Kendall Lamm
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Lamm in the 2016 NFL season. | |||
| No. 63 Houston Texans | |||
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth: | June 5, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth: | Charlotte, North Carolina | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||
| Weight: | 310 lb (141 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Matthews (NC) Butler | ||
| College: | Appalachian State | ||
| Undrafted: | 2015 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||
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| Player stats at PFR | |||
Kendall Lamm (born June 5, 1992) is an American football offensive tackle for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played at Appalachian State for 4 years and was signed by the Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2015.[1]
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 heady injury sustained in training. Within the season he was number one in 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. 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 lead his team to a 6 game winning streak in which the offensive line lead 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
Following the NFL Draft in 2015, the Houston Texans signed 16 players from the free agency pool. Kendall Lamm being one of those 16 players. Since joining, he has played a total of 17 games in which he has been a starter for 4.[3]