Deionte Thompson

Safety

#22

Experience: 2 years

Height: 6-1

Age: 23

Weight: 195 lbs

College: Alabama

2020 SEASON

TCKLS

18
SCK

0
FF

0
INT

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WK	OPP	RESULT	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	PDEF	FF
17	@Rams	L 7 - 18	1	0	1	0	0	0
16	49ers	L 12 - 20	1	0	1	0	1	0
15	Eagles	W 33 - 26
14	@Giants	W 26 - 7
13	Rams	L 28 - 38	1	1	0	0	0	0
11	@Seahawks	L 21 - 28
10	Bills	W 32 - 30
9	Dolphins	L 31 - 34
3	Lions	L 23 - 26	4	4	0	0	0	0
7	Seahawks	W 37 - 34	3	3	0	0	0	0
2	Football Team	W 30 - 15
6	@Cowboys	W 38 - 10	4	3	1	0	0	0
1	@49ers	W 24 - 20
5	@Jets	W 30 - 10	4	3	1	0	1	0
4	@Panthers	L 21 - 31	9	4	5	0	1	0

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	Total	Solo	AST	SFTY	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	OPP FR
2019	Arizona Cardinals	11	2	18	14	4		0
2020	Arizona Cardinals	13	4	27	18	9		3
TOTAL		24	6	45	32	13	0	3	0	0	NaN	0	0	0

Biography

NoteCARDS:

Earned consensus first-team All-American honors in his final season with the Crimson Tide as a junior in 2018 after starting all 15 games and recording 79 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, two INTs, eight passes defensed, four forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. His four forced fumbles tied for the ninth-best total in the FBS in '18.

PRO CAREER:

Selected by the Cardinals in the fifth round (139th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft, Thompson played 11 games (two starts) during his rookie season.

NoteCARDS:

Earned consensus first-team All-American honors in his final season with the Crimson Tide as a junior in 2018 after starting all 15 games and recording 79 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, two INTs, eight passes defensed, four forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. His four forced fumbles tied for the ninth-best total in the FBS in '18.

PRO CAREER:

Selected by the Cardinals in the fifth round (139th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft, Thompson played 11 games (two starts) during his rookie season.

2019:Played 11 games (two starts) and was inactive for five contests, recording 20 tackles and a QB hit ... made his NFL debut on special teams vs. Det (9/8) ... made his first-career start in nickel formation and played 15 defensive snaps @ Bal (9/15) ... notched his first-career tackle vs. Car (9/22) ... played an expanded role on defense and registered a career-high four tackles @ Cin (10/6) ... started a SS and tallied two tackles vs. Atl (10/13) ... matched his career high with four tackles for a unit that held the Giants to 156 net passing yards @ NYG (10/20) ... matched a career high with four tackles vs. LAR (12/1).

COLLEGE:

Played 43 games (17 starts) and totaled 113 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, three INTs, 10 passes defensed, four forced fumbles and a fumble recovery at Alabama ... consensus first-team All-American and first-team All-SEC honoree with 79 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, six passes defensed, two INTs, one fumble recovery and a team-high four forced fumbles in 15 games (all starts) as a junior in 2018 ... also named a semifinalist for the Bednarik Award, presented annually to the nation's top defensive player ... played all 14 games (two starts), recording 25 tackles, one tackle for loss, a pass breakup and one INT as a sophomore in 2017 ... played 14 games and matched a team high with eight tackles on kickoff coverage during his redshirt freshman campaign in 2016 ... as a true freshman.

PERSONAL:

Attended West Orange (TX) Stark High School where he developed into one of the top safety prospects in the nation ... participated in the Under Armour All-America Game and Nike's 'The Opening' ... a consensus four-star prospect, he was a two-way impact player … had five INTs with 120 return yards and two TDs as a senior ... at receiver, caught 37 passes for 692 yards and four more scores ... honorable mention All-State as a junior ... finished his prep career with 15 INTs.