CJ Dippre

CJ Dippre is an American football tight end for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He previously played for the Maryland Terrapins.

CJ Dippre
Dipre with Maryland in 2022
Alabama Crimson Tide – No. 81
PositionTight end
ClassJunior
Personal information
Born:Scranton, Pennsylvania
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight257 lb (117 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolLakeland
(Scott, Pennsylvania)

Early life and high school career

Dippre was born and grew up in Scranton, Pennsylvania and attended Lakeland Junior/Senior High School.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] Dippre was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Maryland from 17 scholarship offers.[4] Dippre also competed in discus and placed third in the PIAA Class AA State Championship meet as a junior and senior.[1]

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.[5] Dippre was Maryland's primary tight end as a sophomore and had 30 receptions for 314 yards and three touchdowns in 12 games.[6] Dippre entered the NCAA transfer portal at the end of the regular season.[7]

Alabama

Dippre ultimately transferred to Alabama over offers from Nebraska, Rutgers, Illinois, Syracuse, Ole Miss, NC State, West Virginia, and South Carolina.[8][9]

References
  1. "Lakeland's CJ Dippre weighing many options for college". The Scranton Times-Tribune. April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  2. 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.
  3. "Lakeland's CJ Dippre selects the University of Maryland". The Scranton Times-Tribune. May 10, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  4. Lloyd, Steve (June 2, 2020). "CJ Dippre commits to Maryland to play tight end for the Terrapins". WNEP.com. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  5. "Lakeland's Dippre finding success with Terps". Republican Herald. November 11, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  6. Baird, Nathan (December 19, 2022). "Ohio State football targets a transfer portal tight end with Big Ten experience". Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  7. "Maryland tight end Dippre enters transfer portal". The Scranton Times-Tribune. December 2, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  8. Scarborough, Alex (December 27, 2022). "Maryland TE CJ Dippre announces he's transferring to Alabama". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  9. Rodak, Mike (December 11, 2022). "Alabama hosts, offers Maryland tight end in transfer portal". AL.com. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
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