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Mario Kendricks

DL · Virginia Tech · Sr. · #22

Virginia Tech 2023 alumnus
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Mario Kendricks

DL · Virginia Tech · Sr · #22

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#961 national
CFB
College
Virginia Tech
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

2 coaches
2021
J.C. Price
Virginia Tech
2022
Virginia Tech
era →
2023
Virginia Tech

Coaching transition mid-career: J.C. Price → Brent Pry. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Virginia Tech6-7HC: J.C. Price · Run-heavy
2022Virginia Tech3-8HC: Brent Pry · Balanced
2023Virginia Tech7-6HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Virginia Tech1593.51.5------
2022Virginia Tech19105.01.01----
2021Virginia Tech642.01.0------
Career402310.53.51----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2023

W 48–22

at Boston College

2 SOLO  ·  2 TOT

Dominant 26-point win on the road against Boston College.

How he plays

Play style

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

3-Tech Penetrator

Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.

IDL

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Miguel Jackson’s 2023 season.

Charlotte · 2023

#2

Dezmond Tell

Louisville · 2022

86%
#3

Samuel Obiang

Texas State · 2021

85%
#4

Dion Bergan

Wake Forest · 2021

84%
#5

Miles Fox

Wake Forest · 2021

All-ACC
82%

Matches Miguel on

Class year
Height
Hurry rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Aeneas Peebles's senior season at Duke (2023).

Duke · 2023

All-ACCNFL Rd 6
#2

Jowon Briggs

Cincinnati · 2023

All-AACNFL Rd 7
78%
#3

James Mitchell

Colorado State · 2023

All-ACCNFL Rd 5
78%
#4

Jacques Bristol

Central Michigan · 2023

All-MAC
77%
#5

Taizse Johnson

Maryland · 2024

77%

Matches Aeneas on

Weight
Sack rate
TFL rate