Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Austin Blake Larkin was born on April 6, 1995, in San Ramon, California. He is a defensive end in the NFL. He played college football at Purdue University.

Larkin graduated from Dougherty Valley in San Ramon, California.

During his time on the City College Of San Francisco, he appeared in 13 games and racked up 38 tackles, including 17 for losses and seven sacks as a sophomore in 2015, CCSF won the 2015 California Community College Athletic Association title and finished the season 12-1.

On 2016, he earned Academic All-Big Ten, Larkin enrolled early and participated in spring practice, he appeared in 10 games, making six starts, finished with 18 total tackles, 10 solo, 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks on the season, posted a sack vs. Nevada on Sept. 24, had a six total tackles at Illinois on Oct. 8, recorded a tackle for loss at No. 8 Nebraska on Oct. 22, had a tackle vs. No. 24 Penn State on Oct. 29, finished with two tackles at Minnesota on Nov. 5, tallied two tackles vs. Northwestern on Nov. 12, assisted on a sack vs. No. 6 Wisconsin on Nov. 19 and had four solo tackles, including a sack, at Indiana on Nov. 26.

Larkin signed a contract with the Dallas Cowboys on April 30, 2018, but was waived on September 2, 2018, until May 29, 2019, when he signed a contract with the Atlanta Falcons.