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Malachi Dupre
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Dupre with the Green Bay Packers in 2017
No. 15
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1995-10-12) October 12, 1995 (age 29)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school: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
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Malachi Dupre (born October 12, 1995) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played college football at Louisiana State University (LSU). He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL draft.

Early life

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Dupre attended John Curtis Christian High School in River Ridge, Louisiana. As a senior, he recorded 34 receptions for 607 yards and six 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

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Dupre played in 12 games and made two starts as a true freshman at LSU in 2014. He finished the year with 14 receptions for 318 yards and five touchdowns.[5][6] As a sophomore in 2015, Dupre played 12 games with 698 receiving yards and six touchdowns. As a junior in 2016, Dupre played 11 games with 593 receiving yards and three touchdowns. After the season, Dupre decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2017 NFL draft.[7]

Professional career

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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+1⁄2 in
(1.89 m) 		196 lb
(89 kg) 		31+1⁄2 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+1⁄2 in
(1.00 m)		 11 ft 3 in
(3.43 m)		 11 reps 22[8]
All values from NFL Combine[9]

Green Bay Packers

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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

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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

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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

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

Arizona Cardinals

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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

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

DC Defenders

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Dupree was selected by the DC Defenders of the XFL in the supplemental draft of the 2020 XFL Draft.[28] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[29]

References

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  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 (February 5, 2014). "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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