Larry Tripplett

Larry Tripplett
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Tripplett with the Buffalo Bills in 2007
No. 75, 98
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1979-01-18) January 18, 1979 (age 45)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school:Westchester (Los Angeles)
College:Washington
NFL draft:2002 / round: 2 / pick: 42
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:214
Sacks:8.5
Forced fumbles:5
Fumble recoveries:4
Interceptions:1
Defensive touchdowns:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Larry Christopher Jermaine Tripplett (born January 18, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington Huskies and was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 2002 NFL draft. Tripplett also played for the Buffalo Bills.

Early life

Tripplett attended Westchester High School in Los Angeles, California.[1] He recorded 13 sacks, two blocked punts and one blocked field goal his senior year in 1996, earning Coastal Conference Most Valuable Player honors. He also played fullback in high school.[2]

College career

Tripplett played college football for the Washington Huskies from 1997 to 2001. He was redshirted in 1997.[1] He played in four regular season games in 1998, making four tackles on the year. The next season in 1999, Tripplett started all 11 regular season games, accumulating 35 tackles, one sack and four pass breakups while garnering second-team All-Pac-10 recognition. He started all 11 regular season games for the Huskies in 2000, recording 38 tackles, 6.5 sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, three pass breakups, two blocked field goals and one blocked extra point, earning Associated Press third-team All-American, The Sporting News second-team All-American, espnmag.com first-team All-American and first-team All-Pac-10 honors.[2] Tripplett totaled 38 tackles, two sacks and one blocked field goal his senior season in 2001, garnering Associated Press second-team All-American, The Sporting News third-team All-American, The Football News first-team All-American and first-team All-Pac-10 accolades.[3] He majored in geography at Washington.[2][4]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 1+3⁄4 in
(1.87 m) 		305 lb
(138 kg) 		33 in
(0.84 m) 		9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		 4.93 s 1.70 s 2.83 s 4.36 s 30.0 in
(0.76 m)		 8 ft 6 in
(2.59 m)
All values from NFL Combine[5]

Indianapolis Colts

Tripplett was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 2002 NFL draft.[6] He officially signed with the team on July 26, 2002. He played in 13 games, starting 10, during his rookie season in 2002, recording 24 solo tackles and seven assisted tackles. Tripplett started all 16 games for the Colts in 2003, totaling 31 solo tackles, 19 assisted tackles, one sack and one forced fumble. He appeared in all 16 games (no starts) during the 2004 season, accumulating 26 solo tackles, three assisted tackles and one forced fumble. He played in 15 games, starting four, for the Colts in 2005, recording 29 solo tackles, seven assisted tackles, a career-high four sacks, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries (one of which was returned for a touchdown) and two pass breakups.[7] Tripplett became a free agent after the 2005 season.[1]

Buffalo Bills

On March 13, 2006, Tripplett signed a five-year, $18 million deal ($5.5 million signing bonus) with the Buffalo Bills.[8] He started all 16 games for the Bills in 2006, totaling 19 solo tackles, 14 assisted tackles, 2.5 sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and three pass breakups. He started all 16 games for the second straight season in 2007, accumulating 18 solo tackles, 17 assisted tackles, one sack, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and five pass breakups Tripplett was released by the Bills on February 29, 2008.[7]

Seattle Seahawks

On April 30, 2008, Tripplett was signed by the Seattle Seahawks for the veteran-minimum of $605,000.[7][9] He was released on August 30, 2008.[7]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2002 IND 13 10 31 24 7 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 IND 16 16 50 31 19 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2004 IND 16 0 29 26 3 0.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2005 IND 15 4 36 29 7 4.0 6 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 60 1
2006 BUF 16 16 33 19 14 2.5 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0
2007 BUF 16 16 35 18 17 1.0 3 1 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 0
92 62 214 147 67 8.5 17 1 0 0 0 10 5 4 60 1

Playoffs

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2002 IND 1 1 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 IND 3 3 4 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 IND 2 0 5 5 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 IND 1 0 1 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 4 12 11 1 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ a b c "Larry Tripplett". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Larry Tripplett". gohuskies.cstv.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "Around the Northwest". seattlepi.com. December 11, 2001. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "2001 ALL-PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE FOOTBALL TEAM" (PDF). gostanford.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  5. ^ "Larry Tripplett College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d "Larry Tripplett". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  8. ^ "NFL Notes: Tripplett leaves Colts for deal with Buffalo". seattletimes.com. March 12, 2006. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  9. ^ Bell, Gregg (May 6, 2008). "Tripplett Returns To Seattle". Associated Press. gohuskies.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.