Cornerback, Washington, 2009–12
Desmond Trufant
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′0″
- Hometown
- Tacoma, WA
- Born
- Sep 10, 1990, in Tacoma, Washington
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Desmond Trufant played cornerback at Washington (2009–12). The Atlanta Falcons took Trufant in the first round, No. 22 overall in the 2013 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
All-America: Scout.com second team 2012
Defense
| Season | Team | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Washington | 2 |
| 2010 | Washington | 1 |
| 2011 | Washington | 2 |
| 2012 | Washington | 1 |
| Career | 6 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 12 | 44 | 3 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 12 | 34 | 14 | 48 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 13 | 46 | 18 | 64 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 11 | 27 | 9 | 36 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| On file | 151 | 44 | 195 | 8.5 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 3 | 1 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Washington | 6 | CB | |
| 2010 | Washington | 6 | CB | |
| 2011 | Washington | 6 | CB | |
| 2012 | Washington | 6 | CB | 6′0″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2012 Washington 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs. Stanford | W 17–13 | 1 |
2011 Washington 2 games with an interception on file, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Eastern Washington | W 30–27 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Hawai’i | W 40–32 | 1 |
2010 Washington 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16 | vs. Oregon State | W 35–34 | 1 |
2009 Washington 2 games with an interception on file, 2 INT
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
Played in the 2013 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 16–21).
| Drill | Combine 2013 | Combine or pro day 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅝″ | |
| Weight | 190 lb | |
| Arm length | 31¼″ | |
| Hand size | 8⅝″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.38 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.50 s | |
| Vertical jump | 37½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′5″ | |
| Bench press | 16 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.67 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 3.85 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
9 seasons, 108 games with a stat; latest team: Las Vegas Raiders.
Pro Bowl: 2015
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 69 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 60 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 40 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | Atlanta Falcons | 9 | 30 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 40 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 18 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | Detroit Lions | 6 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | Las Vegas Raiders | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 108 | 358 | 6 | 14 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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