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Jersey Number 17
Lacota Dippre
- Position:
- Tight End
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Season at UF:
- 1st
- Weight:
- 255
- Hometown:
- Scranton, Pa.
- High School:
- Lakeland (Pa.)
- Prev School:
- Charlotte/James Madison
Pronunciation
COLLEGIATE HONORS
2025 at James Madison: 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... Made two or more catches in six games and three catches of at least 25 yards... 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)... Snagged a 25-yard touchdown catch at Coastal Carolina (Nov. 29)... Logged a 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.
2024 at Charlotte: Played in all 12 games with two starts at defensive lineman, moving from tight end to defensive end during spring 2024... 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)
2023: at Charlotte: Played in one game and earned a redshirt... Made collegiate debut against South Florida.
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... Member of National Honor Society & High Honor Roll... father, Chris played football at UConn and borhter, CJ, played football at Alabama and signed iwth the New England Patriots.
COLLEGIATE HONORS
- All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention (2025)
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (2025)
- Chancellor's List (2023)
2025 at James Madison: 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... Made two or more catches in six games and three catches of at least 25 yards... 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)... Snagged a 25-yard touchdown catch at Coastal Carolina (Nov. 29)... Logged a 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.
2024 at Charlotte: Played in all 12 games with two starts at defensive lineman, moving from tight end to defensive end during spring 2024... 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)
2023: at Charlotte: Played in one game and earned a redshirt... Made collegiate debut against South Florida.
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... Member of National Honor Society & High Honor Roll... father, Chris played football at UConn and borhter, CJ, played football at Alabama and signed iwth the New England Patriots.
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