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Alvin "Bud" Dupree Jr. (born February 12, 1993) is an American professional
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for the
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of the
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(NFL). He played
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for the
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, and was selected in the first round of the
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by the
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. He has also played for the
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and
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.


Early life

Dupree attended Wilkinson County High School in
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. He was a three-year starter at
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and four-year starter at
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. As a
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, he had over 1,000 receiving yards and 10
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on offense and 62
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and 10 sacks on defense. He was also voted First-team all state by the Georgia Sports-writer Association and Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Dupree was ranked by
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as a three-star recruit. He also played
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for his high school, was on the honor roll, and a member of the Future Business Leaders of America.


College career

As a true freshman at
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in
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, Dupree played in 12 games with three starts at
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. During games against
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and Vanderbilt, he had a season high five tackles in each game. He finished the season with 21 tackles, 2.5 sacks, and one
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recovery. As a sophomore in
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, Dupree started all 12 regular season games and recorded 91 tackles, 12.5
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and 6.5 sacks. He recorded a season high 12 tackles against
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. For his sophomore season he ranked 10th in the
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(SEC) in tackles and seventh in the FBS for sacks and tackles for loss. After this season he would switch from linebacker to
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for his last two years at Kentucky. As a junior, in
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, he played in 11 games, ranking second on his team with 61 tackles, first on the team with 9.5 tackles-for-loss at
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. He also had seven sacks and two forced fumbles. Against
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, Dupree recorded a career-high 13 tackles. In the SEC he finished sixth in sacks. Dupree returned as a starter at defensive end his senior season in
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and was voted
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for the Wildcats that year. For the season he had 74 tackles, 12.5 tackles-for-loss, and eight sacks. He also started all 12 games and recorded his first career
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which he returned for a game-winning touchdown in a 45–38 win against
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. On Saturday, May 9, 2015, he graduated from the University of Kentucky with a degree in community and leadership development.


Professional career


Pre-draft

Coming out of college, Dupree was projected to be a first round draft pick by the majority of NFL analysts. He received an invitation to the
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and completed the majority of combine drills. Dupree was unable to perform the bench due to a
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injury and opted to not run the
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and
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after suffering a
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injury. On March 12, 2015, he participated at Kentucky's
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and performed very well in positional drills, the short shuttle, and three cone drills for scouts and teams representatives from 26 NFL teams.
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head coach
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,
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head coach
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, and
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head coach
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attended to scout Dupree,
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, Braylon Heard, and 15 other prospects. Analysts and scouts gave him positive reviews for his freakish athleticism, explosive burst, large frame, outstanding power and strength, ability to play zone coverage, and character. The only criticisms he received were due to his below-average instincts and lack of consistency. He was also ranked the top defensive end out of the 148 available by NFLDraftScout.com, was ranked the fourth best
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by ''
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'', the fifth best
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by NFL analyst Charles Davis, and was ranked the second best edge rusher by NFL analyst
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.


Pittsburgh Steelers


2015

The Steelers selected Dupree in the first round (22nd overall) of the
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. He was the first University of Kentucky player taken in the first round since defensive tackle
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went with the fourth overall pick to the New York Jets in the
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. He was the second linebacker selected in the draft, behind
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who was selected with the eighth overall pick. On May 15, 2015, the Steelers signed Dupree to a four-year contract worth $9.22 million with $8.63 million guaranteed and a
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of $4.97 million. He began his rookie season as the backup left outside linebacker behind veteran Arthur Moats. Dupree made his professional regular season debut in the Steelers' regular-season opener against the
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and finished the 28–21 loss with two solo tackles and sacked
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. The next game, he made a season-high four combined tackles and a sack during the Steelers' 43–18 victory over the
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. On November 29, 2015, he made his first career start against the
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and made one solo tackle. He finished his
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season with 26 combined tackles, four sacks, and a pass deflection while playing in all 16 regular-season games and five starts.


