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Linebacker, Notre Dame, 2014–18
Drue Tranquill
- Number
- No. 23
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 233 lb
- Class (2018)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Born
- Aug 15, 1995, in Fort Wayne, Indiana
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Drue Tranquill played linebacker at Notre Dame (2014–18). He won the 2018 Wuerffel Trophy. The Los Angeles Chargers took Tranquill in round 4, No. 130 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
13tackles, career highvs. Syracuse, 2016Honors
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Notre Dame | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 79 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 77 | 39 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 79 | 59 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Career | 235 | 152 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Notre Dame | 23 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2015 | Notre Dame | 23 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 23 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 23 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 23 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′2″ | 233 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2018 Notre Dame 12 games, 79 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Michigan | W 24–17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Ball State | W 24–16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 22–17 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | at Wake Forest | W 56–27 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Stanford | W 38–17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 6 | at Virginia Tech | W 45–23 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 19–14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Navy | W 44–22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | at Northwestern | W 31–21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Florida State | W 42–13 | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | at USC | W 24–17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Clemson | L 3–30 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2017 Notre Dame 12 games, 77 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Temple | W 49–16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Georgia | L 19–20 | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Boston College | W 49–20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Michigan State | W 38–18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 52–17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at North Carolina | W 33–10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.USC | W 49–14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. NC State | W 35–14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Wake Forest | W 48–37 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Navy | W 24–17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atStanford | L 20–38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. LSU | W 21–17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Notre Dame 12 games, 79 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Texas | L 47–50 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Nevada | W 39–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs.Michigan State | L 28–36 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Duke | L 35–38 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Syracuse | W 50–33 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atNC State | L 3–10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Stanford | L 10–17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Miami | W 30–27 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Navy | L 27–28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Army | W 44–6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Virginia Tech | L 31–34 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atUSC | L 27–45 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2014 Notre Dame 1 game, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22 | vs. Louisville | L 28–31 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2019 Senior Bowl (North team, won 34–24).
| Drill | Combine 2019 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2″ |
| Weight | 234 lb |
| Arm length | 31½″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ |
| Wingspan | 74¼″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.57 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.54 sW |
| Vertical jump | 37½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′2″ |
| Bench press | 31 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.94 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.14 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 98 games with a stat; latest team: Kansas City Chiefs.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Los Angeles Chargers | 14 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Chargers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Chargers | 14 | 74 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2022 | Los Angeles Chargers | 17 | 126 | 5 | 1 |
| 2023 | Kansas City Chiefs | 15 | 75 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2024 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 87 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Chiefs | 17 | 100 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 98 | 561 | 15 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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