Devon Kennard

Devon Kennard

32-Year-Old LinebackerLB
 Free Agent  
Free Agent
2023 Fantasy Outlook
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$Released by the Cardinals in October of 2022.
Joins Cardinals' 53-man roster
LBArizona Cardinals
September 20, 2022
The Cardinals signed Kennard to their active roster Tuesday, Darren Urban of the team's official site reports.
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Kennard's promotion isn't much of a surprise considering he was elevated to Arizona's active roster prior to both of the team's first two contests. Through Week 2, the 31-year-old linebacker has registered two total tackles, with one in each game thus far. Expect Kennard to continue operating as a rotational piece for the Cardinals defense when the team hosts the Rams on Sunday.
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Measurables Review View College Player Page
How do Devon Kennard's measurables compare to other linebackers?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
6' 3"
 
Weight
256 lbs
 
40-Yard Dash
4.70 sec
 
Shuttle Time
4.32 sec
 
Cone Drill
7.25 sec
 
Vertical Jump
30.0 in
 
Broad Jump
113 in
 
Bench Press
23 reps
 
Hand Length
9.38 in
 
Arm Length
33.38 in
 
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NFL Game Previews: Monday Night Matchups
October 17, 2020
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Gameday Injuries: Week 5
Gameday Injuries: Week 5
October 11, 2020
October 11, 2020
Juan Carlos Blanco tackles an extensive Week 5 injury report and lets you know the latest on who's trending toward starting or sitting as of early Sunday morning.
Streaming Defenses: Week 2 Options
September 15, 2020
The Bucs were doomed by mistakes on offense and special teams in Week 1, but their defense played pretty well in New Orleans and now returns home to face the Panthers.
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Fresh off seven-sack campaigns in both 2018 and 2019 with the Lions, Kennard joined the third team of his career in the Cardinals this offseason. With the imposing Chandler Jones on the other side, Kennard should have ample chances to stalk opposing quarterbacks, especially in a defense without much other pass-rush talent outside of Haason Reddick. Kennard may also yield some snaps to rookie first-rounder Isaiah Simmons, hurting his potential for the sacks that don't go to Jones in this unit.
Kennard didn't quite make the impact many hoped he would after landing a lucrative contract from Detroit ahead of the 2018 campaign. When it was all said and done, the 28-year-old managed just 46 tackles and seven sacks on over 850 snaps. There's justified optimism for increased productivity in his second year in Motown, though, not only for having a year of experience under Matt Patricia to build off of, but also because of the suddenly stacked defensive line Kennard will play off of (Trey Flowers and Mike Daniels were added to a defensive line group that already included Damon Harrison, Da'Shawn Hand, A'Shawn Robinson and Romeo Okwara). While the 61 tackles he had in 2016 with the Giants is probably Kennard's ceiling in that department, Kennard could realistically challenge for double-digit sacks in 2019.
Arguably the biggest offseason addition to the Lions defense, Kennard comes to Detroit on a three-year, $18.75 million contract to operate on the edge next to second-year middle linebacker Jarrad Davis. Playing in a similar alignment his last four seasons with the Giants, Kennard has averaged 51 tackles while accounting for 9.5 sacks and one interception in the same time span. With versatility key in Matt Patricia's defense, Kennard likely will be asked to continue doing a lot of different things from pass rushing to run support in Detroit. However, his jack-of-all-trades role hasn't made him IDP-worthy in the past, and that seems unlikely to change in 2018.
Likely starting strong side linebacker, but has competition for snaps from Mark Herzlich among others.
Starting strong-side linebacker. Kennard had a promising rookie season in 2014 and even tallied 4.5 sacks in spot duty, but it's hard to rack up big numbers from the strong side.
Rookie fifth-round pick will have a shot at regular snaps after a strong camp.
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Back with Arizona
LBFree Agent
September 2, 2022
The Cardinals signed Kennard to their practice squad Thursday, Darren Urban of the team's official site reports.
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Cut loose by Arizona
LBFree Agent
August 29, 2022
Kennard was released by the Cardinals on Monday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
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Returns from reserve/COVID-19 list
LBArizona Cardinals
January 4, 2022
Kennard was activated from the Cardinals' reserve/COVID-19 list Tuesday, Darren Urban of the team's official site reports.
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Enters COVID protocol
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Undisclosed
December 29, 2021
Kennard (undisclosed) was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Wednesday, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.
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Active in Week 7
LBArizona Cardinals
October 24, 2021
Kennard (shoulder) is active for Sunday's game against the Texans.
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