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Desmond Trufant

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Las Vegas Raiders · CB

Desmond Trufant recorded 108 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Las Vegas Raiders, New Orleans Saints, Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons.

▶Best highlights

3.3

tackles/gm

3

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

108

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Desmond Trufant's most significant indexed performances.

Divisional Round
2017
ATLANTAFALCONS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
JAN 13, 2018

Atlanta Falcons vs Philadelphia Eagles

Divisional Round · Jan 13, 2018

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2017
ATLANTAFALCONS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
JAN 6, 2018

Atlanta Falcons vs Los Angeles Rams

Wild Card · Jan 6, 2018

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2021
LAS VEGASRAIDERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
JAN 15, 2022

Las Vegas Raiders vs Cincinnati Bengals

Wild Card · Jan 15, 2022

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2020
DETROITLIONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NOV 8, 2020

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 8, 2020

6 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2015
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
ATLANTAFALCONS
NOV 22, 2015

Indianapolis Colts vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 22, 2015

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Desmond Trufant's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 8 total tackles

Regular Season
2018
NEW YORKGIANTS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 22, 2018

New York Giants vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 22, 2018

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
2019
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
ATLANTAFALCONS
SEP 15, 2019

Philadelphia Eagles vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Sep 15, 2019

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 4 passes defended

Regular Season
2021
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
LAS VEGASRAIDERS
JAN 9, 2022

Los Angeles Chargers vs Las Vegas Raiders

Regular Season · Jan 9, 2022

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2016
ATLANTAFALCONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 3, 2016

Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 3, 2016

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 43 interception return yards

Regular Season
2017
ATLANTAFALCONS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
NOV 20, 2017

Atlanta Falcons vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Nov 20, 2017

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Desmond Trufant's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2008–2014

01
ATLTRUFANT—Desmond Trufant
ATLRYAN2Matt Ryan
ATLWHITE84Roddy White

Winning seasons become the expectation

Atlanta Falcons · Ryan and Smith stabilize Atlanta

Ryan's immediate command and a deep skill group produced five straight winning seasons and a 2012 NFC title-game appearance.

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Franchise era

2015–2020

02
ATLTRUFANT—Desmond Trufant
ATLRYAN2Matt Ryan
ATLJONES11Julio Jones

A historic offense reaches the brink

Atlanta Falcons · The explosive Super Bowl team

Ryan won MVP in Kyle Shanahan's offense and Atlanta built a 28–3 lead in Super Bowl LI before New England completed the defining comeback.

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Franchise era

2009–2020

03
DETTRUFANT—Desmond Trufant
DETSTAFFORD9Matthew Stafford
DETJOHNSON81Calvin Johnson

Spectacular talent fights organizational instability

Detroit Lions · Stafford and Calvin

Stafford and Johnson powered explosive offenses and three playoff trips, but Detroit could not turn their peak into a postseason victory.

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Franchise era

2020–present

04
LVTRUFANT—Desmond Trufant
LVCROSBY98Maxx Crosby
LVCARR4Derek Carr

A new home searches for lasting direction

Las Vegas Raiders · The Las Vegas chapter

The Raiders opened Allegiant Stadium, reached the playoffs amid turmoil and continued rebuilding around Crosby's relentless defense.

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Franchise era

2021–present

05
NOTRUFANT—Desmond Trufant
NOKAMARA41Alvin Kamara
NODAVIS56Demario Davis

Veteran continuity meets an overdue reset

New Orleans Saints · After Brees and Payton

The championship partnership ended and New Orleans began navigating the difficult transition from an aging, aggressively financed roster.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 20159 NFL seasons108 career games294 career solo tackles6 career sacksCollege: WashingtonDrafted by: ATLDraft pick: 22Jersey: 103 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 8, 2013Most recent: Jan 15, 2022

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history