Analyzing Boston College C Drew Kendall as a potential draft pick for Cleveland
The Cleveland Browns have to retool and replace some their offensive line depth pieces in 2025, and this year’s NFL Draft class is loaded with options for the front office to choose from.
The Browns lost quite a few players to free agency this offseason, including one of the team’s top backups in Michael Dunn. It’s no secret that Cleveland’s offensive line needs to be completely reworked this offseason both inside and out when it comes to playable depth, and this is the perfect draft class to acquire talent from.
Boston College C Drew Kendall is a player who could be on the Browns’ radar heading into draft weekend due to his technical prowess, movement skills, and play strength.
Boston College C Drew Kendall was incredibly impressive on Day 1 of #ShrineBowl practices.
Here he is showing excellent hand placement and hip flexibility against Maryland DT Jordan Phillips. Phillips has been killing it so far but stalled out against Kendall a few times. #NFL… pic.twitter.com/QWW0KkxnCL
— Matt Wilson (@CoachWilson66) January 26, 2025
Name
Drew Kendall
Position
Center
Height/Weight
6’4”, 308 lbs.
College
Boston College
2024 Stats: 13 starts: Only allowed 5 pressures on 350 pass pro snaps, 1st team All-ACC
Career: 38 games – 31 starts
Relative Athletic Score
Drew Kendall is a OC prospect in the 2025 draft class. He scored an unofficial 9.09 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 58 out of 626 OC from 1987 to 2025.
Splits projected, times unofficial. Explosion drills pending pro day.https://t.co/RDO8I86mWz pic.twitter.com/Q3xkztWItg
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) March 3, 2025
Average “Big Board” Position As of Publishing Date from Mock Draft Database
The Draft Network’s Grade/Round Value
Day 3
What an Expert is Saying
“Overall, Kendall has below-average size and power but is an athletic, sticky run blocker with solid play strength to anchor who can carve out a role as a backup center with the sustain skills to compete for a starting job inside a zone-based run scheme.” – Brandon Thorn, Bleacher Report OL Analyst
Fit with the Browns
Drew Kendall is an excellent athlete and technician when it comes to the center position. His detail-oriented approach to blocking is very intriguing to watch, and he’s exactly the type of player that Cleveland needs on the interior when it comes to their specific style of offense.
He’s a great pass-blocker with a surprisingly strong anchor and consistent “up and under” hand placement, which allows him to gain a leverage advantage early on in both phases of the game, despite playing a little high on occasion.
Kendall shows the ability and skillset to be a potential starter in Kevin Stefanski’s offense following Ethan Pocic’s career in Cleveland, which will most likely be over following the 2025 season.
Browns Player Drafting Could Impact
Luke Wypler. Wypler is currently penciled in as the backup center heading into the 2025 season, but Kendall brings a little bit more to the table than Wypler when it comes to run blocking.
Kendall needs to add some strength, but his overall movement skills and technique could make him a better fit for Cleveland’s multi-scheme run game than Wypler going forward.
Priority
Medium-High.
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