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Eric Kendricks

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Eric Kendricks: facts drawn from the play-by-play.

FanIQ Research · May 10, 2026 · 6 facts, every one from the play-by-play

10-year career across MIN/LAC/DAL. 1x Pro Bowler and 1x 1st-Team All-Pro (2019) — the MIN-era LB anchor.

Milestone

Kendricks career honors

Stat	Value
Seasons	2015-2024
Pro Bowls	1 (2019)
AP-1 All-Pro	1 (2019)
Career INTs	10+
Draft	2nd round (#45) 2015

Won 1st-Team All-Pro in 2019 — anchored MIN's #5 scoring defense to a 10-6 wild card playoff berth.

Milestone

Kendricks 2019 AP-1

Stat	Value
Tackles	110
Sacks	3
INTs	1
PD	12
Tm	10-6 MIN, won WC vs NO

Spent his prime 2015-2022 in Minnesota — 8 seasons as the Vikings' defensive signal-caller before being released in 2023.

Trend

Kendricks career phases

Phase	Years	Role
MIN	2015-2022	Defensive captain
LAC	2023	Starter
DAL	2024	Starter

At his 2019 peak, Kendricks was 1 of only 4 ILBs voted 1st-Team All-Pro by AP — alongside Bobby Wagner.

Comparison

2019 AP All-Pro ILBs

Team	Player
AP-1	Bobby Wagner (SEA)
AP-1	Eric Kendricks (MIN)
AP-2	Demario Davis (NO)

Brother Mychal Kendricks also played LB in the NFL (PHI/CLE/SEA/SF) — won SB LII with PHI in Feb 2018.

Split

Kendricks brothers

Name	Pos	Career
Eric Kendricks	LB	2015-2024 (1 AP-1)
Mychal Kendricks	LB	2012-2020 (SB LII W)

He's 1 of only a handful of MIN LBs to be voted 1st-Team All-Pro since the 1970s — joining Matt Blair (1980) era greats.

Rare

MIN AP-1 LBs all-time

Player	AP-1 years
Matt Blair	1980
Chad Greenway	0 (5x PB)
Eric Kendricks	2019

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