Trufant attended the University of Washington, where he played for the Washington Huskies football team from 2009 to 2012. His performance earned him NFC Defensive Player of the Week. "I'm keeping my options open.". Isaiah Trufant said he and his brothers were always “a step ahead” of the other athletes in their age group in several sports. He retired in April of 2014. 16 in the nation (second in the Pac-12) in pass defense (188.9 yards allowed per game) at the end of the regular 2012 college football season. [31] He finished the 2017 season with 41 combined tackles (36 solo), 12 pass deflections, two interceptions, a sack, a fumble recovery, and a touchdown in 15 games and 15 starts. Desmond Trufant said Marcus Trufant’s experience influenced him in every way, paving the way for a similar path when he was drafted 22nd in 2013.

“He was naturally gifted, and he could do things that a lot of kids his age couldn’t do,” Trufant said. He played college football at Washington. [18], New head coach Dan Quinn retained Trufant and Alford as the starting cornerback duo.

[19] In Week 11, Trufant recorded four combined tackles, two pass deflections, and his first career sack on quarterback Matt Hasselbeck during a 21–24 loss to the Indianapolis Colts.

He started playing indoor minor league football, advancing from league to league in hopes of one day reaching the NFL. “There was a point where I was only making $200 a game in the Arena II (developmental) football league,” he said. "There's a little pressure that way, but it's not too bad," Desmond said. Marcus Trufant said although his parents had their hands full with three boys and providing for the family, they were always around to offer encouragement and motivation.

Isaiah Trufant was undrafted out of Eastern Washington in 2006. Marcus Trufant said there was a noticeable difference in Desmond Trufant’s mental game at a young age. [12] He exceeded expectations, being ranked eighth out of all cornerbacks in the league by Pro Football Focus and allowed a 53.% completion percentage and a quarterback rating of 75.2 to opposing quarterbacks in pass coverage. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Isaiah Trufant said he and his eldest brother Marcus Trufant still joke about when they saw the first glimmer of Desmond Trufant’s competitive edge. “(Isaiah) is the most athletic out of all of us, but he’s the shortest and smallest, so he was kind of overlooked,” Trufant said. “He kind of just left a blueprint for me,” Trufant said. “This was preschool or first grade and you could already see the competitive nature in him,” Isaiah Trufant said.

Trufant's younger brother, Isaiah Trufant, has also played in the NFL. “As a man, as a player, as a person — he’s definitely influenced me, and he’s shown me how to make it to this point because he obviously did it.”. "I don't really favor anybody," Trufant said. From his recognition with the UFL, Trufant was invited to work out with the New York Jets in 2010, leading him to sign with the team.

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