Dupree with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2015
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No. 48 Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||
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Position: | Outside linebacker | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | February 12, 1993 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Macon, Georgia | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 269 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Irwinton (GA) Wilkinson Co. | ||||||||
College: | Kentucky | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||
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Total tackles: | 50 |
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Sacks: | 8.5 |
Forced fumbles: | 1 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Alvin "Bud" Dupree Jr. (born February 12, 1993) is an American football outside linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Kentucky, and was drafted in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft by the Steelers.
Dupree attended Wilkinson County High School in Irwinton, Georgia. He was a three-year starter at defensive end and four-year starter at tight end. As a senior, he had over 1,000 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns on offense and 62 tackles and 10 sacks on defense. He was also voted First-team all state by the Georgia Sports-writer Association and Atlanta Georgia Constitution. Dupree was ranked by Rivals.com as a three-star recruit. He also played basketball for his high school, was on the honor roll, and a member of the Future Business Leaders of America.
As a true freshman at University of Kentucky in 2011, Dupree played in 12 games with three starts at linebacker. During games against Georgia and Vanderbilt, he had a season high five tackles in each game. He finished the season with 21 tackles, 2.5 sacks, and one fumble recovery.