Summary
Kendall Lamm (born June 5, 1992) is an American football offensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played at Appalachian State for four years and was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2015.[1]
 Lamm with the Houston Texans in 2016 | |||||
| No. 70 – Miami Dolphins | |||||
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | June 5, 1992 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 308 lb (140 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | David W. Butler (Matthews, North Carolina) | ||||
| College: | Appalachian State | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2015 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||
Early years edit
Kendall attended Butler High School in Matthews, North Carolina and was an integral part of the 2009–2010 undefeated, 15–0, 4A state championship team. This team ranked No. 2 nationally by prepnation.com, was also the first North Carolina high school team to beat Independence High School since they went on their 100+ game win streak. While at Butler, Kendall was also awarded all-conference honors for his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons, and earned first-team all state honors as a senior. Butler was 49–8 during his prep career under coach Mike Newsome. Kendall committed to play college football at Appalachian State University.
College career edit
At Appalachian State, he saw action on the field all four seasons, and he graduated with a bachelor's degree in Communication-Public relations in December 2014. Kendall also became a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, and held a top achievement of being a member of the Appalachian State athletics’ academic honor roll.[2]
His first season with the Mountaineers in 2011 saw him play 8 out of 12 games (Starting 7). The four games that he had missed were due to an injury which caused him to miss 2 games and later on he was suspended for 2 games due to misconduct.
In his second year in 2012, Kendall saw more game time as he started 11-of-12 games at left tackle. The one game he did miss was due to a head injury sustained in training. Within the season, he was number one on the team with the highest season long job grade, 87%, and technique grade, 79%. In his second season, he did not commit a single penalty.
The last 2 seasons of his college career saw Kendall excelling and performing extremely well. He played in all 24 games and was recognized by many coaches as one of the best in the conference.[3] As a right back tackle, he managed to record a total of 46 knockdowns in 2014 alone. The offensive line only allowed 11 sacks all season. That is a record which is tied for 8th among the league. To close the 2014 season, Lamm led his team to a 6-game winning streak in which the offensive line led the attack for the Mountaineers to rush for 1,747 yards (291.2 ypg) and allowed only one sack. He also recorded a game in which he had a performance of the season in which he registered a total of 28 knockdowns and was charged with allowing only one sack all season.
Professional career edit
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 5+1⁄4 in (1.96 m) |
302 lb (137 kg) |
32+5⁄8 in (0.83 m) |
10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) |
5.27 s | 1.93 s | 3.05 s | 4.61 s | 7.39 s | 26.0 in (0.66 m) |
9 ft 1 in (2.77 m) |
25 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[4] | ||||||||||||
Houston Texans edit
Lamm signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 8, 2015.[5] After making the Texans roster as an undrafted rookie, Lamm played in 15 games with four starts in 2015. In 2016, he played in 15 games with three starts.
On October 28, 2017, Lamm was waived by the Texans, but was re-signed three days later.[6][7]
In 2018, Lamm started 13 games at right tackle.[8]
Cleveland Browns edit
On March 15, 2019, Lamm signed a two-year contract with the Cleveland Browns.[9]
In Week 13 of the 2020 season against the Tennessee Titans, Lamm caught a one-yard touchdown pass from Baker Mayfield on a trick play during the 41–35 win.[10]
Tennessee Titans edit
On March 18, 2021, Lamm signed a two-year contract with the Titans.[11][12] He was named a backup tackle in 2021, starting one game at left tackle.
On March 10, 2022, Lamm was released by the Titans.[13]
Detroit Lions edit
On August 8, 2022, Lamm signed with the Detroit Lions.[14] He was released on August 30.[15]
Miami Dolphins edit
On November 28, 2022, Lamm was signed to the practice squad of the Miami Dolphins.[16] He was promoted to the active roster on December 31.[17]
On March 15, 2023, Lamm re-signed with the Dolphins.[18] At the start of the 2023 season, he was named the starting left tackle to fill in for an injured Terron Armstead.[19]
Lamm re-signed with the Dolphins on April 3, 2024.[20]
References edit
- ^ "Texans sign all seven NFL draft picks".
- ^ "Kendall Lamm".
- ^ "UL Lafayette's McGuire Headlines All-Sun Belt Conference Teams and Individual Award Winners". www.sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. December 10, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ "2015 NFL Draft Scout Kendall Lamm College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ "Texans sign all seven NFL draft picks". HoustonTexans.com. May 8, 2015. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
- ^ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans activate T Duane Brown". HoustonTexans.com. October 28, 2017.
- ^ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans sign Lamm, Blackson". HoustonTexans.com. November 1, 2017. Archived from the original on May 10, 2018.
- ^ "Kendall Lamm 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ "Browns sign OL Kendall Lamm". ClevelandBrowns.com. March 15, 2019.
- ^ "Cleveland Browns at Tennessee Titans – December 6th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (March 18, 2021). "New Titans Lineman Kendall Lamm Ready to Pave the Way for RB Derrick Henry". TennesseeTitans.com.
- ^ Page, Donald (March 18, 2021). "Kendall Lamm Signs with the Tennessee Titans". TennesseeTitans.com.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (March 10, 2022). "Titans Release Three Players: G Rodger Saffold, OL Kendall Lamm and RB Darrynton Evans". TennesseeTitans.com.
- ^ Alper, Josh (August 8, 2022). "Lions sign Kendall Lamm". NBCSports.com.
- ^ "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. August 30, 2022. Archived from the original on January 2, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- ^ "Miami Dolphins make practice squad moves". MiamiDolphins.com. November 28, 2022.
- ^ "Miami Dolphins make roster moves". MiamiDolphins.com. December 31, 2022.
- ^ "Miami Dolphins Re-sign Kendall Lamm and Raheem Mostert". MiamiDolphins.com. March 15, 2023.
- ^ "The Latest on Terron Armstead". Sports Illustrated Miami Dolphins News, Analysis and More. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ "Miami Dolphins Re-sign Kendall Lamm". MiamiDolphins.com. April 3, 2024.
External links edit
- Cleveland Browns bio
- Appalachian State Mountaineers bio