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Position: | Co-special teams coordinator & assistant offensive line coach |
Personal information | |
Born: | Renton, Washington, U.S. | December 18, 1989
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Weight: | 272 lb (123 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | John F. Kennedy Catholic ( Burien, Washington) |
College: | Washington (2008–2011) |
Undrafted: | 2012 |
Career history | |
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Everrette Thompson (born December 18, 1989) [2] 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. [3] He signed with the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent following the 2012 NFL draft. [4] [5] He has also coached for Phoenix College, and Northern Arizona.
Thompson attended John F. Kennedy Catholic High School in Burien, Washington, where he excelled as a football player.
Honors: [3]
Thompson played for the University of Washington Huskies from 2008 to 2011. [3] 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. [3]
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. [4] [5] He played in four games in August 2012. [2] He was released in 2014.[ citation needed]
In 2015, Thompson was hired as the special teams coordinator, linebackers coach, and defensive line coach for Phoenix College. [6]
In 2018, Thompson was joined Northern Arizona as a graduate assistant. [7] The following year he was promoted to defensive line coach. [8]
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. [9]