CJ Dippre
 Dipre with Maryland in 2022 | |
| Alabama Crimson Tide – No. 81 | |
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| Position | Tight end |
| Class | Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 29, 2003[1] Scranton, Pennsylvania |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 262 lb (119 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| High school | Lakeland (Scott, Pennsylvania) |
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CJ Dippre (born April 29, 2003)[1] is an American football tight end for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He previously played for the Maryland Terrapins.
Early life and high school career
[edit]Dippre was born and grew up in Scranton, Pennsylvania and attended Lakeland Junior/Senior High School.[2] He played quarterback, tight end, and defensive end on the football team. As a junior, Dippre threw 19 touchdown passes, rushed for 15 touchdowns and had four touchdown receptions.[3] He was also named All-Region and the Lackawanna Conference Defensive Player of the Year on defense after making 43 tackles with 12 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks.[4] Dippre was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Maryland from 17 scholarship offers.[5] Dippre also competed in discus and placed third in the PIAA Class AA State Championship meet as a junior and senior.[2] Dippre was also a four-year letterwinner for the boys basketball team.
College career
[edit]Maryland
[edit]Dippre began his college career at Maryland. He played in all 13 of the Terrapins' games during his freshman season and caught three passes for 25 yards.[6] Dippre was Maryland's secondary tight end, behind Corey Dyches, as a sophomore and had 30 receptions for 314 yards and three touchdowns in 12 games.[7] Dippre entered the NCAA transfer portal at the end of the regular season.[8]
Alabama
[edit]Dippre ultimately transferred to Alabama over offers from Nebraska, Rutgers, Illinois, Syracuse, Ole Miss, NC State, West Virginia, and South Carolina.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b @CjDippre (April 29, 2021). "Blessed to see 19. Thank you for developing me into who I am❤️ (My dad is standing on a step)" (Tweet). Retrieved August 23, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Lakeland's CJ Dippre weighing many options for college". The Scranton Times-Tribune. April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ Hunt, Todderick (March 4, 2020). "Rutgers TE target CJ Dippre recaps 1st visit to the RAC, where men's basketball team upset No. 9 Maryland". NJ.com. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ "Lakeland's CJ Dippre selects the University of Maryland". The Scranton Times-Tribune. May 10, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ Lloyd, Steve (June 2, 2020). "CJ Dippre commits to Maryland to play tight end for the Terrapins". WNEP.com. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ "Lakeland's Dippre finding success with Terps". Republican Herald. November 11, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ Baird, Nathan (December 19, 2022). "Ohio State football targets a transfer portal tight end with Big Ten experience". Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ "Maryland tight end Dippre enters transfer portal". The Scranton Times-Tribune. December 2, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ Scarborough, Alex (December 27, 2022). "Maryland TE CJ Dippre announces he's transferring to Alabama". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ Rodak, Mike (December 11, 2022). "Alabama hosts, offers Maryland tight end in transfer portal". AL.com. Retrieved January 13, 2023.