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Born: | San Ramon, California, U.S. | April 6, 1995||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||
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High school: | Dougherty Valley (CA) | ||
College: |
Notre Dame (2013–2014) City College of San Francisco (2015) Purdue (2016–2017) | ||
Position: | Defensive end | ||
Undrafted: | 2018 | ||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Austin Blake Larkin (born April 6, 1995) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football at Purdue University.
Larkin attended Dougherty Valley High School, where played as a middle linebacker, tight end and fullback.
Larkin began his college career as a walk-on at the University of Notre Dame. As a freshman in 2014, he appeared in a single game during the season as a linebacker, but did not record any stats. [1]
He enrolled at the City College of San Francisco for the 2015 season where he was switched to defensive end. As a sophomore, he recorded 38 tackles (17 for loss) and 7 sacks. He contributed to the team winning the 2015 California Community College Athletic Association campionship and finishing the season with a 12–1 record. Just hours after finishing a game, Larkin got on a red-eye flight to West Lafayette, Indiana, where Purdue University head coach, Darrell Hazell offered him a scholarship and he accepted. [2]
As a junior in 2016, he appeared in 10 games with 6 starts. He tallied 18 tackles (3.5 for loss) and 2.5 sacks.
Larkin was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 2018 NFL Draft on May 11. [3] He was waived on September 1, 2018. [4]
In September 2018, Larkin signed with the San Antonio Commanders of the Alliance of American Football. He played with the team until the league folded in April 2019. [5]
On May 29, 2019, Larkin was signed by the Atlanta Falcons. [6] He was waived on August 31, 2019, and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [7] [8] He was promoted to the active roster on November 23, 2019, but was waived three days later and re-signed to the practice squad. [9] He was promoted back to the active roster on December 17, 2019. [10] He was waived on August 4, 2020. [11] He appeared in 2 games, playing 26 snaps on special teams and 10 on defense.
Larkin had a tryout with the Tennessee Titans on August 22, 2020. [12] He was signed by the Carolina Panthers on August 28, 2020. [13] He was waived on September 5, 2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day. [14] [15] He was promoted to the active roster on October 17. [16]
On August 8, 2021, Larkin was waived/injured and placed on injured reserve. [17] He was released on August 17. He was re-signed to the Panthers practice squad on October 27. [18] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on January 10, 2022. [19]
On August 30, 2022, Larkin was waived by the Panthers and signed to the practice squad the next day. [20] [21] He was released on October 18. [22]
Larkin is the nephew of former Major League Baseball (MLB) player Barry Larkin.