Mario Kendricks Season 2021

2023: Played in all 13 games, making eight starts ... recorded 16 tackles (10 solo), including 4.5 TFL ... registered 1.5 sacks and a quarterback hurry... set season high with three tackles vs. Old Dominion (Sept. 2) and Syracuse (Oct. 26).

2022: Played in 11 games, making six starts at defensive tackle ... Recorded 19 tackles (10 solo), 5.0 TFL (21 yards), 1.0 sacks (9 yards), three quarterback hurries and three pass breakups ... Made his second consecutive start on Tech’s defensive line at Duke (Nov. 12) ... Started, matched his career high in tackles (four, three solo), set a career high with 2.0 TFL (12 yards), made a 9-yard solo sack and recorded a quarterback hurry against Georgia Tech (Nov. 5) ... Tied his career high in tackles (four, two solo, 0.5 TFL) and was credited with a quarterback hurry at Pitt (Oct. 8) ... Registered two solo tackles, including a 4-yard TFL, at North Carolina (Oct. 1) ... Logged his third start, assisting on three tackles against West Virginia (Sept. 22) ... Made his second start and assisted on two tackles (0.5 TFL) against Wofford (Sept. 17) ... Started at defensive tackle, assisted on a tackle, broke up a pass and registered a quarterback hurry at Old Dominion (Sept. 2).  

2021: Played in eight games with five starts at DT ... Totaled six tackles (four solo), 2.0 TFL and 1.0 sack (-13.0 yards) ... Did not play due to injury at Boston College (11/5), vs. Duke (11/13), at Miami (11/20), at Virginia (11/27) or vs. Maryland (12/29) ... Started and recorded 1.0 sack (-13.0 yards) vs. North Carolina (9/3) ... Credited with a quarterback hurry vs. Middle Tennessee State (9/11) ... Registered a solo tackle at West Virginia (9/18) ... Recorded a tackle vs. Richmond (9/25) ... Started and recorded two tackles vs. Notre Dame (10/9) ... Started and registered 1.0 TFL (-2.0 yards) vs. Syracuse (10/23).

2020: Played in all 11 games (one start), recording 14 total tackles and 1.5 sacks ... Made three tackles and got half a sack in the season opener vs. NC State (9/26) … Made two solo stops at Wake Forest (10/24) ... Made his first career start at Louisville (10/31) … Recorded 1.0 sack and two total tackles vs. Miami (11/14) ... Made one stop vs. Pitt (11/21) and another one vs. Clemson (12/5). 
 
2019: Played in all 13 contests ... Registered 12 tackles, 4.0 TFL and 2.0 sacks ... Made two tackles including one for loss in first career game at Boston College (8/31) … Recorded half a sack and two tackles vs. Old Dominion (9/7) … Had a TFL for eight yards vs. Furman (9/14) … Had a sack at Miami (10/5) … Posted half a sack vs. Rhode Island (10/12) … Made two tackles vs Wake Forest (11/9).
 
High School: Played for head coach Doug Nichols at Osceola High School … A three-star recruit according to 247 Sports’ composite ranking … Had 16.0 sacks, an interception and averaged three tackles per game as a junior.
 
Personal: Son of Mario Kendricks and Charise Dunkley … Majoring in consumer studies … Enjoys fishing.