Anthony Kendall

American football player (born 1999)

American football player

Anthony Kendall

Kendall in 2023

No. 40 – Tennessee Titans

Position:

Cornerback

Personal information

Born:

(1999-12-17) December 17, 1999 (age 24)
El Paso, Texas, U.S.

Height:

5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Weight:

177 lb (80 kg)

Career information

High school:

Anclote
(Holiday, Florida)
River Ridge
(New Port Richey, Florida)

College:

Baldwin Wallace (2018–2022)

Undrafted:

2023

Career history

Tennessee Titans (2023–present)

Roster status:

Active

Career highlights and awards

Second-team DIII All-American (2022)
First-team All-OAC (2022)

Career NFL statistics as of 2023

Total tackles:	9

Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Anthony Kendall (born December 17, 1999) is an American football cornerback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets and was signed by the Titans as an undrafted free agent after the 2023 NFL draft.

Early life and education

Kendall was born on December 17, 1999, in El Paso, Texas.^[1]^[2] He attended Anclote High School before transferring to River Ridge High School, playing football in all four years while also being a member of the track, basketball and weightlifting teams.^[2] He received no offers to play Division I college football and began playing for the Division III Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets college football team in 2018, ultimately spending five seasons with them.^[3]^[4]^[5]

As a freshman, Kendall played seven games, totaling 23 tackles, and he posted the same number of tackles in 2019 while appearing in five games.^[3] In the COVID-19-shortened spring 2021 season, he played two games and was named honorable mention all-conference with 13 tackles.^[3] In the fall 2021 season, Kendall played seven games and had 11 tackles.^[3] He had his best season as a senior in 2022, having 56 tackles and three interceptions while being named All-American and the conference's defensive back of the year.^[2]^[6]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
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
5 ft 10+1⁄8 in (1.78 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	30+7⁄8 in (0.78 m)	9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m)	4.53 s	1.69 s	2.59 s	4.44 s	7.02 s	38.5 in (0.98 m)	10 ft 9 in (3.28 m)	19 reps
All values from Pro Day^[7]

Kendall was invited to no college all-star games or the NFL Scouting Combine, but impressed at his pro day and was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent, being the first from his school to earn a contract since 2011.^[5]^[8]^[9]^[10] He made the team's final roster and with his debut in week one became the first Baldwin Wallace alumni to play in the NFL since 1987.^[4]^[11]^[12]

References

^ "Anthony Kendall". ESPN.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Anthony Kendall". Tennessee Titans.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Anthony Kendall". Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets.
^ ^a ^b Axelrod, Ben (August 29, 2023). "Report: Anthony Kendall makes Tennessee Titans' roster; could be first Baldwin-Wallace alum to play in NFL since 1987". WKYC.
^ ^a ^b Petrak, Scott (April 20, 2023). "Baldwin Wallace's Anthony Kendall gets chance, draws interest from NFL". Chronicle Telegram.
^ Harris, Irie (April 25, 2023). "Should Baldwin Wallace cornerback Anthony Kendall be a Browns target in NFL Draft 2023?". Cleveland.com.
^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Anthony Kendall College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
^ Weiskpof, Noah (April 2, 2023). "Browns Showing Most interest in Baldwin Wallace DB Anthony Kendall, Source Says". Sports Illustrated.
^ Salamone, Shawn (May 15, 2023). "Former BW Yellow Jacket Anthony Kendall '22 signs with the NFL". Baldwin Wallace University.
^ Meyer, Anna (May 5, 2023). "Former Baldwin Wallace football player Anthony Kendall headed to the NFL". WKYC.
^ Moraitis, Mike (August 29, 2023). "Titans CB Anthony Kendall to make 53-man roster". USA Today.
^ "Anthony Kendall Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.