'09 AL CB Dre Kirkpatrick (Alabama Signee)

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'09 AL CB Dre Kirkpatrick



Cornerback
Gadsden (AL) Gadsden City

Ht: 6-foot-2
Wt: 180 lbs
Forty: 4.5 secs
Bench max: 230 pounds
Squat max: 355 pounds
Vertical: 30 inches
Class: 2009 (High School)

ANDREW BONE: Tide winning the battle of commitments | TuscaloosaNews.com

Dre Kirkpatrick, defensive back (Gadsden City), projects as one of the top ranked junior prospects in the Southeast. He has received several early verbal offers including Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Florida State and USC.

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Dre has now received offers from USC, Clemson, Tennessee, Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Colorado, Florida State and Florida. ND is expected to send a written offer soon.

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11/6

By A. Bone. Kirkpatrick talks about his visit to Alabama and says he had a great time. He says that the atmposphere was much better than the LSU vs Florida game, and that he had a good time joking around with the coaches. He will take an unofficial visit to Auburn next.

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As the top professional football prospects in the country arrive in Mobile for next weekend's Under Armour Senior Bowl, many of Southeast's hottest college prospects in the Class of 2009 will be at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on Sunday for the Under Armour/scout.com Combine.

The invitation-only combine, which opens at noon and will continue until 4 p.m., will feature more than 150 current high school juniors who are projected to be among the top prospects in the Southeast in 2009. The public is invited to attend and there is no admission fee.

Several local players are among those scheduled to participate, including St. Paul's quarterback AJ McCarron, Foley defensive lineman D.J. Fluker, Blount linebacker Jonathan Evans, Williamson defensive lineman Terrance Coleman, Daphne running back Le'Andre Walton and Vigor running back Ken Houston.

Also expected to be here is the top prospect in the state for 2009, Gadsden City defensive back Dre Kirkpatrick, who is rated as the No. 1 defensive back prospect in the country for 2009 by scout.com.

"It's basically going to be a who's who for the state of Alabama," said scout.com's Andrew Bone, who added that players are expected from six states. "It's a good way to see what these kids can do. ... They get a ton of reps and they're going up against major Division I talent."

The combine, in Mobile for the first time, will include not only the typical timing in the 40-yard dash and measurements in height and weight, broad jump and vertical jump, but also position drills and 1-on-1 competition, Bone said.

Local coaches such as Davidson's Fred Riley, Daphne's Glenn Vickery and Foley's Todd Watson will help lead the camp, along with national coaches brought in by scout.com.

"For our kids to be able to do this, they would have (normally) had to go to Atlanta," said Riley, who will have six Warriors participating. "So we're very excited about it being here."

The combine is one of several done by scout.com around the country, and Bone said he hopes it will become an annual event in Mobile.

"Mobile is just rich in talent every single year and I don't think it gets as much exposure," he said. "Hopefully, we're going to be running one every single year."

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PalmettoSports.com | South Carolina Recruiting | Phil Kornblut | GoUpstate.com

Clemson has offered teammates from Gadsden City High in Gadsden, AL. DB Dre Kirkpatrick (6-3 180) also has offers from Florida, Florida State, North Carolina, Colorado, Tennessee, Texas, Alabama, Auburn and Southern Cal according to recruiting coordinator Ali Smith. Last season Kirkpatrick had 60 tackles and 6 interceptions. WR Kendall Kelly (6-3 205) also has offers from North Carolina, Colorado, Florida, Florida State and Auburn according to Smith. Both players are going to Alabama's junior day and will go to summer camp at Texas.

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3/6

By Bone...Oklahoma has offered, joining the likes of Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Michigan, Miami, Ohio State, Tennessee, Texas and USC. Says he would like to make unofficials to Clemson, Michigan, Miami, USC, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Ohio State.

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3/9

From the Bama site...talks about his visit to Tuscaloosa this past weekend and talks about his contact with the Alabama staff. Not ready to name any favorites.

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3/21

Photo gallery by Andrew Bone.

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3/26

By A. Bone. Video of teammates Dre Kirkpatrick and Kendall Kelly.

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PalmettoSports.com | South Carolina Recruiting | Phil Kornblut | GoUpstate.com

DB Dre Kirkpatrick (6-3 185) of Gadsden City, AL has 40 offers, including Clemson and USC, and he has not trimmed that list. But he has decided on some spring games he will take in over the next several weeks. Kirkpatrick will go to Auburn this weekend, Georgia April 5th, Alabama April 12th, and he said he probably will go to Tennessee's game. "I'm not thinking that much about recruiting," Kirkpatrick said. "I want to go where I can get playing time. I don't have a favorite. Texas is recruiting me the hardest." Kirkpatrick has been to practices and junior days at Alabama and Auburn. Some of his other offers are Florida, Florida State, North Carolina, Southern Cal, Miami, LSU, West Virginia and Oklahoma. Kirkpatrick said he's getting a lot of mail from Clemson and USC. He does not plan an early decision.

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4/7

Talks about his visit to Georgia

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4/13

By A. Bone. Kirkpatrick says he had a good time at the Alabama spring game, and talks about teammate Jerrell Harris (Alabama verbal) and the effect he may have on his choice.

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4/16

From the Alabama site...talks about his visit to Alabama for "A Day" with Jerrell Harris and his parents. Talks about his contact with the UA staff and other UA recruits.

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4/30

From the Texas site...talks about his interest in Texas' style of defense and about his contact with the staff. Talks about what he and his parents are looking for in a college.

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PalmettoSports.com | South Carolina Recruiting | Phil Kornblut | GoUpstate.com

Clemson already has stacked the deck at safety with two major commitments. The Tigers also are looking for more quality corners, and that has them in the mix with DB Dre Kirkpatrick (6-3 190) of Gadsden, AL. Clemson recruiter Dabo Swinney was at Kirkpatrick's school the week before last. "I have a good feeling and relationship with the coaches at Clemson," Kirkpatrick said. "Coach Dabo is real down to earth. And the position coach is real down to earth. Coach Bowden, I really like him. They are one of my favorite schools right now. But I'm not going to commit (anywhere) early. But, if I feel like the time is right, and I feel like this is the school that's going to five me the perfect opportunity, I'll commit." Kirkpatrick has over 40 offers. He won't trim his list to a top ten until the end of his season. "My parents are waiting to meet the head coaches," he said. Among the other schools that have been by this spring are Alabama, Iowa, Tennessee, Florida, Florida State, Miami, Southern Cal, Texas, Oregon, Kentucky and LSU. Kirkpatrick said he will camp at Texas in June, and he plans to visit Clemson, Southern Cal, Michigan, Miami and the local schools.