Darian Thompson
| No. 27 New York Giants | |||
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| Position: | Safety | ||
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| Date of birth: | September 22, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth: | Lancaster, California | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Weight: | 213 lb (97 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Lancaster (CA) Paraclete | ||
| College: | Boise State | ||
| NFL Draft: | 2016 / Round: 3 / Pick: 71 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
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Darian Thompson (born September 22, 1993) is an American football safety for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Boise State.
Early years
Thompson attended Paraclete High School in Lancaster, California. He played defensive back and wide receiver. For his career he had 152 tackles and 12 interceptions. As a receiver his senior year he set school records with 52 receptions for 953 yards and 13 touchdowns. Thompson was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to Boise State University to play college football.[1]
College career
After redshirting his first year at Boise State in 2011, Thompson appeared in all 13 games, with six starts, as a redshirt freshman in 2012.[2] For the season he had 43 tackles and three interceptions. As a sophomore in 2013, he started all 13 games and recorded 63 tackles and four interceptions.[3] Thompson again started all 13 games as a junior in 2014. He recorded 71 tackles and seven interceptions and was named a second team All-American by CBSSports.com.[4][5] During his senior year in 2015, Thompson tied Eric Weddle's Mountain West Conference record for career interceptions.[6] Later in the same season, in a game against UNLV, Thompson recorded his 19th interception of his career breaking the mark set by Weddle.[7]
Professional career
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2 in | 208 lb | 30 3⁄8 in | 9 1⁄8 in | 4.69 s | 4.33 s | 7.26 s | 32.5 in | 9 ft 10 in | 12 reps | 29[8] | |||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[9] | |||||||||||||||||||
Thompson was selected by the New York Giants with the 71st pick in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft.[8] He was placed on injured reserve on November 9, 2016 after suffering a foot injury in Week 3 that eventually would require surgery.[10]
References
- ↑ Rivals.com
- ↑ Boise State DB Darian Thompson Looking to Lead
- ↑ Thompson taking 2013 pass defense struggles personally
- ↑ Fiesta Bowl: Boise State's Darian Thompson getting noticed during postseason
- ↑ Thompson named CBSSports.com All-American
- ↑ BRONCO NOTEBOOK: Thompson celebrates birth of daughter, MW record-tying 18th interception
- ↑ The Fifth Quarter: Week 9 Rewind
- 1 2 Raanan, Jordan (April 30, 2016). "Why Darian Thompson could be a steal for Giants in 3rd round". NJ.com. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ↑ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles – Darian Thompson". NFL.com.
- ↑ Eisen, Michael (November 9, 2016). "Darian Thompson placed on IR; OL Adam Gettis signed". Giants.com.