2016

Dupree was named the starting left outside linebacker ahead of Moats to begin the 2016 regular season. On September 4, 2016, Dupree was placed on
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after suffering a
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injury. He was activated off injured reserve on November 19, 2016, prior to Week 11. He played in his first game of the season the following game. On November 24, 2016, he recorded two solo tackles in a 28–7 victory at the
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. On December 11, 2016, he made his first start of the season and recorded a career-high five solo tackles, an assisted tackle, and sacked Bills' quarterback
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2.5 times during a 27–20 victory over the
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.


2017

Head coach
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named Dupree the left outside linebacker to begin the season, opposite
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. Dupree was unable to play in the season-opener against the
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due to a shoulder injury. On September 17, 2017, he made his season-debut and collected two combined tackles, deflected a pass, and sacked Vikings quarterback
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during a 26–9 victory. In Week 4, Dupree recorded four solo tackles and sacked
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, as the Steelers defeated the
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26–9.


2018

On April 23, 2018, the Steelers picked up the fifth-year option on Dupree's contract worth $9.23 million On September 24, Dupree intercepted his first career pass off
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, and returned it for a touchdown. Dupree finished the 2018 season with 42 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 3 passes defended, and 1 interception returned for a touchdown. He received an overall grade of 60.5 from
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in 2018, which ranked as the 78th highest grade among all qualifying edge defenders.


2019

In week 4 against the
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, Dupree forced a fumble off
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in the 27–3 win. In week 9 against the
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, Dupree recorded two sacks on
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, one of which was a strip sacked that he forced and recovered, in the 26–24 win, earning AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors. In week 12 against the Cincinnati Bengals, Dupree recorded a strip sack on Ryan Finley and recovered the football in the 16–10 win. In the following week's game against the
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, Dupree sacked
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1.5 times, one of which included another strip sack that was recovered by Cam Heyward, in the 20–13 win. Dupree had a career year in 2019 recording 11.5 sacks, 4 forced fumbles, and 68 combined tackles.


2020

The Steelers placed the
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on Dupree on March 16, 2020. He signed the one-year tender on April 23, 2020. In Week 2 against the
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, Dupree recorded his first sack of the season on
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during the 26–21 win. Dupree's sack forced Lock to fumble the football and it was recovered by the Steelers. In week 12, against the
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, Dupree tore his ACL and was placed on season-ending injured reserve the following day.


Tennessee Titans

Dupree signed a five-year, $82.5 million contract with the
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on March 19, 2021. Heading into training camp, Dupree was placed on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list on July 24, 2021. He was activated off the list on August 6, 2021, playing in his first practice the same day. He suffered an abdominal injury in Week 10 and was placed on injured reserve on November 20, 2021. He was activated on December 18. In the 2022 season, Dupree recorded four sacks, 18 total tackles (ten solo), one forced fumble, and two fumble recoveries. The Titans released Dupree on March 16, 2023.


Atlanta Falcons

On April 14, 2023, Dupree signed with the
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. He started 16 games and tied for the team-lead with 6.5 sacks.


Los Angeles Chargers

On May 11, 2024, Dupree signed a two-year, $6 million contract with the
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. On June 4, 2025, Dupree signed a one-year, $6 million contract extension with the Chargers.


NFL career statistics


Personal life

Dupree was raised in Toomsboro, Georgia. His father is Alvin Dupree Sr. and his mother is Sophia Stephens. He is also an avid dog lover. The nickname "Bud" was given to him by his godmother. She said while his mother was pregnant with him she had a dream of people calling him Bud and him playing football. In the early hours of February 18, 2022, Dupree turned himself in to police after being cited for
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charges for an attack against an employee at a
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after a game against the
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. Before fleeing the scene, Dupree grabbed the employee and later tried to take his phone. Allegedly, Dupree had been "heckled and threatened" before the incident occurred. A court hearing was scheduled for a later date.


References


External links


Los Angeles Chargers bio

Kentucky Wildcats bio
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