Drue Tranquill

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Drue Tranquill
Drue Tranquill 2021.jpg
Tranquill with the Los Angeles Chargers in 2021
No. 23 – Kansas City Chiefs
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1995-08-15) August 15, 1995 (age 29)
Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:234 lb (106 kg)
Career information
High school: Carroll
(Fort Wayne, Indiana)
College: Notre Dame (2014–2018)
NFL draft: 2019  / round: 4 / pick: 130
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 2, 2024
Total tackles:387
Sacks:11.0
Forced fumbles:3
Fumble recoveries:1
Pass deflections:7
Interceptions:1
Player stats at PFR

Drue Tranquill (born August 15, 1995) is an American professional football linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

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Early years

Tranquill attended Carroll High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana. As a senior in 2013, Tranquill made 75 tackles, including 16 tackles-for-loss, to go with four sacks and an interception as a linebacker. He added 1,420 yards and 28 touchdowns on 114 carries on the ground as a running back, along with 16 receptions for 348 yards and five touchdowns. [1] Tranquill was a four-star recruit coming out of high school, and received offers from several major programs, mostly in the Big Ten Conference. [2] [3] He verbally committed to Purdue University to play college football, but later decommitted and ultimately signed with the University of Notre Dame. [4] Tranquill's younger brother, Justin, played safety for Western Michigan University. [5]

College career

Initially committed to Purdue University, Tranquill decommitted when he received an offer from Notre Dame. [6]

As a true freshman at Notre Dame in 2014, Tranquill played in 11 games with three starts and recorded 33 tackles, a tackle for loss, an interception, a fumble recovery, and a blocked punt. [1] He played in three games as a sophomore in 2015, with one start, but was lost for the season due to a torn ACL suffered while celebrating after breaking up a pass against Georgia Tech on September 19. He collected a medical redshirt for the 2015 season, and was able to play as a graduate student during the 2018 season as a result. [7] As a junior in 2016, Tranquill started all 12 games for the Irish, tallying 79 tackles, two tackles for loss, and an interception. [1] During Tranquill's senior year in 2017, he finished the year with 85 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, three fumble recoveries, four passes defended, one interception and one forced fumble while starting all 13 games. [1] At the end of the 2017 season, Tranquill announced that he would return for a 5th year as a graduate student in Mechanical Engineering for the 2018–19 season. [8]

Awards and honors

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2 in
(1.88 m)		234 lb
(106 kg)		31+1⁄2 in
(0.80 m)		9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		4.57 s1.59 s2.65 s4.14 s6.94 s37.5 in
(0.95 m)		10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)		31 reps
All values from NFL Combine [13] [14]

Los Angeles Chargers

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Tranquill in 2019

Tranquill was selected by the Los Angeles Chargers in the fourth round (130th overall) of the 2019 NFL draft. [15] He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team as a special teamer in 2019. [16]

Tranquill entered 2020 as a starting middle linebacker. In Week 1, he suffered a broken ankle and was placed on injured reserve on September 15, 2020. [17]

In the Wild Card Round of the 2022 season against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Tranquill intercepted a tipped pass from Trevor Lawrence. [18]

Kansas City Chiefs

Tranquill signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on March 21, 2023. [19] He reached Super Bowl LVIII, recording two total tackles in the Chiefs 25–22 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. [20] [21] [22]

On March 13, 2024, Tranquill signed a three-year, $19 million contract extension with the Chiefs. [23]

Personal life

Tranquill is a Christian. [24] He and his wife, Jackie, have one son and two daughters. [25]

Tranquill won the Chess.com 2023 BlitzChamps II tournament, beating defending champion Chidobe Awuzie. [26]

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