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#15 Malachi Dupre Season 2024

Position
Wide Receiver
Height
6'4
Weight
195
Class
Junior
Hometown
New Orleans, La.
High School
John Curtis HS

2017 NFL Draft: 7th round (247th overall) by Green Bay Packers
2016 Second Team All-SEC (SEC Coaches, Associated Press)
2014 All-SEC Freshman Team

CAREER
Played in 36 games with 19 starts in three years with the Tigers … Opted to skip final season of eligibility to enter the 2017 NFL Draft where he was selected in the seventh round by the Green Bay Packers … Finished LSU career with 98 receptions for 1,609 yards and 11 touchdowns … Earned second team All-SEC honors as a junior in 2016 … Named to the Freshman All-SEC in 2014 … Had five 100-yard receiving games during his career.

JUNIOR SEASON (2016)
Played in all 12 games with nine starts for the Tigers … Earned second team All-SEC honors from both the league coaches and the Associated Press after catching a team-best 41 passes for 593 yards and three touchdowns … Averaged 14.5 yards a catch … Best game of season came in what would be his final contest at LSU against Louisville in the Citrus Bowl … Caught seven passes for career-high 139 yards in 29-9 win over Louisville in Orlando … The Louisville contest was his second 100-yard game of the season and fifth of career … Caught at least one pass in 11 of LSU’s 12 games … Other 100-yard game came in win over Southern Miss (3 rec., 100 yards) … Scored a pair of TDs in win over Southern Miss … Other touchdown came in win over Texas A&M … Hauled in at least four passes in six games (7 vs. Louisville, 5 vs. Ole Miss, 4 vs. Mississippi State, Auburn, Missouri, and Texas A&M).

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2015)
Played in all 12 games and made eight starts at receiver … Led the team in catches (43), receiving yards (698) and receiving touchdowns (6) … Made at least one catch in every game this season … Wrapped up the season with a team-best four receptions for 96 yards in the blowout win over Texas Tech in the Texas Bowl … Led the squad with six catches at Ole Miss … Tallied his third career 100-yard game with a career-best eight catches for 109 yards and one touchdown vs. Arkansas … Caught a career-long 55-yard touchdown pass against Western Kentucky … Earned his second 100-yard receiving game with 115 yards and two touchdowns on four receptions in LSU’s dramatic 35-28 victory over Florida … Set a then-career high with six receptions versus South Carolina, including a 10-yard TD catch … Caught four passes for 73 yards and one 11-yard TD at Syracuse.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2014)
Played in 12 games with two starts as a freshman in 2014 … Led team with 22.7 yards per catch and was second on squad with 318 receiving yards and five touchdowns … Caught at least one pass in eight of his 12 appearances … Had career-highs for receptions (4), receiving yards (120) and touchdowns (2) against Mississippi State … The TDs against Mississippi State came from 31 yards and 30 yards out 28 seconds apart late in the 4th quarter … First freshman wide receiver to go over 100 yards receiving in SEC opener since Jerel Myers had 13 receptions for 153 yards against Auburn in 1999 … First LSU player to catch two TDs or more in the SEC opener since Josh Reed hauled in two TDs at Auburn in 2000 … Notched three catches for 54 yards and a touchdown versus New Mexico State in his first career start … With Brandon Harris at Auburn, became first freshman quarterback-wide receiver combination to start a game in program history … Secured a season’s long 52-yard reception at Auburn and added a 41-yard catch at Texas A&M … Scored his fifth touchdown on a 14-yard pass against No. 4 Alabama on a 3rd and 8 play during the 1st quarter … One of 17 true freshmen to play for the Tigers in 2014.

HIGH SCHOOL
An outstanding athlete who ranked as one of the top overall recruits in the nation as a senior in 2013 … Ranked as a five-star prospect by 247Sports.com, Rivals.com and Scout.com … Named to the USA Today All-USA First Team Offense … Listed as the No. 1 overall wide receiver nationally by ESPN.com and the 17th-best player in the class of 2014 … Rated the No. 2 receiver nationally by Rivals and the 15th overall player in the country … Listed as the No. 2 receiver and the 27th overall player by Scout … Ranked as the 30th overall player and No. 3 receiver by 247Sports … Hauled in 34 receptions for 607 yards and six touchdowns and finished with 712 all-purpose yards as a senior on John Curtis’ Division II state championship team … Selected to the LSWA Class 3A All-State Team as a senior … Played in the Under Armour All-America Game where he caught one pass for 37 yards … Earned 2012 Class 2A First-Team All-State honors after he caught 36 passes for 816 yards and 15 touchdowns as a junior on John Curtis’ undefeated state and national championship team … Member of The Baton Rouge Advocate Super Dozen in 2013 … State champions in three jumps – triple, long, and high – as a junior in 2013 … Coached by J.T. Curtis.

PERSONAL
Parents are Michael and Roz Dupre … Born Oct. 12, 1995 … Majoring in sport administration.

DUPRE’S CAREER RECEIVING HIGHS
Receptions: 8 vs. Arkansas, 2015
Yards: 139 vs. Louisville, 2016 (Citrus Bowl)
Long: 63 vs. Southern Miss, 2016
Touchdowns: 2, 3x (Last: vs. Southern Miss, 2016; First: Mississippi State, 2014)

 

DUPRE’S CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS 

Year
G-GS
No.
Yds.
TD
LG
2014
12-2
14
318
5
52
2015
12-8
43
698
6
55 (TD)
2016
12-9
41
593
3
63
TOTALS
36-19
98
1,609
14
63
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