Deionte Thompson
{{Short description|American football player (born 1997)}}
{{for|the wide receiver|Deonte Thompson}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
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| caption = Thompson in 2012
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| position = Safety
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|2|11}}
| birth_place = Orange, Texas, U.S.
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 195
| high_school = West Orange-Stark {{nowrap|(Orange, Texas)}}
| college = Alabama (2015–2018)
| draftyear = 2019
| draftround = 5
| draftpick = 139
| pastteams =
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2019}}–{{NFL Year|2022}})
- Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2022}})*
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| highlights =
- 2× CFP national champion (2015, 2017)
- Consensus All-American (2018)
- First-team All-SEC (2018)
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| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 54
| statlabel2 = Sacks
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| statvalue3 = 3
| statlabel4 = Interceptions
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| pfr = ThomDe06
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Deionte Thompson (born February 11, 1997) is an American professional football safety. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Early life
Thompson attended West Orange-Stark High School in West Orange, Texas.{{cite web | last=Wade | first=Van | title=West Orange-Stark great Deionte Thompson joins NFL practice squad | website=Orange Leader | date=2022-10-19 | url=https://www.orangeleader.com/2022/10/19/jacksonville-jaguars-sign-former-wo-s-great-deionte-thompson-to-their-practice-squad/ | access-date=2024-11-27}} During his high school career he had 15 interceptions. He committed to the University of Alabama to play college football.{{Cite web |last=Zaleon |first=Avi |date=February 25, 2013 |title=WO-S's Deionte Thompson commits to Alabama |url=https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/hs/article/WO-S-s-Deionte-Thompson-commits-to-Alabama-4306694.php |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=Beaumont Enterprise}}
College career
After redshirting his first year at Alabama in 2015, Thompson played in 14 games in 2016, recording nine tackles.{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=David |date=January 11, 2016 |title=Ex-West Orange-Stark star Deionte Thompson looks forward to next season with Alabama |url=https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/hs/article/Ex-West-Orange-Stark-star-Deionte-Thompson-looks-6750759.php |website=Beaumont Enterprise}} As a sophomore in 2017, he played in 14 games with two starts and had 25 tackles and one interception.{{Cite web |last=Marq Burnett |first=SEC Country |title=Alabama football: Deionte Thompson emerging as leader for young secondary |url=https://www.journal-news.com/sports/college/alabama-football-deionte-thompson-emerging-leader-for-young-secondary/MlP909zIZShSHEeFMDYnWM/ |website=journal-news |access-date=September 27, 2018 |archive-date=September 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927050536/https://www.journal-news.com/sports/college/alabama-football-deionte-thompson-emerging-leader-for-young-secondary/MlP909zIZShSHEeFMDYnWM/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web | last=Paschall | first=David | title=Deionte Thompson now veteran of Alabama secondary | website=Chattanooga Times Free Press | date=2018-08-11 | url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2018/aug/11/deionte-thompsnow-veteralabamsecondary/ | access-date=2024-07-22}} Thompson took over as a starter in 2018. In 14 games he had 78 tackles and 2 interceptions.{{cite web | last=Suttles | first=Aaron | title=Patience pays off as Deionte Thompson proves he’s ready for his moment | website=The Athletic | date=2018-09-13 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/521789/2018/09/13/deionte-thompson-patience-alabama-safety-leader-defense/ | access-date=2024-07-22}} After the 2018 season, Thompson decided to forgo his senior year to pursue a career in the NFL.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
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| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |title=Deionte Thompson Combine Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/deionte-thompson?id=32195448-4f48-0961-8988-c71f3d6e032d |access-date=March 12, 2020 |website=NFL.com}}
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=Arizona Cardinals=
Thompson was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the fifth round (139th overall) of the 2019 NFL draft.{{cite web | last=Cox | first=Seth | title=Arizona Cardinals take Deionte Thompson of Alabama in the fifth round | website=Revenge of the Birds | date=2019-04-27 | url=https://www.revengeofthebirds.com/2019/4/27/18520091/az-arizona-cardinals-take-deionte-thompson-of-alabama-in-the-fifth-round | access-date=2024-07-22}} In his rookie season, Thompson appeared in 11 games and recorded 18 tackles.{{Cite web |title=Deionte Thompson 2019 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/ThomDe06/gamelog/2019/ |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
Thompson was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 24, 2020,{{Cite news |last=Urban, Darren |date=November 24, 2020 |title=Cardinals Place Deionte Thompson On COVID Reserve List |work=AZCardinals.com |url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cardinals-place-deionte-thompson-on-covid-reserve-list |access-date=December 29, 2020}} and activated on December 3.{{Cite news |last=Urban, Darren |date=December 3, 2020 |title=Deionte Thompson Activated From COVID List |work=AZCardinals.com |url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/deionte-thompson-activated-from-covid-list |access-date=December 29, 2020}}
On September 27, 2022, Thompson was waived by the Cardinals.{{cite web|title=Cardinals Sign Jesse Luketa From Practice Squad, Cut Deionte Thompson|url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cardinals-sign-jesse-luketa-from-practice-squad-cut-deionte-thompson|author=Urban, Darren|website=AZCardinals.com|date=September 27, 2022}}
=Jacksonville Jaguars=
On October 19, 2022, Thompson was signed to the practice squad of the Jacksonville Jaguars.{{Cite web |date=October 19, 2022 |title=Roster Moves: Jaguars sign S Deionte Thompson to the practice squad |url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/roster-moves-jaguars-sign-s-deionte-thompson-to-the-practice-squad |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=Jaguars.com}} He signed a reserve/future contract on February 13, 2023.{{Cite web |date=February 13, 2023 |title=Roster Moves: The Jacksonville Jaguars Have Signed the Following Players to Reserve/Future Contracts |url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/roster-moves-the-jacksonville-jaguars-have-signed-the-following-players-to-reser |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=Jaguars.com}} He was released on May 16, 2023.{{Cite web |date=May 16, 2023 |title=Roster Moves: Jaguars Sign TE Sammis Reyes, Release S Deionte Thompson |url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/roster-moves-jaguars-sign-te-sammis-reyes-release-s-deionte-thompson |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=Jaguars.com}}
References
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External links
- [https://rolltide.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4680 Alabama Crimson Tide bio]
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{{2018 NCAA Division I FBS College Football Consensus All-Americans}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Orange, Texas
Category:Players of American football from Texas
Category:American football safeties
Category:Alabama Crimson Tide football players
Category:All-American college football players