With the 47th pick of the 2011 Draft, the Rams take Lance Kendricks, TE, Wisconsin

[LongBlood]

What do you think?

We blew this pick with Hankerson, Little, Smith, and LeShoure available

What will we do Round 3 now ?


Round 1 - A

Round 2 - C

15 mins of processing and hating this pick more and more. Doesn't do enough vs other needs to warrant this pick. IMO he will definitely serviceable but damn should have gone defense and gained more speed, as that's really the strength of this team now. Save this draft Billy D, trade the 3rd round pick for a 2nd rounder next yr, then trade one for a 1st the following year so there will be two 1st round picks in 2013 and be armed and ready to go after Marcus Lattimore!

[BrokenWing]

I suspect he'll be playing both Te and WR

[lordwhttgr]

great to see Richard Dent,,,when he isn't running wild on our Qb like in the 85 championship game.

[Nick]

More Bernie on Twitter:

Rams att 91 passes out of two-TE sets last season, 6th highest total in the NFL. Going back to OU days, Bradford likes throwing to TE.

[sntlouisrams]

I think Josh McDaniels has probably watched alot of what the pats did with 2 te splits with great success. Imagine Mikey h and this new te lining up with Clayton and Avery outside

[JustinHasAnAxe]

The 2010 New England thing struck me when this pick was announced.

Hooomanuwanui and Kendricks = Gronkowski and Hernandez.

maybe... we'll see.

[detrigg]

I am not gonna be hard on this guy, evidently he is a pretty good young TE, BUT the Rams had better picks out there.

This was a poor pick with such value available at WR amongst other positions.

[The Optimistic Lamb]

HERE WE GO AGAIN!!!!
Ram fans are gonna whine and complain just like they did with the Avery pick and the Laurinaitis pick, then when the season starts everybody will be singing a different tune... If Devaney has proved anything, its that he can spot a unique prospect when others cannot. Kendricks looks a lot like Aaron Hernandez, only a 7lbs lighter, just wait, this kid is a big play waiting to happen.

[BrokenWing]

Looking at the list of people that have been taken in round 2. 1 WR thus far.

[Nick]

Looking at the list of people that have been taken in round 2. 1 WR thus far.

This is an interesting point. No one is tripping over themselves to take these WRs. Could be some value in the third round, or maybe they're just not much of an upgrade.

[bigtiger737]

HERE WE GO AGAIN!!!!
Ram fans are gonna whine and complain just like they did with the Avery pick and the Laurinaitis pick, then when the season starts everybody will be singing a different tune... If Devaney has proved anything, its that he can spot a unique prospect when others cannot. Kendricks looks a lot like Aaron Hernandez, only a 7lbs lighter, just wait, this kid is a big play waiting to happen.

I don't remember complaining about laurinaitis.. ? I am in a lack of excitment.. but we need to give the kid a season or 2 before we jump to any conclusions.. so he is a ram.. and we love the rams :P

[md8]

I'm glad we didn't take a WR. I think all of the guys left are #2s and we have a few of those already. We need a big #1 WR.

At first I didn't like it because we've drafted so many TEs and have a few prospects already on the team. I kind of would have liked to see if any of them would develop.

But the more I read about him, the more I like it. I think he will be a real weapon if Mcdaniels decides to use him properly.

If we can sign Rice or another #1 WR we will be looking really nice on offense.

[Azul e Oro]

Just watched a few YouTube vids on this guy. V. impressive in every way. About 10 mins of highlights over several compilations & multiple examples of great explosion off the line, great hands, blocking, leaping and diving catches.

I'm sure it'll be controversial because of all the TE projects already on the roster but this guy looks like he'll compete for top performer in all categories the first time he steps on the practice field.

[BrokenWing]

Now the receivers are going and look at the teams taking them...they aren't teams in desperate need of a #1 wr.

