John FitzPatrick (American football)
American football player (born 2000)
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John William FitzPatrick (born March 9, 2000) is an American professional football tight end for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs.
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
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| No. 87 – Cleveland Browns | |||||||||
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| Position | Tight end | ||||||||
Roster status | Practice squad | ||||||||
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| Born | March 9, 2000 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||
Listed weight | 262 lb (119 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Marist (Brookhaven, Georgia) | ||||||||
| College | Georgia (2018–2021) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2022: 6th round, 213th overall pick | ||||||||
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* Offseason or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||||
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Early life
FitzPatrick grew up in Atlanta, Georgia and attended Marist High School.[1] He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Georgia over offers from Alabama, UCLA, and Virginia.[2]
College career
FitzPatrick redshirted his true freshman season.[3] As a redshirt sophomore, he caught ten passes for 95 yards and one touchdown.[4] FitzPatrick played in all 15 of Georgia's games with seven starts in his redshirt junior season, catching six passes for 83 yards as the Bulldogs won the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship.[5] He had played the majority of the season with fractures in both of his feet.[6] After the end of the season, FitzPatrick declared that he would be entering the 2022 NFL draft.[7]
Professional career
Atlanta Falcons
FitzPatrick was selected with the 213th overall pick in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL draft by the Atlanta Falcons.[10] He was placed on injured reserve on September 1, 2022.[11]
During the 2023 season, FitzPatrick made the Falcons' 53-man roster as the fourth tight end behind Kyle Pitts, Jonnu Smith, and MyCole Pruitt and played in nine games with one reception for 12 yards and 3 special teams tackles.[12]
FitzPatrick was waived by the Falcons on August 27, 2024, and re-signed to the practice squad.[13][14]
Green Bay Packers
On October 11, 2024, FitzPatrick was signed by the Green Bay Packers to their active roster off of the Falcons' practice squad.[15]
On April 14, 2025, FitzPatrick re-signed with the Packers.[16] He made 15 appearances (four starts) for Green Bay, recording 12 receptions for 72 yards and a touchdown. FitzPatrick was placed on injured reserve on December 22, due to a torn Achilles tendon suffered in Week 16 against the Chicago Bears.[17]
Cleveland Browns
On September 29, 2026, FitzPatrick signed with the Cleveland Browns practice squad.[18]
NFL career statistics
Regular season
Postseason
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Y/R | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2024 | GB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | ||||||||||
