Ondre Pipkins

Ondre Pipkins

Pipkins in Sept. 2013
Michigan Wolverines No. 56
Position Defensive tackle
Class Junior
Career history
College
High school Kansas City (MO) Park Hill
Personal information
Date of birth February 25, 1994
Place of birth Saginaw, Michigan
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 306 lb (139 kg)
Stats at ESPN.com

Ondre Pipkins (born February 25, 1994) is an American football defensive tackle. He is playing his junior season for the 2014 Michigan Wolverines football team.

Early life

A native of Saginaw, Michigan, Pipkins grew up idolizing Saginaw High School players LaMarr Woodley, Charles Rogers, Roy Manning, and Anthony Roberson. His father, Al Pipkins, was an assistant coach at Saginaw High School. When he was six, Pipkins moved to Atlanta, Georgia. He later returned to Michigan, spending his freshman high school season at Rochester Adams High School, before attending Park Hill High School in Kansas City, Missouri, for his remaining three years.[1][2]

At Park Hill, Pipkins was an All-American defensive lineman. Regarded as a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Pipkins was listed as the No. 3 defensive tackle available in his class.[3] In January 2012, he was rated by Rivals as 14th in its ranking of the Top 100 recruits in the country.[4][5]

College career

As a true freshman in 2012, Pipkins appeared in 12 games as a reserve defensive tackle. He made his career debut against Alabama, which featured All-American interior linemen Barrett Jones and Chance Warmack, registering one tackle.

Pipkins arrived in camp for the 2013 season, he had lost more than 30 pounds from 347 pounds as a freshman to 315 pounds in August 2013. Pipkins said he was in the best shape of his life and added, "The biggest difference has been my weight, and the way my body's come together. I came in at 30 percent body fat, now I'm down to 24 percent, my weight's at 315 and I'm running to the ball."[6] Through the first two games of the 2013 season, Pipkins has registered two tackles.[7]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.mlive.com/sports/saginaw/index.ssf/2011/08/michigan_football_commit_ondre.html
  2. ↑ Kyle Austin (August 11, 2011). "Michigan football commit Ondre Pipkins: Saginaw is "always going to be home"". The Saginaw News.
  3. ↑ "2012 Prospect Ranking: Rivals.com defensive tackles". Yahoo Sports.
  4. ↑ Kyle Meinke (January 17, 2012). "Ondre Pipkins surpasses Kyle Kalis as Michigan's top football recruit, according to latest ranking". AnnArbor.com.
  5. ↑ "Park Hill's Pipkins, headed to Michigan". Kansas City Star. February 1, 2012.
  6. ↑ Nick Baumgardner (August 2013). "Michigan DT Ondre Pipkins says he's in the best shape of his life, and ready to turn a corner". Mlive.com.
  7. ↑ "Michigan Football Statistics (2-game Totals)". University of Michigan. September 8, 2013.

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