Kendrick Green

TRANSACTIONS: Drafted by the Steelers in the third round (87th overall) in the 2021 NFL Draft...Acquired via trade by the Houston Texans from the Steelers on August 29, 2023.

TRANSACTIONS: Drafted by the Steelers in the third round (87th overall) in the 2021 NFL Draft...Acquired via trade by the Houston Texans from the Steelers on August 29, 2023.

2023 (Houston 4/3):

• Saw action on special teams in Week 1 at Baltimore (9/10)
• Made his first start as a Texan against the Colts in Week 2 (9/17)
• Started at left guard in the Week 3 win at Jacksonville (9/24)
• Started at left guard in the Week 4 win vs. Pittsburgh (10/1) as part of an offensive line that allowed zero sacks for the second consecutive game against a Steelers defense that came into this game with a then league-leading 13.0 sacks

2022 (Pittsburgh 0/0):

• Did not see game action

2021 (Pittsburgh 15/15):

• Played and started in 15 games as a rookie
• First rookie center to start for the Steelers since Maurkice Pouncey in 2010
• Only rookie center in the NFL to start in a season opener in 2021
• Was one of five rookie starters, marking the first time the Steelers started at least five rookies in a season opener since 1991
• Blocked for 100-yard rusher twice in 2022 (Week 5: Najee Harris - 122 yds, Week 9: Najee Harris - 105 yds)

COLLEGE:

• Started 33 career games at Illinois (2017-20), including four at center and 29 at left guard
• Finished his collegiate career with a streak of 33 consecutive starts
• 2020 USA TODAY second-team All-America
• 2020 Associated Press first-team All-Big Ten
• Illinois' first offensive player to earn All-America honors since FB Jay Prosch in 2011
• Illinois' first offensive lineman to earn All-America honors since Jon Asamoah in 2009
• Consensus first-team All-Big Ten
• Illinois' first offensive player to earn first-team All-Big Ten since WR A.J. Jenkins in 2011
• Illinois' first offensive lineman to earn first-team All-Big Ten since Martin O'Donnell in 2007
• Started all eight games in 2020 and moved to center for three games while starting center Doug Kramer was sidelined
• Ranked as the third-highest rated guard in the country by PFF and No. 17 (min. 475 snaps) offensive lineman in the nation during the regular season
• Started 12 games at left guard and one game at center in 2019
• 2019 Pro Football Focus All-America honorable mention
• 2019 All-Big Ten honorable mention (media)

PERSONAL:

• Four-star recruit by Scout
• Three-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN
• Ranked as a top 500 recruit in the nation by 247Sports
• Ranked No. 22 defensive tackle in the nation by Scout, No. 30 by Rivals, No. 31 by 247Sports and No. 50 by ESPN
• Ranked No. 5 recruit in Illinois by Scout, No. 8 by 247Sports, No. 9 by ESPN and No. 14 by Rivals
• USA Football U-19 team member for IFAF World Championships in Harbin, China
• Led Peoria to 2016 IHSA 5A state championship; registered 111 tackles, 33.0 tackles for loss and 15.0 sacks as a senior
• 2016 Illinois High School Football Coaches Association all-state first team
• 2016 ALL-USA Illinois Football Team
• Graduated with a degree in sociology
• Organized Black Lives Matter march for Illinois student-athletes on Aug. 31, 2020