[thoey]

Info from a Badgers Website:

84 Lance Kendricks
Class:
Graduated
Hometown:
Milwaukee, Wis.
High School:
Rufus King

Height / Weight:
6-4 / 241
Position:
TE
Experience:
2V

Lance Kendricks Photo Gallery

Honors and Awards
2010: AFCA All-American, SI and Sporting News first-team All-American, AP second-team All-American ... Consensus first-team All-Big Ten ... John Mackey Award finalist ... named first-team midseason All-American and first-team midseason All-Big Ten by Phil Steele and second-team midseason All-American by SI.com ... Tom Wiesner Award (Wisconsin-born player) ... Preseason: Second-team All-American by Lindy's and Athlon Sports ... third-team All-American and first-team All-Big Ten by Phil Steele ... first-team All-Big Ten by Athlon ... named to Rotary Lombardi Award and John Mackey Award watch lists

Career
Ranks 18th all-time at UW with 1,160 career receiving yards

2010: Led team in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns; fifth in scoring and all purpose yards ... 663 receiving yards tied for 18th-most in one season at UW ... team-high four catches for 36 yards against TCU in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 ... team-high 80 receiving yards and one touchdown on four catches against Northwestern on Nov. 27 ... named UW's co-offensive player of the game after team-high four catches for 74 yards at Michigan on Nov. 20 ... team-high three catches for 47 yards and one touchdown reception against Indiana on Nov. 13 ... made one catch for nine yards at Purdue on Nov. 6 ... caught two passes for 26 yards before leaving game at Iowa on Oct. 23 with injury ... started at tight end in win over No. 1 Ohio State on Oct. 16 ... team-high 75 receiving yards on five catches against Minnesota on Oct. 9 ... team-high three catches for 17 yards at Michigan State on Oct. 2 ... recorded second-straight 100-yard receiving game, catching six passes for 103 yards and one touchdown against Austin Peay on Sept. 25 ... named UW's offensive player of the week and the John Mackey Tight End of the Week after catching career-high seven receptions for 131 yards and one score against Arizona State on Sept. 18 ... team-high 60 receiving yards on three catches, including first touchdown of season, against San Jose State on Sept. 11 ... caught one pass for five yards at UNLV on Sept. 4

2009: Earned second letter ... played in all 13 games, starting nine ... finished third on team in receiving touchdowns (three) and fourth in receptions (29) and receiving yards (356) ... seven receptions for 128 yards, including career-long 37-yard reception, against Miami in Champs Sports Bowl on Dec. 29 (second-highest reception total and third-highest receiving yardage total in UW bowl history) ... named UW's offensive player of the week after rushing for career-high 91 yards on four carries, including career-long rush of 54 yards, and catching two passes for 21 yards against Purdue on Oct. 31 ... scored second touchdown of career and caught two passes for 30 yards against Minnesota on Oct. 3 ... made first start of career and caught four passes for 35 yards against Michigan State on Sept. 26 ... named UW's offensive player of the week after catching six passes for 70 yards, including first touchdown reception of career, against Wofford on Sept. 19

2008: Earned first letter .. played in eight games ... finished with six catches for 141 yards ... averaged 23.5 yards per catch ... appeared at tight end against Florida State in the Champs Sports Bowl ... suffered broken leg after grabbing one catch for 10 yards at Michigan State on Nov. 1 ... one catch for 29 yards on Sept. 27 at Michigan ... had season-high three catches for season-high 94 yards against Marshall on Sept. 6 ... first career catch against Akron on Aug. 30 for eight yards

2007: Saw first action as a Badger on special teams in win over Northern Illinois on Oct. 20 ... named UW's scout team offensive player of the week for Northern Illinois and Michigan State games

2006: Redshirted

High School: Rated as No. 2 player in Wisconsin and No. 30 wide receiver in the nation by Rivals.com ... 12th-rated receiver in the nation according to Scout.com ... PrepStar "Dream Team" All-American ... listed among top 110 players on "ESPN 150" rankings of country's top recruits ... SuperPrep All-America selection listed No. 14 among nation's wide receivers and No. 12 among all players (tops among receivers) in the Midwest by that publication ... No. 19 player in the Midwest according to Detroit Free Press ... honorable mention all-state choice in 2005 ... two-time all-city selection ... team captain as a senior and team MVP as junior and senior ... caught 42 passes for 640 yards as a senior and made 102 receptions for 1,905 yards during his career ... earned four letters in football and track and another one in basketball ... four-time AAU triple jump champion ... finished second in state triple jump competition as a junior and was third as a sophomore ... football coach was Scott Hawkins

