Malachi Dupre

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Malachi Dupre
John Curtis Christian
(River Ridge, Louisiana)
College:LSU
NFL draft:2017 / Round: 7 / Pick: 247
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Malachi Dupre (born October 12, 1995) is a former

2017 NFL Draft
.

Early years

Dupre attended

touchdowns and as a junior he had 36 receptions for 816 yards and 15 touchdowns. Dupre was rated as a five-star recruit and was either ranked as the first or second best receiver in his class by numerous scouting outlets.[1][2] He committed to Louisiana State University (LSU) to play college football.[3][4]

College career

Dupre played in 12 games and made two starts as a

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
Wonderlic
6 ft 2+12 in
(1.89 m)
196 lb
(89 kg)
31+12 in
(0.80 m)
9 in
(0.23 m)
4.52 s 1.57 s 2.65 s 4.26 s 7.19 s 39+12 in
(1.00 m)
11 ft 3 in
(3.43 m)
11 reps 22[8]
All values from
NFL Combine[9]

Green Bay Packers

The Green Bay Packers selected Dupre in the seventh round (247th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.[10] He was the 32nd and final wide receiver selected in 2017.[11]

On May 5, 2017, the Packers signed Dupre to a four-year, $2.46 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $66,636.[12][13] He was waived by the Packers on September 2, 2017.[14]

Buffalo Bills

On September 12, 2017, Dupre was signed to the practice squad of the Buffalo Bills.[15] He was promoted to the active roster on December 26, 2017.[16] He was released on September 1, 2018.[17]

Houston Texans

On September 12, 2018, Dupre was signed to the Houston Texans' practice squad.[18] He was released on September 18, 2018, but was re-signed a week later.[19][20] He was released on November 12, 2018.[21]

Seattle Seahawks

On November 20, 2018, Dupre was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad, but was released a week later.[22]

Arizona Cardinals

On December 5, 2018, Dupre was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad.[23] He was promoted to the active roster on December 28, 2018.[24] He was waived on May 22, 2019.[25]

Los Angeles Chargers

On July 28, 2019, Dupre signed with the Los Angeles Chargers.[26] He was waived on August 31, 2019.[27]

DC Defenders

Dupree was selected by the

2020 XFL Draft.[28] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[29]

References

  1. ^ "Rivals.com". n.rivals.com. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Malachi Dupre - Football Recruiting - Player Profiles - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  3. ^ Rickman, Martin. "LSU lands Malachi Dupre, Travonte Valentine, Trey Lealaimatafao in succession". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  4. ^ Smith, James (February 6, 2014). "Malachi Dupre picks LSU over Florida State, thinks Tigers are bringing in great core". NOLA.com. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Hooked on fishing, LSU's Malachi Dupre finds a place for quiet thought
  6. ^ More physical and more confident, wide receiver Malachi Dupre is out to land a bigger role in the LSU offense
  7. ^ "LSU WR Malachi Dupre to enter NFL Draft". January 14, 2017.
  8. ^ "2017 NFL draft: Green Bay Packers picks". PackersNews.com. April 30, 2017. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  9. ^ "NFL Draft Profile: Malachi Dupre". NFL.com. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  10. ^ "2017 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  11. ^ "Packers take WR Malachi Dupre with final pick". Packers.com. April 29, 2017. Archived from the original on September 17, 2017.
  12. ^ "Spotrac.com: Malachi Dupre". Spotrac.com. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  13. ^ "Packers sign five draft picks, 15 rookie free agents". packers.com. May 5, 2017. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018.
  14. ^ "Packers announce roster moves to reduce roster to 53". Packers.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on May 7, 2018.
  15. ^ Brown, Chris (September 12, 2017). "Bills sign LB Jelani Jenkins; add WR to practice squad". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2018.
  16. ^ Brown, Chris (December 26, 2017). "Bills add three to active roster from practice squad". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2018.
  17. ^ "Bills make these moves to reach the 53-man roster limit". BuffaloBills.com. September 1, 2018.
  18. ^ "Texans sign three to practice squad". HoustonTexans.com. September 12, 2018.
  19. ^ "Texans sign WR Isaac Whitney to practice squad, drop WR Malachi Dupre". texanswire.usatoday.com. September 18, 2018.
  20. ^ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans sign Daeshon Hall to active roster". HoustonTexans.com. September 25, 2018.
  21. ^ "TRANSACTION: Texans sign RB Josh Ferguson to the practice squad". HoustonTexans.com. November 12, 2018.
  22. ^ "Seahawks waive Troymaine Pope, add Malachi Dupre to practice squad". Seahawks Wire. USA Today. November 20, 2018.
  23. ^ Urban, Darren (December 5, 2018). "Final Blow To Original O-Line: D.J. Humphries To IR; Cardinals Sign Joe Barksdale". AZCardinals.com.
  24. ^ "Cardinals promote WR Malachi Dupre, DT Pasoni Tasini from practice squad". Cards Wire. USA Today. December 28, 2018.
  25. ^ Urban, Darren (May 22, 2019). "Cardinals Add Depth On Defensive Line With Terrell McClain". AZCardinals.com.
  26. ^ "Chargers Sign a Pair of Wide Receivers". Chargers.com. July 28, 2019.
  27. ^ "Chargers Announce Roster Moves". Chargers.com. August 31, 2019.
  28. ^ Fulk, Konnor (November 24, 2019). "XFL Supplemental Draft: Players Selected You Might Know". Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  29. ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.

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