Solomon Kindley | OL | Georgia
Elevator Pitch
Kindley is a powerful and nasty interior blocker who plays with a mauler mentality and packs plenty of strength in a wide frame. He’s not the greatest athlete you’ll find on the offensive line, but he’s a take-no-prisoners lineman who can start in the NFL down the line.
Vitals
Height | 6-3
Weight | 337
Strengths
At 337 pounds, Kindley is a mammoth of an offensive lineman, and that bulky frame translates well to his play strength.
Kindley has tree trunks for legs and generates plenty of drive in his lower body when he locks up with a defender. He plays with a high motor and fights hard to drive his opponents into the dirt on a down-by-down basis. He also packs a powerful punch at the point of attack, and when he grips onto a defender, he is able to lock them up and manhandle them, especially in run support. The Georgia offense places a lot of importance in the ground game, and that experience shows up in Kindley’s game, as he excels at sealing off defenders and opening up holes for his teammates.
A two-year starter who also started in nearly half of the games in the 2017 season, Kindley has shown some promise in regards to his hand placement, as he can dominate once he places his strikes correctly. For such a heavy offensive lineman, he plays with solid footwork in pass protection and has demonstrated good overall patience and some short-area burst at times. He can accelerate to the second level better than one would expect for his size.
Weaknesses
Kindley’s raw power comes at the expense of consistent agility. Though he’s not bad for his size, he can’t change direction incredibly well, and his lack of lateral quickness in pass protection puts him in precarious positions at times. His flexibility from the waist down could be improved, and while he has the raw power to overwhelm defenders, he can do a better job of sinking his hips into contact at times. He doesn’t play with optimal body control when climbing to the second level, as he struggles with maintaining a balance frame on the move.
That lack of balance also can come into play when Kindley lunges, which is a bit of a reoccurring trend on his tape. He can do a better job of consistently maintaining proper hand placement, too. When an edge rusher cuts inside on a stunt or an interior defender fires off the snap, he sometimes struggles with squaring himself up to the defender and adjusting his hips to get in their way.
Projection: Day 2
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