Mario Kendricks: DL · Virginia Tech · #22.
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Mario Kendricks
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. The five seasons at Virginia Tech span three head coaches: Justin Fuente, J.C. Price and Brent Pry. A game that shows it: 3 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Syracuse — Week 9, 2023.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Roanoke Times Oct 23
TigerNet Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 15 | 9 | 3.5 | 1.5 | -- |
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 19 | 10 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -- |
| 2019 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 7 | 4.0 | 2.0 | -- |
| Career | 66 | 34 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 36-17vs Old Dominion | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-24@ Marshall | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-39@ No. 5 Florida State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-10vs Syracuse | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 48-22@ Boston College | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 28-35vs NC State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 41-20vs No. 23 Tulane | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 9 | 3.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Week 9 · 2023
W 38-10
vs Syracuse
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 28-point win at home against Syracuse.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
23%4 TFLSack rate
10%2 sacksHurry rate
7%1 hurry15 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Pry
Pass share
41.9%
356 pass / 493 run
Plays / game
65.3
13 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
379 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Five seasons at Virginia Tech, 7 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 38 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Justin Fuente, J.C. Price, and Brent Pry. Multi-era developmental context.
