NFL · Draftees

Kevin Thompson

1990 · Round 6 · Pick 162 · DB · Philadelphia Eagles

Kevin Thompson was a defensive back at Oklahoma. Philadelphia drafted him in the sixth round, 162nd overall, in 1990. Note: there is no Wikipedia article on him so this bio covers only his draft slot. Pro Football Reference has no player page for him. SoonerStats lists him on OU's roster for 1985 FR DB, 1986 FR DB, 1987 SO DB, 1988 JR DB, 1989 SR DB. His listed size in 1989 was 5-11, 193 lb. It gives his hometown as Houston, TX and his high school as Westbury. It lists his birth as April 17, 1966. Pro Football Archives lists him as a letterman at Oklahoma in 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1989. Its transaction log shows that the Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) signed and released him in 1990. Tulsa World wrote on April 24, 1990: "Thompson, a University of Oklahoma defensive back, had thought he might be picked as early as the second round of Sunday's National Football League draft."

Sources

https://soonersports.com/sports/2019/8/13/208798496 | https://soonerstats.com/football/players/details.cfm?playerid=1540 | https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/t/thom24050.html | Tulsa World, 1990-04-24, "Thompson First of Three Sooners to Be Drafted" (via NewsBank Oklahoma News Source)

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