| Deionte Thompson | |
| Position: | Safety |
| Birth Date: | 11 February 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Orange, Texas, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 195 |
| College: | Alabama (2015–2018) |
| Draftyear: | 2019 |
| Draftround: | 5 |
| Draftpick: | 139 |
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| Statleague: | NFL |
| Statlabel1: | Total tackles |
| Statvalue1: | 54 |
| Statlabel2: | Sacks |
| Statlabel3: | Pass deflections |
| Statvalue3: | 3 |
| Statlabel4: | Interceptions |
| Statlabel5: | Forced fumbles |
| Statlabel6: | Fumble recoveries |
| Pfr: | ThomDe06 |
Deionte Thompson (born February 11, 1997) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Alabama.
Thompson attended West Orange-Stark High School in West Orange, Texas. During his high school career he had 15 interceptions. He committed to the University of Alabama to play college football.[1]
After redshirting his first year at Alabama in 2015, Thompson played in 14 games in 2016, recording nine tackles.[2] As a sophomore in 2017, he played in 14 games with two starts and had 25 tackles and one interception.[3] [4] Thompson took over as a starter in 2018. In 14 games he had 78 tackles and 2 interceptions.[5] After the 2018 season, Thompson decided to forgo his senior year to pursue a career in the NFL.
Thompson was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the fifth round (139th overall) of the 2019 NFL draft.[6] In his rookie season, Thompson appeared in 11 games and recorded 18 tackles.
Thompson was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 24, 2020,[7] and activated on December 3.[8]
On September 27, 2022, Thompson was waived by the Cardinals.[9]
On October 19, 2022, Thompson was signed to the practice squad of the Jacksonville Jaguars.[10] He signed a reserve/future contract on February 13, 2023.[11] He was released on May 16, 2023.[12]