Kendall Lamm

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]

Kendall Lamm
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Lamm with the Titans in 2021
No. 70 – Miami Dolphins
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1992-06-05) June 5, 1992
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:310 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school:David W. Butler
(Matthews, North Carolina)
College:Appalachian State
Undrafted:2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 3, 2023
Games played:90
Games started:31
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

College career

Kendall attended Butler High School in which he graduated and then went on to study at Appalachian State. He then graduated with a bachelor's degree in Communication-Public relations in December 2014. Kendall also 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. 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%. Kendall also improved his behavior and conduct: 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. He was praised to be an exceptional leader of an offensive line that managed to only allow 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
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
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 s1.93 s3.05 s4.61 s7.39 s26.0 in
(0.66 m)		9 ft 1 in
(2.77 m)		25 reps
All values from Pro Day[4]

Houston Texans
Lamm in a game against the Denver Broncos

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

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
Lamm in 2021

On March 18, 2021, Lamm signed a two-year contract with the Tennessee 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

On August 8, 2022, Lamm signed with the Detroit Lions.[14] He was released on August 30.[15]

Miami Dolphins

On November 28, 2022, Lamm was signed to the Miami Dolphins practice squad.[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, Lamm was named the starting left tackle to fill in for an injured Terron Armstead.[19]

References
  1. "Texans sign all seven NFL draft picks".
  2. "Kendall Lamm".
  3. "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.
  4. "2015 NFL Draft Scout Kendall Lamm College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  5. "Texans sign all seven NFL draft picks". HoustonTexans.com. May 8, 2015. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  6. "TRANSACTIONS: Texans activate T Duane Brown". HoustonTexans.com. October 28, 2017.
  7. "TRANSACTIONS: Texans sign Lamm, Blackson". HoustonTexans.com. November 1, 2017. Archived from the original on May 10, 2018.
  8. "Kendall Lamm 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  9. "Browns sign OL Kendall Lamm". ClevelandBrowns.com. March 15, 2019.
  10. "Cleveland Browns at Tennessee Titans – December 6th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  11. Wyatt, Jim (March 18, 2021). "New Titans Lineman Kendall Lamm Ready to Pave the Way for RB Derrick Henry". TennesseeTitans.com.
  12. Page, Donald (March 18, 2021). "Kendall Lamm Signs with the Tennessee Titans". TennesseeTitans.com.
  13. Wyatt, Jim (March 10, 2022). "Titans Release Three Players: G Rodger Saffold, OL Kendall Lamm and RB Darrynton Evans". TennesseeTitans.com.
  14. Alper, Josh (August 8, 2022). "Lions sign Kendall Lamm". NBCSports.com.
  15. "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. August 30, 2022. Archived from the original on January 2, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  16. "Miami Dolphins make practice squad moves". MiamiDolphins.com. November 28, 2022.
  17. "Miami Dolphins make roster moves". MiamiDolphins.com. December 31, 2022.
  18. "Miami Dolphins Re-sign Kendall Lamm and Raheem Mostert". MiamiDolphins.com. March 15, 2023.
  19. "The Latest on Terron Armstead". Sports Illustrated Miami Dolphins News, Analysis and More. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
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