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Bud Dupree

Bud Dupree
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Dupree with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2015
No. 48 Pittsburgh Steelers
Position: Outside linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1993-02-12) February 12, 1993 (age 24)
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
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-SEC (2014)
  • PFWA All-Rookie Team (2015)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016
Total tackles: 50
Sacks: 8.5
Forced fumbles: 1
Player stats at NFL.com
Total tackles: 50
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.


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