Devante Downs
.jpg) Downs at MetLife Stadium in 2020 | |||||||||
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born | October 18, 1995 Mountlake Terrace, Washington, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 252 lb (114 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Mountlake Terrace | ||||||||
| College | California | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2018: 7th round, 225th overall pick | ||||||||
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Devante Downs (born October 18, 1995) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears.
Professional career
[edit]Minnesota Vikings
[edit]Downs was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round (225th overall) of the 2018 NFL draft.[1] He finished his rookie year with two tackles.
On August 31, 2019, Downs was waived by the Vikings and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[2][3] He was promoted to the active roster on September 14, 2019.[4] He was waived on September 24, 2019.[5]
New York Giants
[edit]On October 1, 2019, Downs was signed to the New York Giants practice squad.[6] He was promoted to the active roster on October 22, 2019.[7]
In Week 1 of the 2020 season against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night Football, Downs recovered a muffed punt by Diontae Johnson during the 26–16 loss.[8]
Downs re-signed with the Giants on March 24, 2021.[9] He was waived on August 31, 2021.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "2018 NFL Draft: Minnesota Vikings select Devante Downs". DailyNorseman.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- ^ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Initial 53-Man Roster". Vikings.com. August 31, 2019.
- ^ "Vikings Fill Initial 2019 Practice Squad". Vikings.com. September 1, 2019.
- ^ "Vikings Sign LB Devante Downs to Active Roster, Waive CB Mark Fields". Vikings.com. September 14, 2019. Archived from the original on October 5, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- ^ Peters, Craig (September 24, 2019). "Vikings Bringing Back Laquon Treadwell & Marcus Sherels". Vikings.com.
- ^ "Giants cut Bennie Fowler, TJ Jones as part of Golden Tate roster shakeup". New York Post. October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (October 22, 2019). "Giants waive TE Garrett Dickerson, sign LB Devante Downs from practice squad". Giants.com. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants - September 14th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (March 24, 2021). "Giants re-sign LB Devante Downs; played 16 games with 8 starts in '20". Giants.com. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (September 1, 2021). "New York Giants announce 53-man roster". Giants.com. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
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