Robert Shipp
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No. 24 San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||
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| Strong Safety | |||||||||
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| Date of birth: September 1, 1997 (age 22) | |||||||||
| Place of birth: Berryville, AR | |||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||
| High school: Berryville High School, Berryville, AR | |||||||||
| NFL Draft: 2019 / Round: 2 / Pick: 52 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 2019 for the San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||
Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2019 | |||||||||
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Robert Shipp is an American football strong safety for the San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at Ole Miss. The 49ers selected him with the 52nd overall pick in the 2019 NFLHC Draft.
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Recruiting
Shipp was heavily recruited during the 2013 season. After fielding offers from several schools such as Kansas and LSU, Shipp settled on Ole Miss.
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Robert Shipp SS |
Berryville, AR | Berryville High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 204 lb (93 kg) | Feb 29, 2020 | |
Skill: Potential:
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College Career
Shipp attended Ole Miss for five years, spending his first as a redshirt for the football team. He was the team's starting strong safety during the following four seasons on campus.
College Statistics
| Year | Defense | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Tackles | INTs | Sacks | FF | FR | Blocks | TDs | Safties | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 36 | 20 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Professional Career
Pre-draft
Shipp was considered one of the top strong safeties in the 2019 NFLHC Draft.
Measurables
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | Shuttle | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic |
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| 5 ft 11 in | 204 lb | 4.52 s | 4.29 s | 7.00 s | 36 in | 10 ft 3 in | 17 reps | |
Draft
Shipp was selected with the 52nd pick of the 2019 NFLHC Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. He was the second strong safety taken.
2019 Season
Professional Statistics
Year Team Games Starts Defensive Player
RatingTackles Sacks FF FR INT TD Safeties 2019 SF 16 16 34 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 80 Career 16 16 34 0.0 0 1 1 1 0
