Lenzy Pipkins

Lenzy Ramon Pipkins (born November 7, 1993) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks and Oklahoma State Cowboys. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2017.

Early life Pipkins played high school football at Mansfield High School in Mansfield, Texas, when he recorded 52 tackles, 7 pass breakups, and 1 interception his senior year. That was his only season of high school football. He lettered one season in football, three seasons in basketball and three seasons in track at Mansfield High. He played in all 12 games, starting 3, in 2013, recording 12 solo tackles, 12 tackle assists, 1 interception and 3 pass breakups. Pipkins played in 9 games, all starts, in 2014, recording 24 solo tackles, 8 tackle assists, 1 sack, 1 interception and 2 pass breakups while also missing 3 games due to injury. He played in all 13 games, starting 10, in 2015, recording 34 solo tackles, 14 tackle assists, 1 sack, 2 pass breakups and 1 forced fumble. He graduated from Louisiana–Monroe after the 2015 season. He played in all 13 games in 2016, recording 24 solo tackles, 14 tackle assists, 1 interception and 2 pass breakups. He played in 47 games, starting 22, during his college career, recording 94 solo tackles, 48 tackle assists and 3 interceptions.

Professional career Pipkins was rated the 69th best cornerback in the 2017 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com. note = All values from Oklahoma State Pro Day

After going undrafted, Pipkins signed with the Green Bay Packers on May 5, 2017. In Week 6 of the 2017 season against the Minnesota Vikings, Pipkins recorded his first six career tackles.

Pipkins was traded to the Indianapolis Colts on August 26, 2018 in exchange for linebacker Antonio Morrison. He was waived on September 2, 2018 and was re-signed to the practice squad two days later. He was promoted to the active roster on September 11, 2018. He was waived again on September 22, 2018 and re-signed back to the practice squad. He was promoted back to the active roster on October 4, 2018. He was waived again on October 9, 2018.

On October 10, 2018, Pipkins was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Lions. He was waived on November 12, 2018.

On November 19, 2018, Pipkins was signed to the Cleveland Browns practice squad. The Browns signed Pipkins to a futures contract on January 2, 2019. Pipkins was waived by the Browns on August 31, 2019.

On February 11, 2020, Pipkins was signed by the New England Patriots. On July 25, 2020, the Patriots released Pipkins before training camp opened.

Career statistics

NFL

College Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles G GS Total Solo Ast Sck PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR 2013 ULM 12 3 24 12 12 0.0 4 1 35 35.0 35 0 0 0 2014 ULM 9 9 32 24 8 1.0 3 1 17 17.0 17 0 0 0 2015 ULM 13 10 48 34 14 1.0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 2016 OSU 13 0 38 24 14 0.0 3 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Total 47 22 142 94 48 2.0 12 3 52 17.3 35 0 1 0Source: OKState.com

Personal life Pipkins's cousin, C. J. Wilson, also played football in the NFL.