King Dunlap
Offensive tackle | |||||
Personal information | |||||
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Born: | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | September 14, 1985||||
Height: | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||
Weight: | 330 lb (150 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Brentwood Academy (Brentwood, Tennessee) | ||||
College: | Auburn | ||||
NFL draft: | 2008 / Round: 7 / Pick: 230 | ||||
Career history | |||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
King David Dunlap V (born September 14, 1985) is a former
Early years
Dunlap played high school football and basketball[1] at Brentwood Academy near Nashville, Tennessee.[2]
College career
Dunlap played college football at Auburn University. Dunlap started in place of starting left tackle Marcus McNeill in a game against Ball State in 2005 after McNeill suffered an injury. Dunlap, along with Jonathan Palmer, replaced Marcus McNeill and Troy Reddick as the starting offensive tackles for Auburn in 2006.[3] He started in all 13 games at left tackle in 2006. He was named SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week after a game against Tulane on October 21 in which he received a 99 percent offensive line grade.
Professional career
Going into his senior year in 2007, Dunlap was considered to be one of the top offensive tackle prospects in the
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Bench press | Wonderlic
| |
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6 ft 8+1⁄2 in (2.04 m) |
310 lb (141 kg) |
35+1⁄2 in (0.90 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
5.28 s | 1.81 s | 2.99 s | 5.12 s | 8.05 s | 30.0 in (0.76 m) |
21 reps | 32[6] | |
Shuttle, 3-cone and vertical values from |
Philadelphia Eagles
Dunlap was drafted by the
Dunlap played in twelve games in the 2009 season and saw significant playing time in a game against the Oakland Raiders after starting left tackle Jason Peters suffered a knee injury during the first quarter.[13][14]
Dunlap took over for Peters in Week 5 against the
On October 2, 2011, Dunlap blocked a field goal against the San Francisco 49ers. He became an unrestricted free agent following the 2011 season, but was re-signed to a one-year contract on March 30, 2012.[24]
San Diego Chargers
On March 12, 2013, Dunlap signed a two-year contract with the San Diego Chargers.[25]
In 2014, Dunlap played all 16 games and starting all of them for the first time in his career, while only allowing three sacks. He was voted by his teammates as the Chargers' Lineman of the Year in 2014.[26]
On February 20, 2015, the Chargers re-signed Dunlap to a four-year, $28 million contract.
On March 13, 2017, Dunlap was released by the Chargers.[27]
Retirement
On June 12, 2017, Dunlap announced his retirement from the NFL after nine seasons.[28][29]
Personal life
Dunlap's father, King Dunlap IV, is a former
On March 4, 2011, Dunlap was arrested and charged with reckless driving and disorderly conduct for driving his 2004 Cadillac Escalade onto the sidewalk and pulling up outside the front doors of Nashville's Bridgestone Arena, who was hosting the SEC women's basketball tournament, to pick up his father who was in a wheelchair. It was reported the police asked Dunlap to move the vehicle to the street and offered to help assist his father, but Dunlap refused and was subsequently arrested.[33]
On February 16, 2017, Dunlap was arrested in Nashville for violating a protective order against his girlfriend and causing a domestic disturbance.[34]
References
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- Sporting News. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ^ Chand, Rick (April 28, 2018). "A USC Football Player Got a Low Test Score? What?". Deadspin.com. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ^ "King Dunlap Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ "King Dunlap, DS #17 OT, Auburn". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
- ^ "2008 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ Pluta, Andrew (April 27, 2008). "Wrapping Up the Rest of the Draft". scout.com. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ^ "T.O. missing from Cowboys' minicamp". Herald-Journal. June 18, 2008. Retrieved October 15, 2010 – via Google News.
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- ^ McCaffery, Jason (October 19, 2009). "Eagles O-line dreadful in defeat". The Mercury. Retrieved October 14, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Mosley, Matt (October 13, 2010). "King Dunlap to start for Eagles". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
- ^ Patton, Steve (October 18, 2010). "King worthy of praise after first career start". Reading Eagle. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
- ^ Domowitch, Paul (October 25, 2010). "Paul Domowitch: Eagles get lost in changing of the guards". philly.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
- ^ McLane, Jeff (October 26, 2010). "Eagles Notes: Eagles' Reid says Jackson has chance to play against Colts". philly.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
- ^ Grotz, Bob (November 6, 2010). "Eagles: Jackson cleared for game". The Reporter. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
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- ^ "Jackson & Samuel officially active for Eagles". NBC Sports. December 19, 2010. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
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- NFL.com. March 30, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
- ^ Sandritter, Mark (March 12, 2013). "Chargers sign King Dunlap". SBNation.com. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ^ Henne, Ricky (December 29, 2014). "2014 Team Player Awards Announced". Chargers.com. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ^ Henne, Ricky (March 13, 2017). "Chargers Release T King Dunlap". Chargers.com. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ^ Bergman, Jeremy (June 12, 2017). "Ex-Chargers tackle King Dunlap retiring after 9 years". NFL.com. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ^ Williams, Eric D. (June 12, 2017). "King Dunlap to retire from NFL". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ^ a b "King Dunlap". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
- ^ McNair, Kirk (November 20, 2007). "Players Understood Saban's Examples". Scout.com. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ^ Arkush, Hub, ed. (2008). "King Dunlap". Pro Football Weekly. Arkush, Hub: 63.
Alabama LB Darren Mustin is the godfather to Dunlap's son, King Dunlap VI. Dunlap and his girlfriend also have a daughter, who was born in late August.
- ^ "King Dunlap drove onto arena plaza". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 5, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
- ^ Bouda, Nate (February 17, 2017). "Chargers LT King Dunlap Arrested For Suspicion Of Violating Protective Order – NFLTradeRumors.co". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved February 17, 2017.