Tyrus Thompson
| No. 74 New Orleans Saints | |||
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth: | November 17, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth: | Germany | ||
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| Career information | |||
| High school: | Pflugerville (TX) | ||
| College: | Oklahoma | ||
| NFL draft: | 2015 / Round: 6 / Pick: 185 | ||
| Career history | |||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
| Roster status: | Practice squad | ||
| Career NFL statistics | |||
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Tyrus Thompson (born November 17, 1991) is an American football offensive tackle who is currently plays for the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at Oklahoma. He was drafted by the Vikings in the sixth round, 185th overall of the 2015 NFL Draft.
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Early years
Thompson attended Pflugerville High School in Pflugerville, Texas, where he was a two-sport star in both football and track. He was regarded as a four-star recruit and was ranked as the No. 18 offensive tackle in the nation by Scout.com, Rivals.com and ESPN.com. Overall, he was considered the No. 164 overall player by Rivals and No. 133 by PrepStar.[1] Also a standout in track & field, Thompson was one of the state's top performers in the throwing events with personal-bests of 16.96 meters (55-6.25) in the shotput and 42.58 meters (139-7) in the discus.[2]
College career
Thompson attended Oklahoma from 2010 to 2014.
Professional career
Prior to the draft, Thompson was considered one of the top prospects in his position and was projected to go in the 4-5th round.[3]
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||||
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| 6 ft 5 in | 324 lb | 5.35 s | 1.87 s | 3.08 s | 4.92 s | 29 in | 8 ft 1 in | 29 reps | |||||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine, 40-yard dash from Pro Day[4] | |||||||||||||||||||
Personal
Thompson is the son of Raymond and Yolanda Thompson. He was born in Germany while his father was stationed abroad as a paratrooper in the U.S. Army. He chose his jersey number in honor of the year his mother was born. He has two siblings Kaela Thompson and Breya Thompson [5] On May 8, 2016 the Lions waived Thompson.
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