Desmond
Trufant.
Desmond
Trufant.
Washington· 6'0"· 190 lb· 4.38s 40
Fangio's Cover-3 match and Cover-2 principles that rely on cornerbacks running up the seam with receivers and playing both man and zone effectively.
Immediate starter as a Boundary CB with the capability to play press or off, and eventually develop into a Pro Bowl caliber lockdown corner.
Pure man-to-man aggressive schemes where he is consistently isolated on the opposing team's top receiver without safety help, especially against larger, more physical wideouts.
His athleticism and versatility make him a strong fit for schemes that demand multi-faceted cornerbacks who can excel in both man and zone coverage.
Selected #22 overall in Round 1 of the 2013 NFL Draft by Atlanta Falcons out of Washington.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.38sp50
- Vertical
- 37.5inp50
- Broad jump
- 125inp50
- Three-cone
- —s
- Shuttle
- 3.85sp50
- Bench
- 16repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Washington | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Washington | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Washington | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Washington | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Desmond Trufant played seven seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, becoming a starting cornerback and earning a Pro Bowl selection in 2017. He later played for the Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears, and New Orleans Saints, though injuries limited his later career impact.