NFL 2026
BD #48

Bud Dupree

Linebacker · Kentucky

Bud Dupree is a veteran edge rusher for the Los Angeles Chargers who has carved out an 11-year career since being a first-round pick out of Kentucky.

Bud Dupree built his reputation as a power rusher with the Pittsburgh Steelers before later stops in Tennessee and Atlanta. He now provides veteran depth and leadership off the edge for the Chargers. He signed a one-year extension in June 2025.

First-round pick of the Steelers in 2015
11-year NFL veteran
Signed one-year, $6M extension with the Chargers in 2025

Path to the league

Dupree played college football at Kentucky and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He spent his early years pairing with T.J. Watt in Pittsburgh before signing elsewhere in free agency.

2025 season

According to the Chargers, Dupree signed a one-year, $6 million extension on June 4, 2025. He finished the season with two sacks, 16 total tackles and one pass defended while serving as the team's third edge rusher. His defensive snaps dipped from 522 in 2024 to 390 in 2025, and he missed one game, Week 16 against Dallas, with a back injury.

Career highlights

An 11-year veteran, Dupree provides the Chargers with valued leadership on the defensive line and a rotational rush option behind the team's top edge defenders.

Sources

  • Wikipedia: Bud Dupree
  • ESPN: Bud Dupree player page

Statistics

2025 season and career

2025 Season · Defense

16 games played
16
TOT
9
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
FF
0
FR

Defense · career

YearTeamGPTOTSOLOSACKINTFFFRPD
2025chargers1616920001
2024chargers17281861102
2023falcons1639176.50203
2022titans11181440120
2021titans11171330101
2020steelers11312380202
2019steelers16684911.50423
2018steelers1642305.51103
2017steelers15403160011
2016steelers724194.50101
2015steelers16261740001

Player Profile

48
Jersey
6' 4"
Height
269 lbs
Weight
12 seasons
Experience

Background

Position
Linebacker
Group
defense
College
Kentucky
Hometown
Irwinton, GA, USA
Age
33
Status
active