Marcus Trufant

Marcus Trufant
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Trufant with the Seattle Seahawks in 2010
No. 23
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1980-12-25) December 25, 1980 (age 44)
Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:Woodrow Wilson (Tacoma, Washington)
College:Washington State
NFL draft:2003 / round: 1 / pick: 11
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:644
Sacks:2.0
Forced fumbles:5
Fumble recoveries:6
Interceptions:21
Defensive touchdowns:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Marcus Lavon Trufant[1] (born December 25, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons. He played college football for Washington State Cougars, and was chosen by the Seattle Seahawks 11th overall in the 2003 NFL draft.

From 2010 to 2012, Trufant helped mentor the young Seahawks secondary that became known as the Legion of Boom.

Early life

A native of Tacoma, Washington, Trufant attended McCarver Elementary School and Truman Middle School. While attending Wilson High School in Tacoma, Trufant lettered in three varsity sports: football, basketball and track, capturing ninth at the State track meet in triple jump, with a leap of 14.50 meters. He was the team captain for two teams as a senior. As a junior, was Offensive Player of the Year in football and Mr. Defense in basketball. As a senior, he was named All-State by the Associated Press, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Washington Prep Report. Named Washington AAAA player of the year by The News Tribune as well as the Seattle PI and The Seattle Times All-League, All-Area and All-State teams. Lost the State AAAA championship as a senior and scored 30 TD and rushed for 1,800 yards on offense while recording 48 tackles and 8 interceptions on defense.

College career

Trufant attended Washington State University after being recruited by then-Washington State Cougars football head coach Mike Price. He started for all four years for the Cougars and was a member of the 2003 Rose Bowl team that lost to the Oklahoma Sooners in his senior year. He did not allow a single touchdown against him for his last two years there. As a freshman in 1999, he was a freshman All-Pac-10 selection.

Awards and honors

  • Pac-10 All-Freshman (1999)
  • Honorable mention All-Pac-10 (2001)
  • First-team All-Pac-10 (2002)
  • Second-team AP All-American (2002)

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
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
5 ft 11+1⁄8 in
(1.81 m) 		199 lb
(90 kg) 		30+3⁄4 in
(0.78 m) 		8+1⁄4 in
(0.21 m)		 4.38[2] s 1.56 s 2.59 s 4.32 s 6.87 s 39 in
(0.99 m)		 10 ft 7 in
(3.23 m)		 11 reps
All values from NFL Combine[3][4]

Seattle Seahawks

Trufant with the Seahawks in 2009

Trufant was selected by the Seattle Seahawks with the 11th overall pick in the 2003 NFL draft.[5] Coming from Tacoma and graduating from Washington State University, Trufant is considered a hometown favorite. In 2007 Trufant played a big part in the Seahawks defense, intercepting a career-high 7 passes and returning one for an 84-yard touchdown. He also deflected 15 passes and made 85 tackles, and was voted into the 2008 Pro Bowl in Hawaii.[6][7] On February 21, 2008, the Seahawks placed their franchise tag on Trufant, tendering him with a one-year $9.465 million deal.[8]

On March 26, 2008, the Seahawks signed Trufant to a new six-year, $50.2 million deal with a $10 million signing bonus.[9]

On October 17, 2011, Trufant was placed on injured reserve with a bruised sacrum, ending his season. The Seahawks released Trufant on March 8, 2012,[10] but re-signed him one month and one day later on April 9, 2012, to a one-year contract.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On May 7, 2013, Trufant signed a contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars, reuniting him with his former defensive coordinator Gus Bradley.[11] Trufant, Matt Hasselbeck and Leroy Hill were the last remaining players from the Seahawks' 2005 NFC championship season.[12] He was released on August 30, 2013.

Retirement

On April 23, 2014, Trufant signed a one-day contract so that he could retire as a Seattle Seahawk.[13]

NFL statistics

Year Team GP COMB TOTAL AST SACK FF FR FR YDS INT IR YDS AVG IR LNG TD PD
2003 SEA 16 83 74 9 0.0 0 1 0 2 21 11 15 0 19
2004 SEA 16 96 86 10 1.0 0 0 0 5 141 28 58 0 20
2005 SEA 15 64 55 9 1.0 1 0 0 1 7 7 7 0 14
2006 SEA 15 68 60 8 0.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11
2007 SEA 16 85 78 7 0.0 0 0 0 7 150 21 84 1 15
2008 SEA 16 64 60 4 0.0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 13
2009 SEA 10 49 43 6 0.0 0 0 0 2 4 2 4 0 6
2010 SEA 16 80 65 15 0.0 1 2 0 1 32 32 32 1 8
2011 SEA 4 23 20 3 0.0 0 0 0 1 15 15 15 0 3
2012 SEA 12 34 24 10 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Career 136 646 565 81 2.0 5 6 0 21 370 18 84 2 111

Key

  • GP: games played
  • COMB: combined tackles
  • TOTAL: total tackles
  • AST: assisted tackles
  • SACK: sacks
  • FF: forced fumbles
  • FR: fumble recoveries
  • FR YDS: fumble return yards
  • INT: interceptions
  • IR YDS: interception return yards
  • AVG IR: average interception return
  • LNG: longest interception return
  • TD: interceptions returned for touchdown
  • PD: passes defensed

Personal life

Trufant's younger brother, Isaiah Trufant, has also played in the NFL.

His youngest brother, Desmond, was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2013 NFL draft.[14] He started at the cornerback position as a true freshman for the University of Washington in 2009 and remained a starter through his senior year in 2012.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Marcus Trufant Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  2. ^ Patton, Andy (February 27, 2018). "At NFL combine, 40-yard dash is center stage". Seahawks Wire. USA Today. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "Marcus Trufant, Combine Results, CB - Washington State". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "Marcus Trufant Relative Athletic Score". ras.football. June 13, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  5. ^ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "Marcus Trufant 2007 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  7. ^ "2007 NFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  8. ^ Clayton, John (February 21, 2008). "CB Trufant gets franchised by the Seahawks". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  9. ^ Clayton, John (March 26, 2008). "Seahawks, Trufant agree on six-year, $50.2M deal". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  10. ^ "Trufant Released". Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  11. ^ Oehser, John (May 7, 2013). "Jaguars sign CB Marcus Trufant". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  12. ^ Condotta, Bob (May 7, 2013). "Marcus Trufant signs with Jacksonville". Seahawks Blog. SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  13. ^ Jayson, Jenks (April 24, 2014). "Marcus Trufant officially retires as a Seahawk". seattletimes.com. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  14. ^ "University of Washington - Official Athletic Site :: Football". Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved February 5, 2009.
  15. ^ "University of Washington - Official Athletic Site :: Football". Archived from the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved February 5, 2009.

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