Donte Deayon


Donte Deayon is an American football cornerback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League. He played college football at Boise State, and was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2016.

College career

Deayon played college football for the Boise State Broncos, as a 150-pound cornerback. He was named to the All-Mountain West Second Team for three straight seasons.

Professional career

New York Giants

Deayon signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent on May 6, 2016. He was waived on September 3, 2016 and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was released on October 13, 2016. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Giants on January 9, 2017.
On September 2, 2017, Deayon was waived by the Giants and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on October 12, 2017. He was placed on injured reserve on November 27, 2017 after suffering a fractured forearm.
On October 16, 2018, Deayon was waived by the Giants to make room for wide receiver Bennie Fowler.

Los Angeles Rams

On December 12, 2018, Deayon was signed to the Los Angeles Rams practice squad.
Deayon signed a reserve/future contract with the Rams on February 6, 2019. He was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019, but was re-signed the next day to the Rams' practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on November 13, 2019.
On March 30, 2020, Deayon was re-signed to a one-year contract.