Channing Tindall adds to Georgia's draft success at linebacker, taken by Miami Dolphins
Georgia linebacker Channing Tindall had a superb senior season for the Bulldogs in 2021. He’ll now take his talents to the NFL with the Miami Dolphins after being picked No. 102 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.
Tindall, a native of Columbia, S.C., finished the season tied for third on the team in tackles with 67 stops. He was named to the AP All-SEC Second-Team for a season that included multiple career-best performances. Against Tennessee, Tindall took down Volunteer quarterback Hendon Hooker three times and finished the game with eight total tackles, both career highs. He also had eight tackles in the National Championship Game to match his best performance, adding a career-high five quarterback pressures as well in the win over the Crimson Tide.
Overall, his numbers from his senior season alone were almost as good as the rest of his career combined with more tackles in 2021 than the previous three years added up and just 1.0 sack and 1.0 tackle for loss worse in 20 fewer games.
Tindall also performed well at the NFL Combine, coming in at 6-foot-2, 230 pounds with 32.875 inch arms and 10.625 inch hands. He ran a 4.47 40-yard dash time with a 42-inch vertical jump and a 129-inch broad jump, earning a 6.24 rating according to NFL Next Gen Stats which puts him in the category of “Will Eventually Be Average Starter.”
“Channing Tindall can fly to the football, he can play inside or outside, you can pass rush him inside or outside, he’ll be a great special teamer,” ESPN’s Mel Kiper said about Tindall in the pre-draft process. “Channing Tindall in the second, third round is going to be a really great pick for somebody.
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