CJ Dippre
American football player (born 2002)
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CJ Dippre (born April 29, 2002)[1] is an American professional football tight end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins and Alabama Crimson Tide.
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Dippre with Maryland in 2022 | |||||
| No. 81 – New England Patriots | |||||
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| Position | Tight end | ||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born | April 29, 2002[1] Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
| Listed weight | 256 lb (116 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school | Lakeland (Scott, Pennsylvania) | ||||
| College | Maryland (2021–2022) Alabama (2023–2024) | ||||
| NFL draft | 2025: undrafted | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2025 | |||||
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Early life
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 freshman and sophomore.[2] Dippre was also a four-year letterwinner for the boys basketball team.
College career
Maryland
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
Dippre ultimately transferred to Alabama over offers from Nebraska, Rutgers, Illinois, Syracuse, Ole Miss, NC State, West Virginia, and South Carolina.[9][10]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 4+7⁄8 in (1.95 m) | 256 lb (116 kg) | 32 in (0.81 m) | 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 6 ft 7+3⁄4 in (2.03 m) | 4.69 s | 1.56 s | 2.77 s | 4.58 s | 7.27 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | 32 reps |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[11][12] | ||||||||||||
New England Patriots
On May 9, 2025, Dippre signed with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent after going unselected in the 2025 NFL draft.[13] He was waived on August 26 as part of final roster cuts.[14] He joined the practice squad the next day.[15] He was signed to the active roster on November 17, after multiple teams tried to sign him to their 53-man rosters.[16][17]