Drue Tranquill (born August 15, 1995) is a National Football League linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers (NFL). He was a Notre Dame football player in college.
Where did Drue Tranquill go to high school?
Tranquill went to Carroll High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Tranquill had 75 tackles as a senior in 2013, including 16 tackles for loss, four sacks, and an interception. He added 1,420 yards and 28 touchdowns on 114 carry as a running back, as well as 16 receptions for 348 yards and five touchdowns. Tranquill was a four-star recruit out of high school who received offers from several major programs, mostly in the Big Ten Conference. He verbally committed to Purdue University to play college football, but later de-committed and signed with the University of Notre Dame. Justin Tranquill, Tranquill’s younger brother, was safety for Western Michigan University. Tranquill was originally committed to Purdue University before accepting an offer from Notre Dame.
Tranquill played in 11 games with three starts as a true freshman at Notre Dame in 2014, recording 33 tackles, a tackle for loss, an interception, a fumble recovery, and a blocked punt. As a sophomore in 2015, he appeared in three games, making one start, but was lost for the season due to a torn ACL suffered while celebrating after breaking up a pass against Georgia Tech on September 19. He received a medical redshirt for the 2015 season, allowing him to play as a graduate student during the 2018 season. Tranquill started all 12 games for the Irish as a junior in 2016, totaling 79 tackles, two tackles for loss, and an interception.
