Kendrick Green

TRANSACTIONS: Selected 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...Placed on the Reserve/Injured list on Oct. 4, 2023.

TRANSACTIONS: Selected 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...Placed on the Reserve/Injured list on Oct. 4, 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