The Minnesota Vikings couldn’t have asked for a better outcome with their second-round pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, as they ran up to the podium to select UCLA linebacker Eric Kendricks.
Believe me when I say that Kendricks will be a Pro Bowler (and potentially All-Pro) in the not-so-distant future. The former Bruin is a smart, instinctive player with the athleticism and physicality to strike fear in opposing offenses, and the overall talent to excel in a Mike Zimmer-run defense.
Put simply, Kendricks is everything the Vikings needed in a middle linebacker.