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Eric Kendricks
MLB · MIN/LAC/DAL/SF · 2015–2025
Born February 29, 1992 · College UCLA · Drafted 2015, round 2, pick 45 (MIN) · 6-0, 232 lb
1st-team All-Pro (2019) · Pro Bowl (2019)
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | MIN | 14 | 92 | 4.0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 playoffs | MIN | 1 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | MIN | 15 | 109 | 2.5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 2017 | MIN | 16 | 113 | 1.0 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 playoffs | MIN | 2 | 16 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | MIN | 14 | 108 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 2019 | MIN | 14 | 110 | 0.5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| 2019 playoffs | MIN | 2 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | MIN | 11 | 107 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | MIN | 15 | 143 | 5.0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | MIN | 17 | 137 | 1.0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 playoffs | MIN | 1 | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | LAC | 15 | 117 | 3.5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | DAL | 15 | 138 | 3.0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | SF | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 playoffs | SF | 2 | 19 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | SF | 148 | 1,180 | 21.5 | 39 | 65 | 11 | 60 | 8 |
Honours
Honours: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), matched to players through Wikidata (CC0). Awards and All-Pro teams are the Associated Press’s; Pro Bowl selections include replacements.
| Season | Honours |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1st-team All-Pro, Pro Bowl |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | MIN | 15 | – | – | 863 | 89.7 |
| 2017 | MIN | 16 | – | – | 956 | 97.3 |
| 2017 playoffs | MIN | 2 | – | – | 127 | 98.4 |
| 2018 | MIN | 14 | – | – | 862 | 97.4 |
| 2019 | MIN | 15 | – | – | 944 | 93.4 |
| 2019 playoffs | MIN | 2 | – | – | 121 | 100.0 |
| 2020 | MIN | 11 | – | – | 736 | 99.9 |
| 2021 | MIN | 15 | – | – | 1,019 | 98.1 |
| 2022 | MIN | 17 | – | – | 1,080 | 94.3 |
| 2022 playoffs | MIN | 1 | – | – | 68 | 100.0 |
| 2023 | LAC | 15 | – | – | 831 | 84.5 |
| 2024 | DAL | 15 | – | – | 903 | 95.9 |
| 2025 | SF | 2 | – | – | 43 | 34.1 |
| 2025 playoffs | SF | 2 | – | – | 126 | 100.0 |
Game logs
2025 game log (4 games)
2024 game log (15 games)
2024 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-09-08 | @ CLE | W 33–17 | 9 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2024-09-15 | vs NO | L 19–44 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2024-09-22 | vs BAL | L 25–28 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2024-09-26 | @ NYG | W 20–15 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2024-10-06 | @ PIT | W 20–17 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2024-10-27 | @ SF | L 24–30 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2024-11-03 | @ ATL | L 21–27 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2024-11-10 | vs PHI | L 6–34 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2024-11-18 | vs HOU | L 10–34 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2024-11-24 | @ WAS | W 34–26 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2024-11-28 | vs NYG | W 27–20 | 10 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2024-12-09 | vs CIN | L 20–27 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2024-12-15 | @ CAR | W 30–14 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | 2024-12-29 | @ PHI | L 7–41 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2025-01-05 | vs WAS | L 19–23 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 game log (15 games)
2023 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-09-10 | vs MIA | L 34–36 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2023-10-01 | vs LV | W 24–17 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2023-10-16 | vs DAL | L 17–20 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2023-10-22 | @ KC | L 17–31 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2023-10-29 | vs CHI | W 30–13 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 2023-11-06 | @ NYJ | W 27–6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2023-11-12 | vs DET | L 38–41 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2023-11-19 | @ GB | L 20–23 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2023-11-26 | vs BAL | L 10–20 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2023-12-03 | @ NE | W 6–0 | 10 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2023-12-10 | vs DEN | L 7–24 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2023-12-14 | @ LV | L 21–63 | 12 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2023-12-23 | vs BUF | L 22–24 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2023-12-31 | @ DEN | L 9–16 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | 2024-01-07 | vs KC | L 12–13 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 game log (18 games)
2022 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022-09-11 | vs GB | W 23–7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2022-09-19 | @ PHI | L 7–24 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2022-09-25 | vs DET | W 28–24 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 2022-10-02 | @ NO | W 28–25 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2022-10-09 | vs CHI | W 29–22 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2022-10-16 | @ MIA | W 24–16 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2022-10-30 | vs ARI | W 34–26 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 2022-11-06 | @ WAS | W 20–17 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2022-11-13 | @ BUF | W 33–30 OT | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2022-11-20 | vs DAL | L 3–40 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2022-11-24 | vs NE | W 33–26 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 2022-12-04 | vs NYJ | W 27–22 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2022-12-11 | @ DET | L 23–34 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2022-12-17 | vs IND | W 39–36 OT | 12 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2022-12-24 | vs NYG | W 27–24 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 2023-01-01 | @ GB | L 17–41 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2023-01-08 | @ CHI | W 29–13 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2023-01-15 | vs NYG | L 24–31 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
2021 game log (15 games)
2021 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021-09-12 | @ CIN | L 24–27 OT | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2021-09-19 | @ ARI | L 33–34 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2021-09-26 | vs SEA | W 30–17 | 11 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2021-10-03 | vs CLE | L 7–14 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2021-10-10 | vs DET | W 19–17 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 2021-10-17 | @ CAR | W 34–28 OT | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2021-10-31 | vs DAL | L 16–20 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 2021-11-07 | @ BAL | L 31–34 OT | 18 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2021-11-14 | @ LAC | W 27–20 | 8 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 2021-11-21 | vs GB | W 34–31 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2021-11-28 | @ SF | L 26–34 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2021-12-09 | vs PIT | W 36–28 | 11 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2021-12-20 | @ CHI | W 17–9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2021-12-26 | vs LA | L 23–30 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2022-01-02 | @ GB | L 10–37 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 game log (11 games)
