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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SoonerPack" data-source="post: 606706" data-attributes="member: 9838">Read below and tell me this is a guy that can't play the run?!  How do you become the All-Time tackles leader in UCLA history, make 1st team All American and win the Butkus award without being able to play the run?  Answer: You don't.  As if that weren't enough to warrant a pick at 30 he also won the Lott IMPACT award which means he is a class act off the field as well.  That's just gravy on this bacon burrito IMO!  Enjoy...Honors: Kendricks was named first-team All-American in 2014. He also won the Butkus Award, given to the nation’s top linebacker, and the Lott IMPACT Trophy, which is awarded to the nation’s top defender in both character and on-field performance. Key stat: UCLA’s all-time tackles leader with 481 for his career. He led the nation in solo tackles in 2014 with 101, and he finished third in total tackles with 146. Kendricks finished with at least 10 tackles in 11 of the Bruins’ 13 games.   Notable UCLA Backers that all turned into NFL Pro Bowlers that he has more tackles than include Ken Norton Jr., Donnie Edwards and Carnell Lake (played LB in college).  Pretty decent list I'd say...Scout’s Take: Stays square to the line and finds the ball. Will take on blockers and although not always successful, he will find ways to hold his ground. Size limits him here more than strength or willingness. I thought he played bigger than his size.  Has a feel for how to get off blocks and avoid. Wrap-up tackler. Puts himself in the right position to make the tackle. Will extend his hands to control blocker than quickly shed. Plays with outstanding balance. When he sees the ball, he is gone. Is a sideline-to-sideline player in every sense of the word. Reacts to what he sees, doesn’t over commit. Can tackle in space. Outstanding technique. Will wrap up and get his man to the ground. Hard to block when on the move. Can work through gaps and creases. Can play the back man-to-man. Understands how to carry the back up the sideline on the wheel route. Aware on his zone to flat drops. Keeps his eyes open. Knows how to defend the screen and routes that go underneath. Is a hard player to fool scheme-wise.  Size might not be ideal, but he is always around the ball. Has a knack for creating turnovers whether it’s jarring hits or putting himself in position for interceptions. Never stops in his pursuit of the ball. If you are looking for a play making Mike or Will linebacker in the draft, this is your guy.This is yet another write up by a scout stating that the kid is a player and should be a 3 down backer.  I am just not understanding why people feel he isn't going to be a player?  To each their own...G   P  G!!</blockquote>

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