PRO (70-55/6-6): Placed under the franchise tag by the Pittsburgh Steelers on March 18, 2020…Activated from the Steelers' Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return List on November 19, 2017…placed on the Steelers' Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return List on September 4, 2017…originally drafted by the Steelers in the first round (22nd overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft.
2019 (16-16): Started all 16 games…recorded career-highs in tackles (68), solo tackles (49), sacks (11.5 – marking his first career double-digit sack season), QB hits (17), TFLs (16), passes defensed (3 – tied in 2018), forced fumbles (4) and fumble recoveries (2)…ranked either first or second on the team in sacks (2nd), tackles for loss (1st) and forced fumbles (2nd)…his 11.5 sacks ranked ninth in the NFL in 2019…his 16 TFLs ranked fourth in the NFL in 2019…LB T.J. Watt (14.5) and Dupree (11.5) were one of three duos in the League with at least 11.5 sacks apiece in 2019…Watt and Dupree along with Aaron Donald and Dante Fowler were the only two sets of teammates in the League with at least 11.5 sacks, 16 QB hits and 14 TFLs apiece in 2019…Watt and Dupree became the sixth Steelers tandem in franchise history with 10 or more sacks in a single season and first since James Harrison (10.5) and LaMarr Woodley (10.0) in 2010…Watt and Dupree combined for 26.0 sacks in 2019 – the second-most sacks by a pair of Steelers teammates in history (James Harrison (16.0) and LaMarr Woodley (11.5) combined for 27.5 in 2008)…Pittsburgh had three different players record at least 9.0 sacks in 2019 (Watt with 14.5, Dupree with 11.5 and Cam Heyward with 9.0), making the Steelers the only team in the NFL to have three players record at least 9.0 sacks apiece in 2019…Watt, Dupree and Heyward are only the second trio in franchise history to record at least 9.0 sacks apiece in a single season (Kendrell Bell with 9.0, Jason Gildon with 12.0 and Joey Porter with 9.0: 2001).
COLLEGE: Played in 47 games at Kentucky (2011-14), starting 38…finished with 247 tackles, 38.0 TFLs, 23.5 sacks and 4 forced fumbles…ranked second in Wildcat history at the time he left Kentucky with 23.5 career sacks…earned All-SEC honorable mention each of his final three seasons (2012-14), playing both defensive end and linebacker throughout his Kentucky career…finished in the top-10 in the SEC in quarterback sacks three straight years (2012-14)…graduated with a degree in community and leadership development.
PERSONAL: Attended Wilkinson County High School (Irwinton, Ga.)…named first-team All-State as a senior as chosen by the Georgia Sports Writers Association and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution…was a four-year starter at tight end and three-year starter at defensive end…totaled more than 1,000 receiving yards with 10 touchdowns as a senior, to go along with 62 tackles and 10.0 quarterback sacks…his team went 11-3 his senior year and 10-4 as a sophomore, advancing to the Class-A state semifinals each season…was also a basketball standout, helping lead Wilkinson County to the Class-A state championship his senior year…named to the All-Middle Georgia Team…member of the Future Business Leaders of America…son of Sophia Stephens and Alvin Dupree Sr.…has a street named after him in his hometown, Bud Dupree Drive…full name: Alvin "Bud" Dupree, Jr.
