Kendall Langford

Kendall Arkel Langford (born January 27, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Hampton Pirates, and was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the third round of the 2008 NFL draft. He also played for the St. Louis Rams, Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints, and Houston Texans.

Early life Langford attended and played high school football at Petersburg (Va.) High School. He was earned First-team All-District honors as a junior in 2002, as well as First-team All-District, Second-team All-Metro, and Second-team All-Region honors as a senior.

College career After high school, Langford attended and played college football at Hampton University, where he was a four-year letterman from 2004 to 2007.

In 12 games (three starts) for the Pirates as a freshman in 2004, Langford earned Freshman all-American honors after recording 44 tackles (15 solo), 11.5 tackles for a loss, 4.5 sacks, seven quarterback pressures, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. Following his senior season, he appeared in the East-West Shrine Game and 2008 Senior Bowl.

Professional career Pre-draft Coming out of Hampton, Langford was projected by the majority of NFL draft experts and analysts to be a third or fourth round pick. He received an invitation to the NFL combine and completed all of the required combine drills. Langford had private workouts with the Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh Steelers, and St. Louis Rams. He was ranked as the 11th best defensive end prospect in the draft by NFLDraftScout.com.

Miami Dolphins (first stint)

"I think I am a power player. I get after the ball. I chase the ball. I believe I make plays." — Kendall Langford, April 2008 He was the second of three defensive lineman taken by the Dolphins in the 2008 Draft, following Phillip Merling and preceding Lionel Dotson. He was released by the team on February 26, 2015.

Indianapolis Colts Langford signed with the Indianapolis Colts on March 10, 2015. On November 19, 2016, Langford was placed on injured reserve.

On August 9, 2017, Langford was released by the Colts after failing his physical.

New Orleans Saints On September 21, 2017, Langford signed with the New Orleans Saints. He was released on October 4, 2017.

Houston Texans On October 10, 2017, Langford signed with the Houston Texans. He was released on November 7, 2017.

Miami Dolphins (second stint) On August 14, 2018, Langford signed with the Miami Dolphins. He was released on September 1, 2018.

Career statistics

NFL Regular season Season Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Total Ast Sck SFTY PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF 2008 Miami Dolphins 16 13 31 25 6 2.0 – 3 – – – – – 0 2009 Miami Dolphins 16 13 43 33 10 2.5 – 1 – – – – – 1 2010 Miami Dolphins 16 16 47 33 14 3.0 – 4 – – – – – 2 2011 Miami Dolphins 16 12 20 15 5 0.0 – 1 – – – – – 1 2012 St. Louis Rams 16 16 27 18 9 2.0 – 2 – – – – – 0 2013 St. Louis Rams 16 16 49 36 13 5.0 – 4 – – – – – 0 2014 St. Louis Rams 16 4 25 17 8 1.0 – 0 – – – – – 0 2015 Indianapolis Colts 16 16 38 23 15 7.0 – 3 – – – – – 0 2016 Indianapolis Colts 7 7 10 8 2 0.0 – 2 – – – – – 0 Total 135 113 290 208 82 22.5 – 20 – – – – – 4

Postseason Season Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Total Ast Sck SFTY PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF 2008 Miami Dolphins 1 1 2 2 0 0.0 – 0 – – – – – 0 Total 1 1 2 2 0 0.0 – 0 – – – – – 0

College Tackles Year G Total Solo Ast TFL Sck FF FR INT PD TD 2004 12 44 15 29 11.5 4.5 2 1 0 1 1 2005 12 65 31 34 15.5 4.5 3 0 0 2 0 2006 12 55 32 23 16 8.5 2 0 0 1 0 2007 11 72 32 40 13.5 6 2 0 1 1 1 Total 47 236 110 126 56.5 23.5 9 1 1 5 2