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==Early years== | ==Early years== | ||
− | Born in Charlotte, NC, Bacon fell in love with football at a very young age. His family was incredibly supportive, and when they moved to Raleigh before he started High School, they were able to get him into Wake Forest - the #1 NC High School Football Program. He was highly rated as a defensive tackle, showing speed and power, but some colleges noted his somewhat subpar tackling ability - although he did have a high rate of pressures. | + | Born in Charlotte, NC, Bacon fell in love with football at a very young age. His family was incredibly supportive, and when they moved to Raleigh before he started High School, they were able to get him into Wake Forest - the #1 NC High School Football Program. During his final year of High School, he recorded 3 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries, and one fumble recovery for a touchdown. He was highly rated as a defensive tackle, showing speed and power, but some colleges noted his somewhat subpar tackling ability - although he did have a high rate of pressures. |
− | His father died of pancreatic cancer just months before his 18th birthday. | + | His father died of pancreatic cancer just months before his 18th birthday, and he reportedly all but stopped showing up to practice and missed the last four games of his final season. |
==Legal issues== | ==Legal issues== |
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Position: | Defensive Tackle |
Personal information | |
Born: | Charlotte, North Carolina | April 3, 2010 (aged 55)
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 308 lb (140 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Wake Forest |
College: | Appalachian State University |
Career history | |
Roster status: | Active |
Trae Bacon (born April 3, 1998) is an American football defensive tackle who is currently unsigned by a professional team. He played college football for Appalachian State University (App State) and has declared his intent to enter the professional ranks next season.
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Early years
Born in Charlotte, NC, Bacon fell in love with football at a very young age. His family was incredibly supportive, and when they moved to Raleigh before he started High School, they were able to get him into Wake Forest - the #1 NC High School Football Program. During his final year of High School, he recorded 3 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries, and one fumble recovery for a touchdown. He was highly rated as a defensive tackle, showing speed and power, but some colleges noted his somewhat subpar tackling ability - although he did have a high rate of pressures.
His father died of pancreatic cancer just months before his 18th birthday, and he reportedly all but stopped showing up to practice and missed the last four games of his final season.
Legal issues
During his second year in Appalachian State, Trae Bacon was arrested for being involved in a fight outside the River Street Alehouse. He was not found to be intoxicated, and released when all parties involved declined to press charges. There were no reported injuries. He did not start in the next game, although no official disciplinary action was taken by the school.
Reportedly a poorly lit cell phone video was briefly posted online by another student, although he removed it shortly afterwards and no copies have been found. The student never replied to any further requests for information.
College career
Bacon was recruited by a handful of colleges, but chose to stay in-state to be near his friends and family and went to Appalachian State. He saw two starts as a true freshman and performed adequately, but his college career didn't take off until his second year.
During his second year, he recorded 9 sacks and 3 assisted sacks for a total of 10.5 sacks, along with 11 STFL and 8 ATFL. In his third year, his numbers improved and he recorded 11 sacks and 4 assisted sacks for a total of 13 sacks, along with 13 STFL and 6 ATFL.
His statistics, strength, and speed put him solidly in the top 10 DLs for the upcoming draft class.
College statistics
Year | Team | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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Solo | Ast | Total | Loss | Sack | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | Yds | TD | FF | |||
2028 | App State | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2029 | App State | 14 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2030 | App State | 15 | 31 | 23 | 54 | 16.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 31 | 45 | 36 | 81 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Professional career
Ht | Wt | 40‑yd dash | 20‑ss | 3‑cone | Vert jump | Broad |
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6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
308 lb (140 kg) |
Professional career statistics
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Achievements and records
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