Kendricks in 2016
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No. 88 Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||
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Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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Date of birth: | January 30, 1988 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Milwaukee (WI) Rufus King | ||||||||
College: | Wisconsin | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 47 | ||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||
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Receptions: | 204 |
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Receiving yards: | 2,132 |
Receiving touchdowns: | 17 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Lance Kendricks (born January 30, 1988) is an American football tight end for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin, and was recognized as a consensus All-American. The Rams selected him in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft.
Kendricks was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He attended Rufus King International Baccalaureate High School in Milwaukee, where he played for the Rufus King Generals football and basketball teams. In football, he was a two-time all-city selection, the Generals' most valuable player as a junior and senior, and the team captain as a senior. He caught 42 passes for 640 yards as a senior, and totaled 102 receptions for 1,905 yards during his high school career.
Also an standout athlete, he was a member of the Generals track & field team, where he was one of the state's top performers in the jumping events. He was a four-time AAU triple jump champion. At the WIAA Division 1 State Championships, he finished 3rd in the triple jump as a sophomore and second as a junior. He was also a member of the 4 × 100m (43.92 seconds) and 4 × 200m (3:30.08 minutes).
He also competed for the Badgers track team in 2007. At the Big Ten Indoor Championships, he placed 12th in the triple jump with a leap of 14.61 meters. He also participated in the long jump event while at Wisconsin, recording a personal-best leap of 6.63 meters at the Big Ten Conference, where he took 17th. He got a PR of 14.75 meters in the triple jump.