# Johnny Lumpkin > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Johnny_Lumpkin > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Johnny_Lumpkin.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Lumpkin > Source revision: 1345398914 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Jonathan Lumpkin** (born September 3, 1997)[1] is an American professional [football](/source/American_football) [tight end](/source/Tight_end). He played [college football](/source/College_football) at [Hutchinson](/source/Hutchinson_Blue_Dragons) before transferring to [Louisiana](/source/Louisiana_Ragin'_Cajuns_football).[2] He was signed by the Patriots as an undrafted free agent following the [2023 NFL draft](/source/2023_NFL_draft). ## High school career Lumpkin went to [Frederick Douglass High School](/source/Douglass_High_School_(Atlanta)), and was a 3-star recruit who held 17 D1 offers. He was a member of the first team All-Region senior year of high school, and also played basketball starting in all games as both a junior and senior.[1] ## College career Lumpkin played [college football](/source/College_football) for the [Hutchinson Blue Dragons](/source/Hutchinson_Blue_Dragons) and later for the [Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns](/source/Louisiana_Ragin'_Cajuns_football).[3][4][5] ## Professional career ### New England Patriots After going [undrafted](/source/Free_agent) in the [2023 NFL draft](/source/2023_NFL_draft), Lumpkin signed with the [New England Patriots](/source/New_England_Patriots) of the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL) on April 30, 2023.[6] He was waived by the Patriots on August 27.[7] ### Indianapolis Colts On August 31, 2023, Lumpkin was signed to the [Indianapolis Colts](/source/Indianapolis_Colts)' practice squad.[8] He was released on September 12.[9] ### Denver Broncos On January 2, 2024, Lumpkin was signed to the [Denver Broncos](/source/Denver_Broncos) practice squad.[10] He was not signed to a reserve/future contract and thus became a free agent at the end of the season.[11] ### Green Bay Packers Lumpkin was signed to the [Green Bay Packers](/source/Green_Bay_Packers) practice squad on September 10, 2024.[12] He was released by Green Bay on September 24.[13] On January 14, 2025, Lumpkin signed a reserve/futures contract with the Packers.[14] He was released on August 26 as part of final roster cuts.[15] ## References 1. ["Johnny Lumpkin - Football"](https://ragincajuns.com/sports/football/roster/johnny--lumpkin/8324). *Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns* 1. ["Johnny Lumpkin Stats, News, Bio"](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4363098/johnny-lumpkin). *ESPN* 1. Buckley, Tim (January 26, 2018). ["Louisiana hospitality lures juco tight end Lumpkin to UL"](https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/ul/2018/01/26/louisiana-hospitality-lures-juco-tight-end-lumpkin-ul/1070378001/). *[The Daily Advertiser](/source/The_Daily_Advertiser_(Lafayette,_Louisiana))* 1. Foote, Kevin (April 16, 2021). ["UL tight end Johnny Lumpkin primed to reach his full potential in fall after full offseason"](https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/sports/ul_lafayette/ul-tight-end-johnny-lumpkin-primed-to-reach-his-full-potential-in-fall-after-full/article_23af3818-9f0f-11eb-b742-671cc1acbc6d.html). *[The Advocate](/source/The_Advocate_(Louisiana))* 1. ["NFL Draft Profile: Johnny Lumpkin, Tight End, Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns"](https://www.si.com/nfl/draft/news/johnnylumpkin). *[Sports Illustrated](/source/Sports_Illustrated)*. September 14, 2022. 1. McElroy, Jordy (2023-04-30). ["Patriots sign massive, under-the-radar UDFA tight end"](https://patriotswire.usatoday.com/2023/04/30/patriots-sign-under-the-radar-udfa-tight-end/). *Patriots Wire*. USA Today. Retrieved 2023-07-07. 1. ["Patriots Release 11 Players"](https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-release-11-players). *Patriots.com*. August 27, 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-03. 1. ["Colts sign CB Darren Hall, TE Johnny Lumpkin to practice squad; release LB Donavan Mutin from practice squad"](https://www.colts.com/news/darren-hall-johnny-lumpkin-signed-practice-squad-donavan-mutin-released). *Colts.com*. August 31, 2023. 1. ["Colts sign 3 to practice squad; waive 3 from practice squad"](https://www.colts.com/news/mike-strachan-released-practice-squad-roster-moves). *Colts.com*. September 12, 2023. 1. LaDilla, Aric. ["Broncos sign TE Johnny Lumpkin to practice squad"](https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-sign-te-johnny-lumpkin-to-practice-squad). *Denverbroncos.com*. Retrieved 3 January 2024. 1. DiLalla, Aric (January 8, 2024). ["Broncos sign 12 players to future contracts"](https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-sign-12-players-to-future-contracts). *DenverBroncos.com* 1. ["Packers sign TE Johnny Lumpkin and WR TJ Luther to practice squad"](https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-te-johnny-lumpkin-and-wr-tj-luther-to-practice-squad-2024). *Packers.com*. September 10, 2024. 1. ["Packers announce roster moves"](https://www.packers.com/news/packers-announce-roster-move-sept-24-2024). *Packers.com*. September 24, 2024. 1. ["Packers announce reserve/future signings Jan. 14, 2025"](https://www.packers.com/news/packers-announce-reserve-future-signings-jan-14-2025). *Packers.com*. Retrieved 15 January 2025. 1. ["Packers announce roster moves Aug. 26, 2025"](https://www.packers.com/news/packers-announce-roster-moves-aug-26-2025). *packers.com*. Retrieved 27 August 2025. ## External links - [Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns bio](https://ragincajuns.com/sports/football/roster/johnny-lumpkin/8324) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Johnny Lumpkin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Lumpkin) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Lumpkin?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.