Austin Larkin


Austin Blake Larkin is an American football defensive end for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He played college football at Purdue.

College career

Larkin began his college career as a walk-on at the University of Notre Dame as a linebacker. He appeared in a single game during the 2014 season, but did not record any stats. Larkin transferred to the City College of San Francisco for the 2015 season where he switched to defensive end. As a sophomore, he record 38 tackles with 7 sacks. 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.

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Larkin signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2018. He was waived on September 1, 2018.

Atlanta Falcons

On May 29, 2019, Larkin was signed by the Atlanta Falcons. He was waived on August 31, 2019 and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on November 23, 2019, but was waived three days later and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted back to the active roster on December 17, 2019.

Personal

He is the nephew of former Major League Baseball player, Barry Larkin.