Desmond Trufant
Trufant in 2015
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| No. 21 Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | September 10, 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Tacoma, Washington | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Tacoma (WA) Woodrow Wilson | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Washington | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2013 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||||||||||
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| Total tackles: | 204 |
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| Sacks: | 3.0 |
| Pass deflections: | 48 |
| Forced fumbles: | 3 |
| Interceptions: | 7 |
| Defensive touchdowns: | 1 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Desmond Trufant (born September 10, 1990) is an American football cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Falcons in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Washington.
Trufant attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Tacoma, Washington. He was named first-team all-state by the Seattle Times following his senior season, and also earned a spot on the Seattle Times preseason all-state team. He was named to the All-Narrows League first team as both a running back and cornerback as a senior, after posting 47 tackles and eight interceptions as a junior, when he was an All-Narrows League first-team cornerback.
He was also a standout long jumper and triple jumper on the Rams' track team, and took second place in the Class 4A state track meet in the triple jump (46 feet, 5.75 inches) and 11th in the long jump (21 feet, 2.25 inches) as a junior in 2008. He also played basketball at Wilson, earning second-team all-league as a junior.
Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was rated the 56th best cornerback in the nation. He accepted a scholarship to Washington over offers from Arizona State, Oregon and Washington State, brother Marcus' alma mater.
Trufant attended the University of Washington, where he played for the Washington Huskies football team from 2009 to 2012. As a senior, he was a first-team All-Pac-12 Conference selection. The Huskies were ranked No.16 in the nation (second in the Pac-12) in pass defense (188.9 yards allowed per game) at the end of the regular 2012 college football season.
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