Eric
Kendricks.
Eric
Kendricks.
UCLA· 6'0"· 232 lb· 4.61s 40
Kendricks is ideally suited for a 4-3 Cover-2 zone defense that allows him to diagnose plays and react quickly.
Year 1 sub-package LB, with the ceiling to be a multi-year starter at Will LB.
He would be a poor fit in any system that asks him to consistently take on and shed blocks from interior lineman.
Kendricks' athleticism and instincts make him a good fit for a zone-heavy scheme where he can make plays in space.
Selected #45 overall in Round 2 of the 2015 NFL Draft by Minnesota Vikings out of UCLA.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.61sp50
- Vertical
- 38inp50
- Broad jump
- 124inp50
- Three-cone
- —s
- Shuttle
- —s
- Bench
- 19repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | UCLA | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | UCLA | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | UCLA | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 38 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Eric Kendricks has played nine seasons as a starting middle linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Chargers. He earned a Pro Bowl selection and First-Team All-Pro honors in 2019.