He played college football at Central Michigan and signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2014.

[2] Tipton performed well in the preseason and made the Colts initial 53 man roster,[3] but was waived on September 9, 2014, and re-signed to the practice squad shortly afterward.

[4] After seeing some limited action on special teams, Tipton played running back against the Dallas Cowboys and scored his first NFL touchdown on a 1-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck.

[5] Tipton saw the first significant game action of his pro football career in the Colts' first game of the 2014 playoffs, supplanting the role of former third-overall Cleveland Browns draft pick Trent Richardson as the second running back behind Dan Herron.

[10] On December 25, 2015, Tipton was arrested and charged with criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon, after reportedly firing a single shot from his AR-15 rifle into his girlfriend's house.