Donte Deayon
Donte Deayon (born January 28, 1994) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at Boise State, and was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2016.
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Personal information | |||||||||
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Born: | Rialto, California | January 28, 1994||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 159 lb (72 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Summit (Fontana, California) | ||||||||
College: | Boise State | ||||||||
Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2021 | |||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
College career
Deayon played college football for the Boise State Broncos, as a 150-pound cornerback. He was named to the All-Mountain West Second Team for three straight seasons.[1]
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 8+7⁄8 in (1.75 m) |
158 lb (72 kg) |
29+3⁄8 in (0.75 m) |
8+1⁄2 in (0.22 m) | 4.57 s | 1.61 s | 2.64 s | 4.20 s | 6.78 s | 37.5 in (0.95 m) | 10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) | 12 reps | |
All values from Pro Day[2] |
New York Giants
Deayon signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent on May 6, 2016.[3] He was waived on September 3, 2016 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[4][5] He was released on October 13, 2016. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Giants on January 9, 2017.
On September 2, 2017, Deayon was waived by the Giants and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[6][7] He was promoted to the active roster on October 12, 2017.[8] He was placed on injured reserve on November 27, 2017 after suffering a fractured forearm.[9]
On October 16, 2018, Deayon was waived by the Giants to make room for wide receiver Bennie Fowler.[10]
Los Angeles Rams
On December 12, 2018, Deayon was signed to the Los Angeles Rams practice squad.[11]
Deayon signed a reserve/future contract with the Rams on February 6, 2019.[12] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019,[13] but was re-signed the next day to the Rams' practice squad.[14] He was promoted to the active roster on November 13, 2019.[15]
On March 30, 2020, Deayon was re-signed to a one-year contract.[16] On September 5, 2020, Deayon was released from the Rams and signed to the practice squad the next day.[17] He was placed on the practice squad/injured list on October 28,[18] and restored back to the practice squad on November 25.[19] He was elevated to the active roster on January 15, 2021, for the team's divisional playoff game against the Green Bay Packers, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[20] On January 18, 2021, Deayon signed a reserve/futures contract with the Rams.[21]
On August 31, 2021, Deayon was waived by the Rams and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[22] He was promoted to the active roster on October 19, 2021.[23] Deayon won Super Bowl LVI when the Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals.[24]
References
- "Former Summit star Deayon signs with N.Y. Giants in NFL". Fontana Herald News.
- "Donte Deayon, Boise State, CB, 2016 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- Eisen, Michael (May 6, 2016). "Giants sign four draft picks & 14 undrafted free agents". Giants.com. Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
- Eisen, Michael (September 3, 2016). "New York Giants announce 20 roster moves". Giants.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
- Eisen, Michael (September 4, 2016). "Giants announce practice squad; claim DT Robert Thomas". Giants.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
- Eisen, Michael (September 2, 2017). "New York Giants announce 2017 53-man roster". Giants.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2017.
- Eisen, Michael (September 3, 2017). "Giants sign eight players to practice squad". Giants.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2017.
- Eisen, Michael (October 12, 2017). "Giants call up Donte Deayon to fill DRC's roster spot". Giants.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- Eisen, Michael (November 27, 2017). "Giants place OL Fluker, CB Deayon, LB Grant, and LB Skinner on IR". Giants.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017.
- Eisen, Michael (October 16, 2018). "Giants sign WR Bennie Fowler, waive CB Donte Deayon among roster moves". Giants.com.
- "Rams Signing CB Donte Deayon To Practice Squad". NFL Trade Rumors. December 12, 2018.
- Simmons, Myles (February 6, 2019). "Rams sign four players to free agent contracts". TheRams.com.
- Han, Jamie (August 31, 2019). "Rams trim roster down to 53 players". TheRams.com. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- Han, Jamie (September 1, 2019). "Rams sign 10 practice squad players". TheRams.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
- "Rams promote OL Chandler Brewer and CB Donte Deayon from practice squad". The Rams Wire. USA Today. November 13, 2019.
- Williams, Charean (March 30, 2020). "Donte Deayon re-signs with Rams". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- Arthur, Kenneth (September 5, 2020). "Rams waive 2 Hard Knocks favorites". Turf Show Times. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- DaSilva, Cameron (October 28, 2020). "Rams put Burgess on IR and designate Noteboom to return, among other roster moves". USAToday.com. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- "Donte Deayon: Restored to practice squad". CBSSports.com. November 25, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- Simmons, Myles (January 15, 2021). "Rams elevate Bryce Perkins, Donte Deayon from practice squad". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- DaSilva, Cameron (January 18, 2021). "Rams sign QB Bryce Perkins, 13 others to futures contracts". Rams Wire. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- Jackson, Stu (September 1, 2021). "Rams sign 14 players to practice squad". TheRams.com.
- "Rams fill roster holes, replacing Jake Funk and Johnny Mundt following injuries". Turf Show Times. SB Nation. October 19, 2021.
- Schwartz, Paul (February 13, 2021). "LA Rams defeat Cincinnati Bengals to win Super Bowl 2022". nypost.com.
External links
Media related to Donte Deayon at Wikimedia Commons