D'Andre Lawan "Dre" Kirkpatrick (born October 26, 1989) is an American football cornerback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama and was drafted by the Bengals in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft.
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High school career
Kirkpatrick attended Gadsden City High School, where he played for the Gadsden City Titans high school football team. He was a teammate of fellow Crimson Tide players Jerrell Harris and Kendall Kelly. He completed his senior football season in the fall of 2008. Kirkpatrick participated in the 2009 U.S. Army All-American Bowl & the 2008 Alabama Mississippi All-Star Football Classic, where he was recorded at 6 ft 2 in and 180 lbs.
Kirkpatrick played his final three high school seasons at Gadsden City (35 games) and finished his career with 193 tackles, 17 interceptions, three returned for a touchdown, 36 pass breakups, two sacks, one punt return touchdown, one kick return touchdown, and one receiving touchdown. After completion of his senior season he was awarded as the ASWA 6A back of the year as well as a first team all-state defensive back for the second consecutive year.
Entering February 2009, Dre Kirkpatrick was one of the most highly rated and sought after high school football recruits in the country, having been awarded a five-star rating by national recruiting outlets Rivals.com and Scout.com.
On February 7, 2009, Kirkpatrick ended months of recruiting, committing to the Alabama Crimson Tide on National Signing Day, as he announced his decision live on ESPNU.
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Professional career
2012 season
Kirkpatrick was drafted by the Bengals in the first round, 17th overall, in the 2012 NFL Draft. On May 18, 2012, he signed a four-year $8.6 million contract with the Bengals which includes a $4.7 million signing bonus. He played in five games his rookie season registering only four total tackles after suffering a knee injury during the preseason and missing the first eight games of the season. He then suffered a concussion in Week 12 that sidelined him for the rest of the season.
2013 season
He played in 14 games in 2013 with three starts including the playoff Wild Card game. He finished the 2013 season with 30 tackles, five passes defensed and three interceptions.
2014 season
Kirkpatrick played in all 16 regular-season games with two starts along with a start in the Wild Card playoff game. On December 14, against Cleveland, he recorded his first start of the season and recorded his first interception of the season from Johnny Manziel and defended a pass. On December 22, he intercepted Peyton Manning twice, one returned for a touchdown and the other was the game ending interception in the final minutes of the game. He finished the 2014 season with 23 tackles, seven passes defensed and three interceptions.
2015 season
In 2015, he played in all 16 regular-season games with 15 starts and started the Wild Card playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He finished the season with 70 tackles and 16 passes defensed.
2016 season
In 2016, Kirkpatrick played in 15 of 16 regular-season games, starting all fifteen. He finished the season with 46 tackles, 3 interceptions, and 10 passes defensed.
2017
On March 9, 2017, Kirkpatrick signed a five-year, $52.5 million contract extension with the Bengals.
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