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Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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Born: | Plano, Texas, U.S. | October 19, 1989||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 259 lb (117 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Prosper (Prosper, Texas) | ||||||||
College: | Southern Methodist | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2012 / Round: 5 / Pick: 145 | ||||||||
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Taylor Thompson (born October 19, 1989) is a former American football tight end for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Titans in the fifth round (pick 145 overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft. He was released during minicamps on June 18, 2015. He played college football at Southern Methodist. [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]
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