{"id":83159,"date":"2020-03-22T12:00:42","date_gmt":"2020-03-22T16:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=83159"},"modified":"2020-03-20T22:29:54","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T02:29:54","slug":"solomon-kindley-2020-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/03\/22\/solomon-kindley-2020-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Solomon Kindley 2020 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Solomon Kindley Overview<br \/>\nPosition<\/strong>: Guard<br \/>\n<strong>Height: <\/strong>6\u2019-3\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Weight: <\/strong>337 pounds<br \/>\n<strong>School: <\/strong>Georgia<\/p>\n<p><strong>Solomon Kindley<\/strong> won\u2019t be the first guard off the board in the NFL Draft. After a breakout 2018, the Georgia product wasn\u2019t able to perfectly replicate his success a redshirt Junior. This wasn\u2019t to say he as bad, as he was still better than most of his peers. According to Pro Football Focus, Kindley allowed two sacks, three hits, and four hurries in 350 pass-blocking snaps during his final year at school.<\/p>\n<p>Kindley initially joined Georgia as a three-star recruit, according to 24\/7 Sports. Initially signed as a tackle, the Jacksonville native sat out the entirety of his true freshman season. In 2017, the former tackle switched positions and spent the year at right guard. The results left something to be desired, as Kindley finished his season with two sacks, four hits, and five hurries on just 181 pass-blocking snaps.<\/p>\n<p>The Bulldogs moved Kindley from the right side of the line to the left in 2018, and that led to the best season of his collegiate career. Playing in a career-high 370 pass-blocking snaps, Kindley didn\u2019t allow a single sack and only surrendered one hit and five hurries during his time on the field.<\/p>\n<h3>Strengths<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Has experience at both sides of the offensive line;<\/li>\n<li>Raw strength to push around smaller defenders with size alone;<\/li>\n<li>Physical player that always plays through to the whistle;<\/li>\n<li>Ideal size for the position;<\/li>\n<li>Dangerous in the second level when he squares up a defender.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Weaknesses<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Slow out of his stance and can be beat by speed;<\/li>\n<li>Relied on size alone to win in college \u2013 this probably won\u2019t work against bigger, more athletic NFL competition;<\/li>\n<li>Struggles to keep balance, especially when moving laterally;<\/li>\n<li>Isn\u2019t a fit for zone blocking schemes;<\/li>\n<li>Peaked in 2018;<\/li>\n<li>Fundamentally flawed with his feet and hand placement;<\/li>\n<li>Doesn\u2019t project as depth at center or tackle;<\/li>\n<li>Could probably stand to lose a few pounds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NFL Comparison: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/F\/FeliJo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jon Feliciano<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Teams With Need at Position:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/bengals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/jaguars\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/chargers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/dolphins\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Miami Dolphins<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/vikings\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Vikings<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/jets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Jets<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/seahawks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seattle Seahawks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Projection: 6<sup>th<\/sup>-7<sup>th<\/sup> rounds<\/p>\n<h3>Bottom Line on Solomon Kindley<\/h3>\n<p>Solomon Kindley probably won\u2019t have much of a career in the NFL. The Georgia product had some success at the collegiate level, but most of what he\u2019s good at doesn\u2019t translate to the NFL. Kindley won primarily due to his excessive size and strength, but that won\u2019t work in the NFL when everyone is bigger and faste. He\u2019s slow out of his stance and doesn\u2019t always use ideal hand placement or footwork to maximize the effect of his blocks. This will get exploited at the next level unless he dramatically improves his technique at the NFL level.<\/p>\n<p>This may sound harsh, but he has a few interesting traits coaches are going to like. For one, he does have the ideal NFL size and build, even if he could lose to stand a few pounds. Additionally, he held his own against <strong>Javon Kinlaw<\/strong>, which means he does have the potential to stand up to NFL-caliber competition. You can\u2019t teach size, but you can teach fundamentals. Some organization is going to bring in Kindley and see if they can teach him the nuances of the position while keeping his weight up. If they can do that, then perhaps he can carve out a solid NFL career. This is an admittedly big <em>if<\/em>, but it\u2019s worth a shot in the later rounds.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"L3gLDGsZR95ZyM2YOSk7Fw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1089516146\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'L3gLDGsZR95ZyM2YOSk7Fw',sig:'DA94mRs3FWfrt7u2kU39roH7Bea6krVIxrDBo7PJ7Mg=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1089516146',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia Bulldogs offensive lineman Solomon Kindley looks to take his talents to the next level during the 2020 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2376,"featured_media":83163,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1647],"tags":[5273,330,61,135,1501,89,45,218,40,179,6255],"class_list":["post-83159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","tag-2020-nfl-draft","tag-cincinnati-bengals","tag-football","tag-jacksonville-jaguars","tag-los-angeles-chargers","tag-miami-dolphins","tag-minnesota-vikings","tag-new-york-jets","tag-nfl","tag-seattle-seahawks","tag-solomon-kindley"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83159"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83159\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}