retired
External profiles
South Carolina State alumni in the NFL
Other NFL players who attended South Carolina State.
Shaquan Davis
WR · 2023 · Steelers
Cobie Durant
CB · 2022 · Cowboys
Armani Taylor-Prioleau
OT · 2020 · Commanders
Alex Brown
CB · 2019 · Chiefs
Justin Evans
OT · 2018 · Cardinals
Shaquille Leonard
OLB · 2018 · Eagles
Javarius Leamon
OT · 2017 · Bengals
Antonio Hamilton
CB · 2016 · Commanders
Jalen Simmons
RB · 2016 · Cardinals
Javon Hargrave
NT · 2016 · Packers
1986 NFL Draft · Round 9 class
Other players selected in the same round.
#222
#223
#229
#231
#232
#233
Reggie Bynum
WR · BUF
#223
Tommy Barnhardt
P · TAM
#224
Kevin Starks
TE · ATL
#225
Bob Sebring
HOU
#226
Merlon Jones
NOR
#227
#228
Kent Kafentzis
STL
Bob Brotzki
OT · IND
#229
Gary Baldinger
DE · KAN
#230
Cary Whittingham
LB · CIN
#231
Lyle Pickens
DB · DET
#232
Mike Slaton
DB · MIN
#233
Clyde Simmons
DE · PHI
OLB peers of the era
Other OLBs who debuted within five seasons of Joe Thomas.
Aaron Lynch
Debut 2014 · #59 · Jaguars
Adrian Hubbard
Debut 2014 · #49 · Packers
Anthony Barr
Debut 2014 · #54 · Vikings
Christian Jones
Debut 2014 · #48 · Seahawks
Christian Kirksey
Debut 2014 · #55 · Bills
Denicos Allen
Debut 2014 · Buccaneers
Deone Bucannon
Debut 2014 · #41 · Buccaneers
Devon Kennard
Debut 2014 · Ravens
Born on May 6
Mike Donohoe
1945 · Green Bay Packers
Kerry Reardon
1949 · Kansas City Chiefs
Dennis Havig
1949 · Green Bay Packers
Joe Federspiel
1950 · Baltimore Ravens
Fred McNeill
1952 · Minnesota Vikings
Mike Reinfeldt
1953 · Houston Texans
Cedric Brown
1954 · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Louis Bullard
1956 · Seattle Seahawks