Personal: Parents are Leon and Linda Kendricks ... major is economics
Career Receiving Statistics
Season GP/GS Rec. Yds. TD Yds/Rec
Long
2007 1/0 0 0 0 -- --
2008 8/0 6 141 0 23.5 36
2009 13/9 29
356
3 12.3
37
2010 13/11 43
663
5
15.4 34
Totals 35/20
78 1160
8 14.9 37

Game-by-Game Receiving (Rec.-Yds., TD)
2008 SEASON: Akron (1-8); Marshall (3-94); Michigan (1-29); Michigan State (1-10)

2009 SEASON: Wofford (6-70, 1); Michigan State (4-35); Minnesota (2-30, 1); Ohio State (1-8); Iowa (2-10); Purdue (2-21); Indiana (1-7); Michigan (1-7, 1); Northwestern (1-6); Hawaii (2-34); Miami (7-128)

2010 SEASON: UNLV (1-5); San Jose State (3-60, 1); Arizona State (7-131, 1); Austin Peay (6-103, 1); Michigan State (3-17); Minnesota (5-75); Iowa (2-26); Purdue (1-9); Indiana (3-47, 1); Michigan (4-74); Northwestern (4-80, 1); TCU (4-36)

Career Rushing Statistics
Season Att. Yds. TD Yds/Att Long
2009 7 102 0 14.6 54
2010 2 -10
0 -5.0
-4
Totals 9 92
0 10.2 54

Game-by-Game Rushing (Att.-Yds., TD)
2009 SEASON: Purdue (4-91); Michigan (2-15); Miami (1-(-4))

2010 SEASON: Arizona State (1-(-4)); Northwestern (1-(-6))
Career All-Purpose Yards
Season Rush Rec. PR
KR
Total
Avg./G
2007 0 0 0 0 0 --
2008 0 141 0 0 141 17.6
2009 102 356
0
0 458
35.2
2010 -10 663
0 0 653
50.2
Totals 92
1160 0 0 1252 35.8

Game-by-Game All-Purpose Yards
2008 SEASON: Akron (8); Marshall (94); Michigan (29); Michigan State (10)

2009 SEASON: Wofford (70); Michigan State (35); Minnesota (30); Ohio State (8); Iowa (10); Purdue (112); Indiana (7); Michigan (22); Northwestern (6); Hawaii (34); Miami (124)

2010 SEASON: UNLV (5); San Jose State (60); Arizona State (127); Austin Peay (103); Michigan State (17); Minnesota (75); Iowa (26); Purdue (9); Indiana (47); Northwestern (74); TCU (36)
Career Game Highs
Receptions 7 (2x), MR vs. Arizona State, Sept. 18, 2010
Receiving Yards 131 vs. Arizona State, Sept. 18, 2010
Receiving Touchdowns 1 (8x), MR vs. Northwestern, Nov. 27, 2010
Long Reception 37 vs. Miami, Dec. 29, 2009
Rushing Attempts 4 vs. Purdue, Oct. 31, 2009
Rushing Yards 91 vs. Purdue, Oct. 31, 2009
Rushing Touchdowns N/A
Long Rush 54 vs. Purdue, Oct. 31, 2009
All-Purpose Yards 127 vs. Arizona State, Sept. 18, 2010

Season Game Highs
Receptions 7 vs. Arizona State, Sept. 18, 2010
Receiving Yards 131 vs. Arizona State, Sept. 18, 2010
Receiving Touchdowns 1 (5x), MR vs. Northwestern, Nov. 27, 2010
Long Reception 34 vs. Arizona State, Sept. 18, 2010
Rushing Attempts 1 (2x), MR vs. Northwestern, Nov. 27, 2010
Rushing Yards (-4) vs. Arizona State, Sept. 18, 2010
Rushing Touchdowns N/A
Long Rush (-4) vs. Arizona State, Sept. 18, 2010
All-Purpose Yards 127 vs. Arizona State, Sept. 18, 2010


Updated - 1/5/11