Marc-Antoine Dequoy (born September 15, 1994) is a professional

gridiron football Gridiron football,"Gridiron football"
''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Ret ...

defensive back In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the ...

for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played U Sports football for the Montreal Carabins.

Early life and high school

Dequoy grew up in Montreal on Île-Bizard and began playing organized football at the age of five. He played many positions in youth clubs but mainly safety. He attended Cégep André-Laurendeau in 2012 but did not play football, citing a lack of passion. The following year, he transferred to

Montmorency College Montmorency may refer to: Literature * Montmorency (character), the protagonist of the Montmorency series * Montmorency (novel), 2003, the first novel in the Montmorency series * Montmorency, a fictional dog in Jerome K. Jerome's novel ''Three Me ...

and played five games after trying out for the team. He did not play in 2014 due to a broken left collarbone. In 2015, Dequoy also did not play due to being ruled ineligibile.

University career

Dequoy enrolled at the University of Montreal and moved up the depth chart on the Carabins football team in 2016. He mainly played on special teams and had 9.5 tackles while appearing in five games. In 2017, Dequoy was a Quebec conference (RSEQ) all-star and a second-team all-star in U Sports after contributing 29.5 tackles and three interceptions in addition to one tackle for loss and four pass breakups in seven games. He was named RSEQ defensive player of the year in 2018. Dequoy was a USports first-team all-Canadian in 2019 after leading the team with 37.5 tackles and three interceptions in eight games. He returned an interception 85 yards for a touchdown versus

Laval Laval means ''The Valley'' in old French and is the name of: People * House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne * Laval (surname) Places Belgium * Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxem ...

in the Dunsmore Cup. During the

55th Vanier Cup The 2019 Vanier Cup, the 55th edition of the Canadian university football championship, was played on November 23, 2019 at Telus Stadium in Quebec City, Quebec.

championship loss against

Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...

in November 2019, he suffered a broken right forearm during a tackle. Dequoy was invited to the East–West Shrine Bowl but could not participate due to the injury. During his pro day, Dequoy ran a 4.35-second time in the 40-yard dash, the second-fastest for cornerbacks behind

Javelin Guidry Javelin Kajireh Guidry (born August 6, 1998) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at Utah. Early life At Cedar Park High School in Texas, Guidry won the Texas State 100 Meter Track Championship wit ...

, despite suffering from the flu.

Professional career

Green Bay Packers

After going undrafted in the

2020 NFL draft The 2020 NFL Draft was the 85th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players for the 2020 NFL season. The first round was held on April 23, followed by the second and third rounds on April 24. The d ...

, Dequoy was signed by the

Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. It ...

on April 26, 2020. He became the first Montreal player to sign with an NFL team on draft weekend and second overall, after

David Foucault David Foucault (born February 7, 1989) is a Canadian football offensive lineman for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) football for the Montreal Carabins. He has also played fo ...

in 2014. Dequoy was waived by the Packers on August 15, 2020.

Montreal Alouettes

Dequoy was selected 14th overall by the Montreal Alouettes in the

2020 CFL draft The 2020 CFL Draft took place on April 30, 2020 at 8:00 pm ET and was broadcast on TSN and RDS.. 73 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCA ...

. He signed with the Alouettes on January 4, 2021. He played in his first professional game on August 14, 2021 against the Edmonton Elks. He played in eight regular games during the 2021 season where he had one defensive tackle and eight special teams tackles. On June 23, 2022, Dequoy scored his first career professional touchdown on a 21-yard interception return on an errant Cody Fajardo pass in a game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He played and started in 17 regular season games, sitting out one due to injury, where he had 38 defensive tackles, four special teams tackles, four interceptions, one forced fumble, and one touchdown.

References

External links

Montreal Alouettes bioMontreal Carabins bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dequoy, Marc-Antoine 1994 births Living people Canadian players of American football Canadian football people from Montreal American football cornerbacks Montreal Carabins football players Green Bay Packers players Montreal Alouettes players Big Brother Canada contestants