The Miami Dolphins selected Georgia guard Solomon Kindley with the 111th overall pick (4th round) in the 2020 NFL draft.
If you’re a Dolphins fan, you may be wondering who Kindley is and what skills he will bring to Miami?
As a freshman at Georgia, Kindley was named to Coaches’ Freshman All-SEC Team and played in over 28 games over three years for the Bulldogs.
Kindley was part of one of the best Georgia offensive lines in recent memory and helped lead the Bulldogs to three straight seasons of 11 wins or more.
His fellow teammates Andrew Thomas and Isaiah Wilson were also drafted this year and along with Kindley.
Kindley brings toughness and power at the guard position. At 6-foot-4 340 pounds, the Jacksonville, Florida native is a force inside and is a linebacker’s nightmare when he moves to the second level.
NFL draft analyst Lance Zeilein wrote :
“Nasty guard who lives in scrap mode, looking for fights inside a relatively small phone booth where he’s most comfortable. Kindley has the frame of a powerful guard, but doesn’t bend well enough to generate leverage and push at the point of attack. He’s a mauler with enough finesse to get to some reach and cut-off blocks, but faces scheme limitations.”
If there is one thing Kindley proved at Georgia is that he is a player that will exceed expectations. On a star studded line at Georgia, Solomon was named the most improved Georgia player in 2018 and won the “Up Front” award, given at team’s post-season awards gala in 2019.