Derion Kendrick: DB · Georgia · #11.
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Derion Kendrick
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Dabo Swinney and Kirby Smart. All-SEC in 2021 made it three straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Kentucky — Week 7, 2021.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 3 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 10-3vs No. 3 Clemson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-7vs UAB | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 40-13vs South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 62-0@ Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-0vs No. 8 Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-10@ No. 18 Auburn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 30-13vs No. 11 Kentucky | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 34-7vs Florida | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 43-6vs Missouri | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 41-17@ Tennessee | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-7vs Charleston Southern | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-0@ Georgia Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-41vs No. 4 Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
Week 11 · 2021
W 41-17
at Tennessee
1 interception · 6 tackles · 4 solo tackles
Dominant 24-point win on the road against Tennessee.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
41tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL41 tackles · 2 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
Pass share
37.1%
312 pass / 530 run
Plays / game
64.8
13 games
Team sack rate
3.6%
440 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former five-star. Now #65 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Clemson and Georgia, 104 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — drafted at #212 overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM
All-SEC 2nd team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dabo Swinney.
Next stop · NFL
Los Angeles RamsEntering 5th NFL season
Los Angeles RamsEntering 5th NFL season
