DESMOND TRUFANTTrufant, DesmondHeight: 6-0 Weight: 190 Born: September 10, 1990 Tacoma, WA High School: Woodrow Wilson (Tacoma, WA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Washington | Lettered |
| 2010 | Washington | Lettered |
| 2011 | Washington | Lettered |
| 2012 | Washington | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (22nd overall) 2013 Atlanta Falcons |
| Relatives: Brother of Isaiah Trufant; brother of Marcus Trufant |
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| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2013 ATL NFL | 21 | RCB | 16 | 16 |
| 2014 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2014 ATL NFL | 21 | RCB | 16 | 16 |
| 2015 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2015 ATL NFL | 21 | RCB | 16 | 16 |
| 2016 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2016 ATL NFL | 21 | RCB | 9 | 9 |
| 2017 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2017 ATL NFL | 21 | RCB | 15 | 15 |
| 2018 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2018 ATL NFL | 21 | LCB-RCB | 16 | 16 |
| 2019 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2019 ATL NFL | 21 | RCB | 9 | 9 |
| 2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL | 23 | LCB | 6 | 6 |
| 2021 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2021 NO NFL | 31 | LCB-RCB | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 Las Vegas Raiders (NFL)2021 LV NFL | 10 | RCB | 8 | 1 |
| 2021 Year (NFL)2021 Year NFL | 10 | 1 | ||
| 9 Years (NFL)9 Years NFL | 113 | 104 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/25/2013 | 2013 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2013 ATL NFL |
| Signed | 7/24/2013 | 2013 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2013 ATL NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/29/2016 | 2016 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2016 ATL NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/10/2019 | 2019 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2019 ATL NFL |
| Released | 3/18/2020 | 2019 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2019 ATL NFL |
| Signed | 3/25/2020 | 2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/2/2020 | 2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL |
| Released | 3/17/2021 | 2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL |
| Signed | 3/20/2021 | 2021 Chicago Bears (NFL)2021 CHIB NFL |
| Released | 8/31/2021 | 2021 Chicago Bears (NFL)2021 CHIB NFL |
| Signed | 9/7/2021 | 2021 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2021 NO NFL |
| Released | 10/12/2021 | 2021 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2021 NO NFL |
| Signed | 10/20/2021 | 2021 Las Vegas Raiders (NFL)2021 LV NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/16/2022 | 2021 Las Vegas Raiders (NFL)2021 LV NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2013 ATL NFL | 1006 | 0 | 0.0 | 1000 | 96.0 | 6 | 1.3 |
| 2014 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2014 ATL NFL | 1136 | 0 | 0.0 | 1076 | 99.4 | 60 | 13.2 |
| 2015 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2015 ATL NFL | 1115 | 0 | 0.0 | 968 | 92.2 | 147 | 35.7 |
| 2016 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2016 ATL NFL | 658 | 0 | 0.0 | 591 | 53.2 | 67 | 14.1 |
| 2017 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2017 ATL NFL | 967 | 0 | 0.0 | 902 | 85.6 | 65 | 15.4 |
| 2018 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2018 ATL NFL | 1070 | 0 | 0.0 | 1059 | 97.1 | 11 | 2.5 |
| 2019 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2019 ATL NFL | 535 | 0 | 0.0 | 535 | 50.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL | 324 | 0 | 0.0 | 324 | 28.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2021 NO NFL | 58 | 0 | 0.0 | 57 | 5.1 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 2021 Las Vegas Raiders (NFL)2021 LV NFL | 186 | 0 | 0.0 | 176 | 15.2 | 10 | 2.1 |
| 2021 Year (NFL)2021 Year NFL | 244 | 0 | 233 | 11 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7055 | 0 | 6688 | 367 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2015 ATL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2017 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2017 ATL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2013 ATL NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2014 ATL NFL | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 19 | 0 |
| 2015 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2015 ATL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2016 ATL NFL | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2017 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2017 ATL NFL | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 43 | 0 |
| 2019 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2019 ATL NFL | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 16 | 0 |
| 2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 14 | 97 | 6.9 | 43 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2015 ATL NFL | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 2016 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2016 ATL NFL | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 2017 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2017 ATL NFL | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 2018 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2018 ATL NFL | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6.0 | 51.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2013 ATL NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| 2014 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2014 ATL NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| 2015 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2015 ATL NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 1 |
| 2017 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2017 ATL NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 69 | 2 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2013 ATL NFL | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| 2014 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2014 ATL NFL | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2015 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2015 ATL NFL | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2016 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2016 ATL NFL | 31 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2017 ATL NFL | 41 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2018 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2018 ATL NFL | 66 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2019 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2019 ATL NFL | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2021 NO NFL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 Las Vegas Raiders (NFL)2021 LV NFL | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 Year (NFL)2021 Year NFL | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 366 | 363 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 89 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2013 ATL NFL | 7 | 1 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2014 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2014 ATL NFL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2015 ATL NFL | 8 | 4 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2016 ATL NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 Atlanta Falcons2017 ATL NFL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2018 ATL NFL | 5 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 37 | 9 | 28 | 252 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
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