Welcome to the newest Steeler, Bud Dupree

Welcome Bud.

Dupree is an explosive, powerful athlete with a background in basketball. While he's been productive at Kentucky, his tape doesn't always do his potential justice. He must continue to improve as a pass rusher, but his traits are undeniable. Difference between being good and great might be his coordinator.

Alvin "Bud" Dupree
OLB - 6-4, 269
University of Kentucky
1st team All-SEC
Born in Macon, Georgia

Here is some fapping material..

'We'll start him (Dupree) out at left outside linebacker' - Mike Tomlin

I don't know much about Dupree. I've got a lot of homework to do in the coming days.

Wallace108 wrote:

I don't know much about Dupree. I've got a lot of homework to do in the coming days.

Yeah.... "homework".

Wallace108 wrote:

I don't know much about Dupree. I've got a lot of homework to do in the coming days.

Meh, don't worry about it. Either Buddha or I will start a "Dupree is a Bust" or "Fire Dupree" thread. It's already long over due......

I didn't know that he is 25 lbs heavier than Ray. Ray may be too small to play the OLB in a 3-4. Dupree seems perfect

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Buddha Bus wrote:

Wallace108 wrote:

I don't know much about Dupree. I've got a lot of homework to do in the coming days.

Yeah.... "homework".

...no doubt ...drinkin beer and watching youtube highlights = "homework

Master_Of_Puppets wrote:

Buddha Bus wrote:

Wallace108 wrote:

I don't know much about Dupree. I've got a lot of homework to do in the coming days.

Yeah.... "homework".

 ...no doubt ...drinkin beer and watching youtube highlights = "homework

Don't make fun! Blood, sweat, and beers, man!

Welcome Bud, gonna be a great addition to The Black&Gold

Most mocks had Dupree going 6 to the Jets or 8 to Falcolns.

Master_Of_Puppets wrote:

 ...no doubt ...drinkin beer and watching youtube highlights = "homework

Fixed it for ya MoP. Buddha had it right the first time.

I'm going to predict that Jones blossoms and becomes a beast and Dupree is a rookie phenom. It doesn't matter who we have in the secondary. Hell, bring Chad Scott and Dwayne Washington out of retirement. You heard it here first!

With Peters , Waynes , and Johnson gone , I wasn't crazy about reaching for a cb when there will be a similar rated corner avaliable in the second.


Throw character out the window.

Bud's size suits playing the strong side in our defense .

Ray and gregory would've been more suited for the weakside.

ETL wrote:

Most mocks had Dupree going 6 to the Jets or 8 to Falcolns.

i believe your thinking of randy gregory or shane ray ... i doubt dupree was in anybodies top 20.
some had him in round 2.

Quote :

Steelers' defense gets younger with Bud Dupree

By Marc Sessler

The Steelers made it crystal clear before the draft that outside linebacker was a primary need heading into the 2015 NFL Draft.

Pittsburgh found their man on Thursday with the No. 22 overall selection, adding Kentucky's Bud Dupree to a position group left hollow after the surprising retirement of Jason Worilds.

The 6-foot-4, 269-pound Dupree gives the Steelers a freakish athlete who reminds NFL Media's Lance Zierlein of New England's Jamie Collins.

Still something of a raw product, Dupree's instincts have drawn criticism from some scouts, but the newest Steelers defender also showed an ability to dominate linemen and take down passers with explosive closing speed.

READ MORE: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000489451/article/steelers-defense-gets-younger-with-bud-dupree

Dupree is a 6'4" 269 pound freak of an athlete who will be either a Defensive End or an Outside Linebacker depending on the defensive scheme of the team that drafts him. Most think if he is in a 3-4 Defense, he will be an OLB and in a 4-3 defense he will be a pass rushing DE.

Dupree turned heads with his combine results and cemented his status as a first round prospect with some eye popping numbers. Dupree, at 269 pounds ran a 4.56 40-yard dash. The only linebackers to run a faster time was 25 pounds lighter Vic Beasley at 4.53, and 32 pound lighter Kwon Alexander at 4.55. This says a lot about Erik Korem's high performance system as well.

Dupree also put up an insane 42-inch vertical leap, and an other worldly 11 feet 6 inch broad jump, good enough for third best of anyone at the combine, regardless of position.

http://www.aseaofblue.com/2015/4/26/8486723/kentucky-football-2015-nfl-draft-profile-alvin-bud-dupree

Buddha Bus wrote:

I'm going to predict that Jones blossoms and becomes a beast and Dupree is a rookie phenom. It doesn't matter who we have in the secondary. Hell, bring Chad Scott  and Dwayne Washington out of retirement. You heard it here first!

Might as well give Willie Williams a call too..see what he's up to these days....