100 in 100: Trevard Lindley (74 of 100)

by Drew Kerr on Mar 26, 2010 2:08 PM PDT in 100 in 100 (2010)

26 DAYS UNTIL THE BIG DAY...

Trevard Lindley came in to the 2009 Season with very high expectations considering the year he had previously. In 2008, Lindley was considered to be one of the top five corners in the league. Despite the rankings, Lindley chose to return to Kentucky for his senior year. This proved to be quite costly for the defensive back as his stats and play dropped dramatically. I was relatively excited to see what he was bringing to the table at the beginning of the year only to find myself a bit disappointed in the end.

Lindley finsihed his career with the Wildcats with 10 interceptions most of which came in his junior year with 4.

There were several significant moments in Lindley's career, but none more so than the game clinching interception against Georgia in '06. That specific play gave Lindley the confidence he needed and success blossomed from there.

I still believe that Lindley has the tangibles needed to have a successful pro career but he will have to go back in time and figure out what he was doing when he was having success to breed the same sort of success.

Below, we will take a look at some of Lindley's accomplishments while at Kentucky.

Unfortunately I could not find an exclusive clip of Trevard Lindley, so you'll have to accept my apology in regards to that. You can however, sift through and find some decent footage of him in this game against Louisville. Lindley wears #32.

AWARDS AND HONORS:

All-America (second team) by Walter Camp Football Foundation, CollegeFootballNews.com (2008)
All-America (third team) by Phil Steele's College Football (2008)
All-SEC (first team) by SEC coaches, The Associated Press, Phil Steele's College Football, CollegeFootballNews.com, Rivals.com (2008)
UK Most Valuable Player as elected by UK players (2008)
Sophomore All-America (third team) by CollegeFootballNews.com (2007)
All-SEC (third team) by Phil Steele's College Football (2007)
Freshman All-America (first team) by Rivals.com, the FWAA, and The Sporting News (2006)
SEC All-Freshman Team by SEC coaches and The Sporting News (2006)
UK Most Outstanding First-Year Defensive Player as chosen by UK coaches (2006)
SEC Freshman of the Week by SEC office vs. Georgia (2006)
Named to the "All-Bowl Team" by Rivals.com (2006)

CAREER STATS:

Stats Overview	Tackles						Misc		Interceptions
YEAR	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	STF	STFY	FF	BK	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	PD
2006	52	35	17	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.0	0	0	0
2007	63	48	15	0	0	0	2	0	3	33	11.0	33	0	0
2008	38	25	13	0	0	0	0	0	4	55	13.8	28	1	0
2009	32	26	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	25	25.0	25	1	0

2009 Regular Season Game Log			Tackles						Misc		Interceptions
DATE	OPP	RESULT	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	STF	STFY	FF	BK	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	PD
9/5	@Miami (OH)	W 42-0	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	25	25.0	25	1	2
9/19	Louisville	W 31-27	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
9/26	Florida	L 41-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
10/3	Alabama	L 38-20	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
10/10	@South Carolina	L 28-26	Did Not Play or did not accumulate any stats.
10/17	@Auburn	W 21-14	Did Not Play or did not accumulate any stats.
10/24	Louisiana-Monroe	W 36-13	Did Not Play or did not accumulate any stats.
10/31	Mississippi State	L 31-24	Did Not Play or did not accumulate any stats.
11/7	Eastern Kentucky	W 37-12	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
11/14	@Vanderbilt	W 24-13	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
11/21	@Georgia	W 34-27	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	3
11/28	Tennessee	L 30-24	7	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

2009 Postseason Game Log

Tackles

Misc

Interceptions

BOWL

OPP

RESULT

TOT

SOLO

AST

SACK

STF

STFY

INT

YDS

AVG

LNG

GAYLORD HOTELS MUSIC CITY BOWL

@Clemson

L 21-13

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SUMMARY AND PROJECTION:

Lindley could potentially be a good value pick for someone in the mid to later rounds. Had he come out last year, his value and stock would have been a bit higher. It's one of those decisions that a junior can make to either (A) make themselves very wealthy while their stock is at a peak, or (B) come back for the final year to increase or decrease their potential earnings; Lindley happened to go the wrong way with his decision to return for another year. Being hurt for a few games in the middle of the year made matters even worse.

He measured at 5'11" and weighed 183 LBS at the combine.

Possibilities -- 4th Round: Picks 99-131, 5th Round: Picks 132-147.

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The amazing thing to me...

At one time, he was a 1st round pick and, arguably, top 3 among this CB class. His stock has just taken hit after hit. It’s amazing that he’s gone from round 1 to 4-6.

by TexansDC on Mar 26, 2010 2:33 PM PDT reply actions

He definitely made the wrong choice in going back for his senior year.

Too many freaks, not enough circuses.

by Drew Kerr on Mar 26, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions

Did opposing teams figure out his game?

Leading to him being exposed? If he had come out, would he have ended up a bust?

One of those players just are just intriguing, bad year, was there a change in scheme to one he’s not suited for, hole in his game, loss of confidence? What can be fixed on a pro team or is he just damaged goods at this juncture?

by Dave R. on Mar 26, 2010 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions

I think it was mostly what he was doing oppposed to him being exposed. He played much of the year with nagging injuries, so I think that contrinuted to the lack of success as well.

Too many freaks, not enough circuses.

by Drew Kerr on Mar 26, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions

He has not had a good draft pre-season

His Senior Bowl performance just dropped him down….and I don’t think he fared well at the Combine.

by TexansDC on Mar 26, 2010 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah mediocre at best

He was amongst the best at the vertical jump and I think the 60-yard shuttle. But he only managed about 9 reps in the bench press and his 40 was like 4.57.

by Mangoman on Mar 26, 2010 7:25 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions

Is Derrick Locke coming out early?? :)

I’d almost say keep an eye on him if we end up not getting any COP backs this coming season.

As far as Lindley, everything I’ve seen about him is about average. He obviously didn’t see another injury coming in his senior year (the latter injury appeared to be the worse of the two), but evidently the two collectively may very well have contributed to the decline in performance and his draft stock. But there are still a good amount of positives said about his game play. I think his projection looks about right, maybe a bit lower. I agree that whoever gets him could end up with a good value pick if and when he’s 100%.

BTW, his case seems pretty similar to Walter Thurmond, but Thurmond arguably has better skills than Lindley. I really hope the FO reads into that and considers taking Thurmond anywhere between the 5th and 7th round. If nothing else for now he could help a bit with our returning woes.

by Mangoman on Mar 26, 2010 2:57 PM PDT reply actions