Orlando Thomas
Orlando Paul Thomas
Born: October 21, 1972
Crowley, LA USA
Deceased: November 9, 2014
Position: DB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 222
College: La-Lafayette
High School: Crowley (LA)
Career: 1995-2001
Drafted: 1995 in Round 2, #42 overall by the Minnesota Vikings
Orlando Thomas played from 1995 to 2001 during his career with the Minnesota Vikings. Thomas intercepted 22 passes for 225 yards in his career.
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Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 108 | 12.0 | 45 | 1 |
| 1996 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 34 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 27 | 0 |
| 1999 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 27 | 1 |
| 2000 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 22 | 225 | 10.2 | 45 | 2 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| 2000 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 46 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 74 | 65 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 63.5 | 57 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 64.5 | 60 | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 1999 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 60.5 | 51 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2000 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 34.5 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 53 | 45 | 16 | 7 | |||||
| Totals | 396 | 350 | 92 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 45 | 2 | 6 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1995 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1997 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1999 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 11 |
| 1996 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 16 |
| 1997 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 13 |
| 1998 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 16 |
| 1999 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 12 |
| 2000 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 9 |
| 2001 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 10 |
Honors
1995 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
