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Everrette Thompson

Everrette Thompson

American football player and coach (born 1989)

Everrette Thompson (born December 18, 1989)[1] is an American college football coach and former defensive end. He is the co-special teams coordinator and assistant offensive line coach for California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, a position he has held since 2024. He played college football for Washington.[2] He signed with the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent following the 2012 NFL draft.[3][4] He has also coached for Phoenix College, and Northern Arizona.

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Playing career

High school school

Thompson attended John F. Kennedy Catholic High School in Burien, Washington, where he excelled as a football player.

Honors:[2]

  • Named All-American by ‘’PrepStar and ‘’Superprep magazines
  • Selected for the Offense-Defense All American Game at the end of his senior year
  • Named to the 3A All State First Team as a defensive lineman by the Associated Press
  • Named to the ‘’Seattle Times All State Team

College career

Thompson played for the University of Washington Huskies from 2008 to 2011.[2] In his freshman year (2008), he played in 11 of the Huskies 12 games, starting in the final 3 games of the season. In his sophomore year, he played in 10 of 12 games, starting in 3 of the games. In his junior year, he started in all 13 games — at defensive tackle and at defensive end. In his final year, he also started in all 13 games — three at defensive tackle and the final 10 at defensive end.[2]

Professional career

Thompson tried out for the Arizona Cardinals at their May 2012 rookie mini-camp. He remained a free agent until August 2012, when he was signed by the Cardinals.[3][4] He played in four games in August 2012.[1] He was released in 2014.[citation needed]

Coaching career

In 2015, Thompson was hired as the special teams coordinator, linebackers coach, and defensive line coach for Phoenix College.[5]

In 2018, Thompson was joined Northern Arizona as a graduate assistant.[6] The following year he was promoted to defensive line coach.[7]

In 2022, Thompson was hired as a defensive quality control coach for Cal Poly.[citation needed] In 2023, he was promoted to offensive quality control coach and special teams quality control coach.[citation needed] In 2024, he was promoted once again, this time to co-special teams coordinator and assistant offensive line coach.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    "Players: Everrette Thompson". NFL. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
  2. [2]
    "Everrette Thompson". 2011 Football Roster. Huskie Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
  3. [3]
    Root, Jess (August 5, 2012). "NFL Roster Moves: Arizona Cardinals Cut Clayson, Sign Everette Thompson". SBNation.
  4. [4]
    "Everrette Thompson, DE #72". Player Roster. Arizona Cardinals. Archived from the original on 2018-03-13. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
  5. [5]
    "NAU Football Finalizes Coaching Staff". Northern Arizona University Athletics. 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  6. [6]
    "NAU Roundup: Years of volunteering pay off for Everrette Thompson". Arizona Daily Sun. 2021-07-10. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  7. [7]
    "Years of Volunteering Pay Off for NAU's Everrette Thompson". Northern Arizona University Athletics. 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  8. [8]
    "Cal Poly Football Announces Staffing Changes for 2024". Cal Poly. Retrieved 2024-04-04.


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