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Jersey Number 15
Lacota Dippre
- Year:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Position:
- Tight End
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 252
- Hometown:
- Scott Township, Pa.
- High School:
- Lakeland
- Previous:
- Charlotte
2025:
Transferred to JMU with three seasons of eligibility remaining after spending two years at Charlotte (2023-24); Joined JMU program as a tight end after spending previous season on the defensive line at Charlotte
2024 at Charlotte:
2023 at Charlotte:
High School:
Personal:
- Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt tight end
- Played in all 14 games, making 13 starts at tight end
- Had 17 receptions for 192 receiving yards and three touchdowns
- Also had four carries for 49 yards and a touchdown, successfully converting four fake punts for first downs
- Two catches for a season-high 43 yards at Liberty (Sept. 20), highlighted by season-long 36-yard reception
- Also made two grabs for 42 yards and a touchdown vs. Georgia Southern (Sept. 27)
- First career catch was a three-yard touchdown at Louisville (Sept. 5)
- Also had a 25-yard touchdown catch at Coastal Carolina (Nov. 29)
- Season-high 50 total yards at Georgia State (Oct. 4), making three catches for 19 yards while gaining 31 yards on two carries on fake punts (long 23)
- Had two more carries in punt formation at Oregon in the College Football Playoff (Dec. 20), gaining 18 rushing yards
- Made two or more catches in six games
- Had three catches of at least 25 yards
Transferred to JMU with three seasons of eligibility remaining after spending two years at Charlotte (2023-24); Joined JMU program as a tight end after spending previous season on the defensive line at Charlotte
2024 at Charlotte:
- Played in all 12 games with two starts at defensive lineman
- Had 25 tackles (15 solo) to go with 3.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and one pass breakup
- Career-high four tackles with a half TFL at Florida Atlantic (Nov. 23)
- Tallied three tackles in four games, which included a career-best three solo tackles vs. Gardner-Webb
- Tallied 1.5 tackles for loss at Rice (Sept. 28) and his first career sack vs. East Carolina (Oct. 5)
- Also had a 12-yard kickoff return at Indiana (Sept. 21)
- Moved from tight end to defensive end during spring 2024
2023 at Charlotte:
- Played in one game, redshirting to retain a year of eligibility
- Chancellor’s List (Spring 2023)
High School:
- Two-way player at tight end and defensive end for Lakeland High School
- Two-time District 2 Player of the Year
- Had 113 receptions for 1,494 receiving yards in his career
- Also registered 149 career tackles with 49 tackles for loss, 20.5 sacks and three interceptions
- As a senior, led the Lackawanna Football Conference with 62 catches for 920 yards and 12 touchdowns
- Led Lakeland to 12-1 record as a senior, which included an unbeaten regular season and a District 2 Class 3A championship
- Dual-sport athlete who also lettered in basketball and track, finishing fourth in state in discus throw
- National Honor Society
- High Honor Roll
Personal:
- Son of Chris and Julie Dippre
- Has a brother, CJ
- Has a sister, Cheyenne
- His father played football at UConn
- His brother played football at Alabama and signed with the New England Patriots
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