Devante Downs

Devante Downs (born October 18, 1995) is an American football inside linebacker for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at California.

Devante Downs
Downs at MetLife Stadium in 2020
No. 52 – New York Giants
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1995-10-18) October 18, 1995
Mountlake Terrace, Washington
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:252 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school:Mountlake Terrace
(Mountlake Terrace, Washington)
College:California
NFL Draft:2018 / Round: 7 / Pick: 225
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2020
Total tackles:37
Sacks:0.0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:1
Interceptions:0
Pass deflections:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Professional career

Minnesota Vikings

Downs was drafted 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

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]

References
  1. "2018 NFL Draft: Minnesota Vikings select Devante Downs". DailyNorseman.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  2. "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Initial 53-Man Roster". Vikings.com. August 31, 2019.
  3. "Vikings Fill Initial 2019 Practice Squad". Vikings.com. September 1, 2019.
  4. "Vikings Sign LB Devante Downs to Active Roster, Waive CB Mark Fields". Vikings.com. September 14, 2019.
  5. Peters, Craig (September 24, 2019). "Vikings Bringing Back Laquon Treadwell & Marcus Sherels". Vikings.com.
  6. "Giants cut Bennie Fowler, TJ Jones as part of Golden Tate roster shakeup". New York Post. October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  7. Eisen, Michael (October 22, 2019). "Giants waive TE Garrett Dickerson, sign LB Devante Downs from practice squad". Giants.com.
  8. "Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants - September 14th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2020.


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