#11

Derion Kendrick

Former defensive back at Georgia. 2021: 4 interceptions, 3 pass breakups, 41 tackles.

DB · Georgia · Sr. · #11

6′0″ · 190 lb · Rock Hill, SC

CFB Index 75 · #65 of 509 safetiesLow confidenceAll-ConferenceLos Angeles — drafted 2022, Rd 6, Pick 34, #212 overall

Recruiting

5★

WR recruit

No. 26 nationally · Signed with Clemson

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at Georgia. 2021: 4 interceptions, 3 pass breakups, 41 tackles.

Signed as a 5-star recruit to Clemson in 2018.
Transferred from Clemson to Georgia in 2021.
Drafted round 6 by the Los Angeles in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Georgia, 104 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — drafted at #212 overall by Los Angeles.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

201812 games

Signed with Clemson5-star out of South Pointe

20208 games

All-ACCfirst

202113 games

Entered the portal
All-SECsecond

2022

Drafted by Los Angelesround 6, pick 212

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★★

#26 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

R6 · #212

Los Angeles · 2022

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 1 category

🎖

ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM

All-SEC 2nd team (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

1 coach

2018–2021

Kirby Smart

Georgia

Played his entire career under Kirby Smart.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Los AngelesEntering 5th NFL season

#212Rd 6 · Pick 34

Los AngelesEntering 5th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Clemson15-0HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced

2019Clemson14-1HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced

2020Clemson10-2HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Georgia14-1HC: Kirby Smart · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

75Quality starter #65 of 509?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: interceptions (97th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Interceptions#14 / 824 · 97th pct

Passes defended#481 / 2743 · 78th pct

Tackles#880 / 2743 · 67th pct

Solo tackles#873 / 2743 · 67th pct

Tackles for loss#1411 / 2743 · 44th pct

2.0

QB hurries#1413 / 2743 · 24th pct

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.5	0.2	0.0	0.5
Road7g	2.6	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

2026 season

Head Coach

Kirby Smart

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

75 · #65 of 509 safeties

Former five-star. Now #65 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Georgia	41	24	2.0	0.0	3	4	--
2020	Clemson	18	12	1.5	1.0	6	1	--
2019	Clemson	43	30	1.5	0.0	5	2	2
2018	Clemson	2	1	1.0	0.0	--	--	1
Career		104	67	6.0	1.0	14	7	3

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 10-3@ Clemson	3	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 56-7vs UAB	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 40-13vs South Carolina	1	1	0.0	1	0
Wk 4	W 62-0@ Vanderbilt	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 37-0vs Arkansas	1	1	1.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 34-10@ Auburn	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 30-13vs Kentucky	7	3	0.0	—	2	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 9	W 34-7@ Florida	5	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 43-6vs Missouri	3	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 41-17@ Tennessee	6	4	0.0	1	0
Wk 12	W 56-7vs Charleston Southern	2	1	0.0	—	1
Wk 13	W 45-0@ Georgia Tech	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	L 24-41@ Alabama	1	1	0.0	—	0
Total		33	18	1.0	2	3

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology