Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Darian Thompson was born on September 22nd, 1993, in Landcaster, California. He is a free safety for the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL. 

Thompson attended Paraclete High School in Lancaster, California. He played defensive back and wide receiver. For his career he had 152 tackles and 12 interceptions.

As a receiver his senior year he set school records with 52 receptions for 953 yards and 13 touchdowns. Thompson was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to Boise State University to play college football.

After redshirting his first year at Boise State in 2011, Thompson appeared in all 13 games, with six starts, as a redshirt freshman in 2012. For the season he had 43 tackles and three interceptions.

As a sophomore in 2013, he started all 13 games and recorded 63 tackles and four interceptions.

Thompson again started all 13 games as a junior in 2014. He recorded 71 tackles and seven interceptions and was named a second team All-American by CBSSports.com.

During his senior year in 2015, Thompson tied Eric Weddle's Mountain West Conference record for career interceptions. Later in the same season, in a game against UNLV, Thompson recorded his 19th interception of his career breaking the mark set by Weddle.

The New York Giants selected Thompson in the third round (71st overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft. Thompson was the sixth safety drafted in 2016.