40 Facts About Dre Kirkpatrick

D'Andre Lawan "Dre" Kirkpatrick was born on October 26,1989 and is an American football cornerback who is a free agent.

Dre Kirkpatrick played college football at Alabama and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft.

Dre Kirkpatrick has played for the Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers.

Dre Kirkpatrick was a teammate of fellow Crimson Tide players Jerrell Harris and Kendall Kelly.

Dre Kirkpatrick completed his senior football season in the fall of 2008.

Dre Kirkpatrick played his final three high school seasons at Gadsden City 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.

On February 7,2009, Dre Kirkpatrick ended months of recruiting, committing to the Alabama Crimson Tide on National Signing Day, as he announced his decision live on ESPNU.

Dre Kirkpatrick received an invitation to the NFL combine and opted to skip the bench press, short shuttle, and three-come drill due to a shoulder injury and after injuring his hamstring during the combine.

On March 7,2012, Dre Kirkpatrick participated at Alabama's pro day and performed the three-cone and positional drills for the team representatives and scouts from all 32 NFL teams.

Dre Kirkpatrick was ranked the third best cornerback prospect in the draft by NFLDraftScout.

Dre Kirkpatrick was the third cornerback drafted in the 2012 NFL Draft, behind Morris Claiborne and Stephon Gilmore.

Dre Kirkpatrick joined a veteran core of cornerbacks that included six highly touted first round picks.

Dre Kirkpatrick returned to practice, but developed tendinitis in his knee that later delayed his debut.

Dre Kirkpatrick missed the following four games and was inactive for the rest of his rookie season.

Dre Kirkpatrick finished the 2012 season with four combined tackles and was limited to five games.

Dre Kirkpatrick entered training camp in 2013 and competed for the starting cornerback role with Terence Newman, Leon Hall, and Adam "Pacman" Jones.

Dre Kirkpatrick was named the fourth cornerback on the depth chart behind Newman, Hall, and Jones.

Dre Kirkpatrick made his second interception during the fourth quarter and returned it for a 21-yard touchdown, marking the first touchdown of his career.

Dre Kirkpatrick finished the season with 30 combined tackles, five pass deflections, three interceptions, a sack, and a touchdown in 14 games and three starts.

Dre Kirkpatrick was named the fourth cornerback to start the season, behind Hall, Newman, and Jones.

Dre Kirkpatrick returned the first interception for a 30-yard touchdown and sealed the game with his second interception in the final minutes.

Dre Kirkpatrick finished the season with 23 combined tackles, seven pass deflections, three interceptions, and a touchdown in two starts and 16 games.

Dre Kirkpatrick entered Cincinnati Bengals' training camp and competed against Adam Jones, Leon Hall, Darquese Dennard, and Josh Shaw for the vacant starting cornerback job left by the departure of Terence Newman.

Head coach Marvin Lewis named Dre Kirkpatrick the starting cornerback, along with Adam "Pacman" Jones, to begin the 2015 season.

Dre Kirkpatrick finished the 2015 season with a career-high 70 combined tackles and a career-high 16 pass deflections in 15 starts and 16 games.

Dre Kirkpatrick began the season as the starting cornerback with Adam Jones after winning the job over Darqueze Dennard and William Jackson III.

Dre Kirkpatrick finished the 2016 season with 46 combined tackles, ten passes defensed, and three interceptions in 15 games and 14 starts.

Dre Kirkpatrick was named the starting cornerback, along with Adam "Pacman" Jones, for his second consecutive season after beating out Darqueze Dennard, Josh Shaw, and William Jackson III.

In Week 11, Dre Kirkpatrick intercepted Denver's Brock Osweiler in the end zone and returned it 101 yards, before mishandling and fumbling the ball and recovering it at the one-yard line.

Dre Kirkpatrick sustained a concussion during the Bengals' Week 13 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers and was sidelined for the next two games.

Dre Kirkpatrick finished the 2017 season with 55 combined tackles, a career-high 14 pass deflections, an interception, and a sack in 14 games and 14 starts.

Dre Kirkpatrick received an overall grade of 56.4, which ranked 91st among all qualified cornerbacks in 2017.

In 2018, Dre Kirkpatrick started 13 games, recording 41 tackles, nine passes defensed and no interceptions.

Dre Kirkpatrick was placed on injured reserve on December 28,2018 with a shoulder injury.

On November 15,2019, Dre Kirkpatrick was placed on injured reserve after hyper-extending his knee back in Week 6.

Dre Kirkpatrick finished the season starting six games, recording 33 tackles, four passes defensed, and a sack.

Dre Kirkpatrick was released by the Bengals on March 31,2020, after eight seasons.

Dre Kirkpatrick visited the Arizona Cardinals on August 21,2020, and signed with the team two days later.

Dre Kirkpatrick finished the season playing in 14 games with 11 starts, recording 56 tackles, three interceptions, and seven passes defensed.

On September 14,2021, Dre Kirkpatrick signed with the San Francisco 49ers.