Eric Kendricks
LB
#54
Experience: 11 years
Height: 6-0
Age: 33
Weight: 232 lbs
College: UCLA
Defense
| YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 128 | 61 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Chargers | 15 | 105 | 67 | 38 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 2022 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 124 | 74 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 2021 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 125 | 63 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 22 |
| 2020 | Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 97 | 59 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 104 | 64 | 40 | 0.5 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 103 | 58 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 |
| 2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 112 | 66 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| 2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 109 | 70 | 39 | 2.5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 77 | 77 | 77 |
| 2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 83 | 63 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| TOTAL | 147 | 1090 | 645 | 445 | 21.5 | 0 | 60 | 11 | 2 | 148 | 13.5 | 77 |
Fumbles
| YEAR | TEAM | G | FUM | LOST | FF | OWN FR | OPP FR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Chargers | 15 | 1 | |||||
| 2022 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 0 | |||||
| 2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0 | |||||
| 2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 | |||||
| TOTAL | 147 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
Biography
Kendricks (6-0, 232) was originally drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round (45th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft. Throughout his 10-year career with the Vikings (2015-22), Los Angles Chargers (2023) and Dallas Cowboys (2024), he has appeared in 147 games (142 starts) where he registered 1,174 tackles, 21.5 sacks, 11 interceptions (two returned for touchdowns), 60 passes defensed, eight forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries. He has also appeared in six postseason contests (six starts), tallying 43 tackles, seven passes defensed, 1.0 sack and one interception. In 2024, Kendricks started in all 15 games he appeared with the Cowboys where he registered 138 tackles, 3.0 sacks, three passes defensed, two interceptions and one fumble recovery.