2020 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020-09-13 | vs GB | L 34–43 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2020-09-20 | @ IND | L 11–28 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2020-09-27 | vs TEN | L 30–31 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2020-10-04 | @ HOU | W 31–23 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2020-10-11 | @ SEA | L 26–27 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2020-10-18 | vs ATL | L 23–40 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2020-11-01 | @ GB | W 28–22 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2020-11-08 | vs DET | W 34–20 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 2020-11-16 | @ CHI | W 19–13 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2020-11-22 | vs DAL | L 28–31 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | 2020-11-29 | vs CAR | W 28–27 | 12 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
2019 game log (16 games)
2019 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019-09-08 | vs ATL | W 28–12 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 2019-09-15 | @ GB | L 16–21 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2019-09-22 | vs LV | W 34–14 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2019-09-29 | @ CHI | L 6–16 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2019-10-06 | @ NYG | W 28–10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 2019-10-13 | vs PHI | W 38–20 | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 2019-10-20 | @ DET | W 42–30 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 2019-10-24 | vs WAS | W 19–9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 2019-11-03 | @ KC | L 23–26 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2019-11-10 | @ DAL | W 28–24 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 2019-11-17 | vs DEN | W 27–23 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 2019-12-02 | @ SEA | L 30–37 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2019-12-08 | vs DET | W 20–7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2019-12-15 | @ LAC | W 39–10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2020-01-05 | @ NO | W 26–20 OT | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2020-01-11 | @ SF | L 10–27 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
2018 game log (14 games)
2018 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018-09-09 | vs SF | W 24–16 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2018-09-16 | @ GB | T 29–29 OT | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2018-09-23 | vs BUF | L 6–27 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2018-09-27 | @ LA | L 31–38 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2018-10-07 | @ PHI | W 23–21 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2018-10-14 | vs ARI | W 27–17 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2018-10-21 | @ NYJ | W 37–17 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 2018-10-28 | vs NO | L 20–30 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2018-11-04 | vs DET | W 24–9 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2018-11-18 | @ CHI | L 20–25 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2018-11-25 | vs GB | W 24–17 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2018-12-02 | @ NE | L 10–24 | 16 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 2018-12-10 | @ SEA | L 7–21 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 2018-12-16 | vs MIA | W 41–17 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
2017 game log (18 games)
2017 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017-09-11 | vs NO | W 29–19 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2017-09-17 | @ PIT | L 9–26 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2017-09-24 | vs TB | W 34–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2017-10-01 | vs DET | L 7–14 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2017-10-09 | @ CHI | W 20–17 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2017-10-15 | vs GB | W 23–10 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2017-10-22 | vs BAL | W 24–16 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2017-10-29 | @ CLE | W 33–16 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 2017-11-12 | @ WAS | W 38–30 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2017-11-19 | vs LA | W 24–7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2017-11-23 | @ DET | W 30–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2017-12-03 | @ ATL | W 14–9 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 2017-12-10 | @ CAR | L 24–31 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2017-12-17 | vs CIN | W 34–7 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | 2017-12-23 | @ GB | W 16–0 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2017-12-31 | vs CHI | W 23–10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2018-01-14 | vs NO | W 29–24 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2018-01-21 | @ PHI | L 7–38 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
2016 game log (15 games)
2016 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016-09-11 | @ TEN | W 25–16 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2016-09-18 | vs GB | W 17–14 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2016-09-25 | @ CAR | W 22–10 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2016-10-03 | vs NYG | W 24–10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2016-10-09 | vs HOU | W 31–13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 2016-10-23 | @ PHI | L 10–21 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2016-10-31 | @ CHI | L 10–20 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2016-11-13 | @ WAS | L 20–26 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 2016-11-20 | vs ARI | W 30–24 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 2016-11-24 | @ DET | L 13–16 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2016-12-01 | vs DAL | L 15–17 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2016-12-11 | @ JAX | W 25–16 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2016-12-18 | vs IND | L 6–34 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2016-12-24 | @ GB | L 25–38 | 11 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2017-01-01 | vs CHI | W 38–10 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 game log (15 games)
2015 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015-09-14 | @ SF | L 3–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2015-09-20 | vs DET | W 26–16 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2015-09-27 | vs LAC | W 31–14 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2015-10-04 | @ DEN | L 20–23 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2015-10-18 | vs KC | W 16–10 | 10 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2015-10-25 | @ DET | W 28–19 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2015-11-01 | @ CHI | W 23–20 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2015-11-22 | vs GB | L 13–30 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2015-11-29 | @ ATL | W 20–10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2015-12-06 | vs SEA | L 7–38 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2015-12-10 | @ ARI | L 20–23 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2015-12-20 | vs CHI | W 38–17 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2015-12-27 | vs NYG | W 49–17 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2016-01-03 | @ GB | W 20–13 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2016-01-10 | vs SEA | L 9–10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |