Lucas Patrick

BIOGRAPHY

Lucas Patrick was born on July 30, 1993, in Brentwood, Tennessee. He is a guard in the NFL.

Patrick played high school football at Brentwood High School in Brentwood, Tennessee and was a three-year letterman. His senior year in 2010, he earned Tennessee Sports Writers Association First Team 6A All-State honors, was named to The Tennessean’s Dream Team, was a team captain and played in the Toyota Tennessee East vs. West All-Star Classic on December 11, 2010. He also participated in track and field at Brentwood.

Patrick played in the final five games of his freshman season at Duke University. He helped the Blue Devils score a school single-season record 410 points while ranking second in the ACC in sacks allowed per pass attempt (1:29.00). He was part of a Duke offense that ranked among the ACC leaders in first downs per game (4th; 22.15), time of possession (4th; 31:07), passing yards per game (5th; 283.9) and points per game (5th; 31.5). He helped in the protection of 3,000-yard passer Sean Renfree (3,113) as Duke became just the second team in ACC history (Florida State, 1995) to have two 1,000-yard receivers in Jamison Crowder (1,074) and Conner Vernon (1,074). Patrick was part of an offensive unit that boasted a school single-season record and NCAA-best three players with 65+ pass receptions. In the run game, Patrick assisted in opening holes as Duke’s top three running backs combined to rush for 1,401 yards on 283 attempts (4.95 avg.).

Patrick played in all 14 games with one starting assignment his sophomore year. His lone start came at right tackle in place of injured Perry Simmons in the Chick-fil-A Bowl against Texas A&M. Against the Aggies, Duke compiled a school bowl game record 661 yards of total offense while the two squads established Chick-fil-A Bowl standards for combined points (100) and combined offensive yardage (1,022). Patrick was a key component of Duke’s offensive front that ranked first in the ACC in sacks allowed per passing attempt (1:27.80). He was part of a Blue Devil offensive unit that established school single-season records for total first downs (298), offensive yards (5,966) and points (459). Patrick was member of Duke’s offense that ranked among the ACC leaders in total offense (426.1; 4th), scoring (32.8; 5th), rushing (178.0; 5th) and passing (248.1; 6th). He helped the Blue Devils to top-50 national offensive rankings for fourth down conversion percentage (.696; 8th), fewest fumbles lost (6; 12th), fewest penalties per game (4.57; 25th), fewest penalty yards per game (40.71; 32nd), first downs (298; 36th) and passing offense (50th). Patrick was part of a Duke offensive unit that became the first in school history and one of just four in the ACC in 2013 to amass 25+ rushing and 25+ passing TDs. He aided in the protection of QBs Anthony Boone and Brandon Connette, who combined to complete 296-of-467 (.634) passes for 3,472 yards with 26 TDs. Patrick opened holes for Duke’s ground attack that featured Connette’s school single-season record-tying 14 rushing TDs while four Blue Devil running backs combined for 1,905 yards with each averaging 5.0+ yards per attempt.

Patrick started 12 games at left guard his junior season. He was a member of Duke’s offensive line that led the nation in fewest tackles for loss allowed per game (3.15). Patrick was a key component of an offensive front that ranked first in the ACC in sacks allowed per passing attempt (1:36.23) and second in the league in sacks allowed per game (1.00). He was part of a Blue Devil offensive unit that became the first in school history to average 180+ rushing yards and 210+ passing yards per game. Patrick helped open holes for a Duke rushing attack which averaged 181.85 yards per contest, the program’s highest mark since 1977. Duke’s offense ranked among the ACC leaders in fourth-down conversions (16; 1st), fewest turnovers lost (15; 2nd), red zone offense (.875; 3rd), scoring offense (32.4; 4th), rushing offense (181.8; 5th) and first downs per game (22.0; 5th). Patrick helped the Blue Devils to top-50 national offensive rankings for sacks allowed per game (8th), fewest turnovers lost (16th), red zone offense (34th), scoring offense (40th), rushing offense (46th) and first downs (286; 46th).

Patrick was an honorable mention All-ACC pick by both the league’s head coaches and Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association his senior year. He was an ESPN All-Bowl Team pick following New Era Pinstripe Bowl. Patrick started all 13 games and helped the Blue Devils finish third in the ACC in total offense, fifth in scoring offense, fifth rushing offense and fifth in passing offense as Duke joined Clemson and North Carolina as the only schools to rank among the top five in all four categories. Patrick was part of an offensive front that ranked second in the ACC and sixth nationally in fewest tackles for loss allowed per game (4.15). He was a key member of an offense that matched the school single-season standard with eight games with 30+ points, equaling the record set in both 2012 and 2013. 

Patrick was signed by the Packers as an undrafted free agent on June 1, 2016, after participating in Green Bay’s rookie orientation camp that May on a tryout basis. He played in 12 games with two starts in 2017, opening at left guard in Week 4 vs. Chicago and at right guard in Week 17 at Detroit.

On March 16, 2022, Patrick signed a two-year contract with the Chicago Bears. Patrick announced he would play at Center for the Bears. However, Patrick started at Guard for the first 6 games of the 2022 season switching the guard position with fellow teammate Teven Jenkins due to Patrick dealing with an injury. Patrick would eventually get the starting job at Center by Week 7 against the New England Patriots on Monday but left the game in the first quarter with a toe injury. Patrick was placed on injured reserve on October 27 and was ruled out for the rest of the season.