Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Kendrick Green was born on December 22, 1998, in Peoria, Illinois. He is an outside linebacker in the NFL.

Green stayed in-state as a four-star recruit and first-team all-state defensive tackle from Peoria. He switched from defense to offense during his 2017 redshirt season, adding 30 pounds in the process. Green started all 12 games at left guard the following year and then began all 13 games in 2019 (12 at left guard, bowl game at center to replace the injured Doug Kramer). He was a first-team All-Big Ten selection as a junior, starting eight games on the year (three at center, five at left guard). He was drafted 87th by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Steelers moved Green from center to guard in his second season. He competed in the preseason with Kevin Dotson for the starting left guard position, but Dotson prevailed.

Green spent the entire season on the active roster.

On August 29, 2023, the Steelers traded Green to the Houston Texans for a 2025 sixth-round pick.