NFL CAREER – After impressing in training camp, Tipton made the active roster after signing as an undrafted free agent. The rookie wideout appeared in 11 games with one start, catching 14 passes for 99 yards (7.1 avg.) in his debut season. Tipton will look to improve his consistency and compete for offensive snaps.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS – Agreed to terms with the Saints, 4/29/24.
2024 – Made his NFL debut in the opener vs Carolina, Sept. 8, catching one pass for six yards…Vs Philadelphia, Sept. 22, rotated on offense and caught two passes for 11 yards…Vs Tampa Bay, Oct. 13, caught a pass for 15 yards…Vs Denver, Oct. 17, caught a career-high six passes for 45 yards and returned one kickoff for 21 yards…At Los Angeles Chargers, Oct. 27, caught two passes for 14 yards.
COLLEGE – Finished college career ranked third in school history in career touchdown receptions (19), fifth in career receptions (132) and sixth in career receiving yards (2,067)...Three-time All-Ivy selection…Unanimous first-team All-Ivy selection in 2023 after leading the league with ten TD receptions, which was sixth in the FCS and tied for the fourth-most in school history...Named to the New England Football Writers Association All-New England team...Finished with 52 receptions for 786 yards (15.1 avg.), both career-highs...Caught at least one touchdown pass in seven of Yale's ten contests...Had three TD receptions in win at Brown...Caught season-high ten passes in win at Princeton…Season-high 136 receiving yards in win over Morgan State...Had a 15-yard touchdown run in win over Sacred Heart…Honorable mention All-Ivy selection in 2022. Appeared in eight games, missing two contests due to injury and finished with 29 receptions for 386 yards with two touchdowns...Had season-high 83 receiving yards in the victory at Cornell...Had a season-high six receptions in win over Dartmouth…Named All-Ivy second-team in 2021, when he appeared in all ten games and led the Bulldogs with 570 receiving yards and three TDs. Ranked seventh nationally with 21.1 yards per catch...Had a season-high 132 receiving yards with five catches including a touchdown against Penn...Made three catches for 61 yards against Harvard on Nov. 20 in the 137th edition of The Game…In 2019, worked his way into the starting lineup as a first-year player in three-wide sets. Selected to two Ivy League Weekly Honor Rolls for performances against Princeton and Harvard. Played in eight games, caught 24 passes for 325 yards and four TDs…Graduated with a bachelor's degree in biology.
PERSONAL – Attended Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio) HS, where he was three-time state champion and three-year letterman...First-team All-Region/All-League with 48 receptions and 1,186 yards with six TDs as senior...Three-year letterman and first-team All-Region and All-League in baseball...Greater Akron All-Star with .423 batting average...Member of the National Honor Society…Father, Lawrence, played football at the University of Akron…Born on Sept. 27, 2000 in Akron, Ohio.