Taylor Thompson (American football)
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Plano, Texas, U.S.
.jpg) Thompson with the Tennessee Titans in 2014 | |||||||||||
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| Position | Tight end | ||||||||||
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| Born | October 19, 1989 Plano, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 259 lb (117 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Prosper (Prosper, Texas) | ||||||||||
| College | Southern Methodist | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2012: 5th round, 145th overall pick | ||||||||||
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Taylor Thompson (born October 19, 1989) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Titans in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL draft. He was released during minicamps on June 18, 2015. He played college football for the SMU Mustangs.[1]
Thompson attended Prosper High School, where he was a multi-sport athlete excelling in Basketball, Baseball, Track and Football. Following his Junior year, Thompson was rated as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com. His senior year he was selected to the Texas All-State Team, both a Tight end and Defensive end. He was also selected to Dave Campbell's Super Team, ranked as the No. 1 tight end in Texas for the 2008 class, and All-Texas High School Team.[2]
College career
Under head coach June Jones, Thompson was a 4-year starter at SMU. In his Sophomore season, he was awarded honorable mention All-C-USA following the season.[2] He was selected to the First Team All-C-USA his junior and senior year.[2] Thompson is currently ranked 6th all-time at SMU for sacks recorded, with 18.
