Dave ThomasThomas, John DavidHeight: 6-3 Weight: 248 Born: July 5, 1983 Plainview, TX High School: Frenship (Wolfforth, TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Texas | Lettered |
| 2003 | Texas | Lettered |
| 2004 | Texas | Lettered |
| 2005 | Texas | Lettered |
| Draft: 3rd round (86th overall) 2006 New England Patriots |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 New England Patriots (NFL)2006 NE NFL | 86 | TE | 15 | 3 |
| 2007 New England Patriots (NFL)2007 NE NFL | 86 | TE | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 New England Patriots (NFL)2008 NE NFL | 86 | TE | 15 | 10 |
| 2009 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2009 NO NFL | 85 | TE | 15 | 8 |
| 2010 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2010 NO NFL | 85 | TE | 13 | 8 |
| 2011 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2011 NO NFL | 85 | TE | 5 | 2 |
| 2012 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2012 NO NFL | 85 | TE | 15 | 7 |
| 7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL | 80 | 38 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/30/2006 | 2006 New England Patriots (NFL)2006 NE NFL |
| Signed | 7/24/2006 | 2006 New England Patriots (NFL)2006 NE NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 10/3/2007 | 2007 New England Patriots (NFL)2007 NE NFL |
| Traded | 9/5/2009 | 2009 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2009 NO NFL |
| Restricted Free Agent | 3/5/2010 | 2009 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2009 NO NFL |
| Signed | 4/13/2010 | 2010 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2010 NO NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 7/26/2011 | 2010 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2010 NO NFL |
| Signed | 8/2/2011 | 2011 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2011 NO NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/22/2011 | 2011 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2011 NO NFL |
| Released | 2/19/2013 | 2012 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2012 NO NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2012 NO NFL | 483 | 382 | 34.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 101 | 20.2 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 483 | 382 | 0 | 101 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 New England Patriots (NFL)2006 NE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2009 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2009 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2010 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2010 NO NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2012 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2012 NO NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 New England Patriots (NFL)2006 NE NFL | 16 | 11 | 68.8 | 159 | 14.5 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 0 |
| 2007 New England Patriots (NFL)2007 NE NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 New England Patriots (NFL)2008 NE NFL | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 93 | 10.3 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| 2009 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2009 NO NFL | 48 | 35 | 72.9 | 356 | 10.2 | 37 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 2010 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2010 NO NFL | 46 | 30 | 65.2 | 219 | 7.3 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 131 | 0 |
| 2011 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2011 NO NFL | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 16 | 3.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2012 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2012 NO NFL | 17 | 11 | 64.7 | 86 | 7.8 | 20t | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 154 | 102 | 66.2 | 938 | 9.2 | 37 | 8 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 527 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 New England Patriots (NFL)2007 NE NFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2010 NO NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 New England Patriots (NFL)2006 NE NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2009 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2010 NO NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 New England Patriots (NFL)2006 NE NFL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 New England Patriots (NFL)2008 NE NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2009 NO NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2010 NO NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2011 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2012 NO NFL | 7 | 0 | 7 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 20 | 2 | 18 | 151 | 41 | 0 | 8 |
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