Raynoch Thompson
{{Short description|American football player (born 1977)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| image =
| position = Linebacker
| number = 55
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|11|21}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| death_date =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 228
| draftyear = 2000
| draftround = 2
| draftpick = 41
| high_school = St. Augustine
(New Orleans, Louisiana)
| college = Tennessee
| teams =
- Arizona Cardinals (2000–2004)
- Greenbay Packers ({{NFL Year|2005}})*
| highlights =
- BCS national champion (1998)
- First-team All-American (1999)
- 2× First-team All-SEC (1998, 1999)
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 64
| statlabel2 = Tackles
| statvalue2 = 333
| statlabel3 = Sacks
| statvalue3 = 7.5
}}
Raynoch Joseph Thompson (born November 21, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers and was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round (45th overall) of the 2000 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2000 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2000/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He spent 5 years for the Cardinals, until they released him at the end of the 2004 season. After his time with the Cardinals, he signed with the Green Bay Packers, but they cut him before the season. He was an All-American and a Butkus Award finalist in 1997 and 1998. He was an important part of the University of Tennessee national championship team that went undefeated in 1998.{{Cite web |last=Gossett |first=Ward |date=2018-11-14 |title=Reflections of 1998: Tennessee's defense was at its best against Kentucky |url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2018/nov/14/reflections-1998-tennessees-defense-wits-best/ |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=Chattanooga Times Free Press |language=en}}
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2000 | ARI
| 11 || 9 || 52 || 36 || 16 || 0.0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2001 | ARI
| 14 || 14 || 83 || 62 || 21 || 0.5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2002 | ARI
| 16 || 16 || 110 || 77 || 33 || 3.0 || 11 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2003 | ARI
| 12 || 12 || 63 || 54 || 9 || 3.0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2004 | ARI
| 11 || 3 || 37 || 24 || 13 || 1.0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 64 | 54 | 345 | 253 | 92 | 7.5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
References
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{{1998 Tennessee Volunteers football navbox}}
{{Arizona Cardinals 2000 draft navbox}}
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Category:St. Augustine High School (New Orleans) alumni
Category:Players of American football from Los Angeles
Category:American football linebackers
Category:Tennessee Volunteers football players
Category:Arizona Cardinals players
Category:Players of American football from New Orleans
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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