2016 Football Roster
Ardoin, Kendall
Jersey Number 89
Kendall Ardoin
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Ville Platte, La.
- High School:
- Ville Platte
Bio
Career Notes: Two-year letterman...Played in 22 total games with 17 starts...Caught 10 passes for 132 yards with three touchdowns...Career long catch of 32 yards.
2017: Played in 11 games for the Green Wave, starting one…Got the start against USF on Oct. 21…Caught five passes for 63 yards, averaging 12.6 yards per reception…His season-long catch was a 28-yarder against Memphis on Oct. 27…All five of his catches came in five different games…Member of the Tulane 3.0 Club.
2016: Started in nine of 10 games played…Finished with four receptions for 80 yards…Lone touchdown of the season came via a 20-yard reception vs. Memphis on Oct. 14…Caught a career long 32-yard pass in win against UConn on Nov. 26…Reeled in a two-point conversion that ultimately sealed the four-overtime, 41-39 victory, over UL Lafayette on Sept. 24.
2015: Played in all 12 games with eight starts as a redshirt freshman at tight end…Hauled in six catches for 52 yards (8.7 avg.) and two scores…Fourth on the team in touchdown receptions…Posted his first-career reception for a two-yard touchdown vs. UCF (10/3)…Notched a 15-yard touchdown reception at Army (11/14)…Recorded four other games with one catch: for five yards vs. Houston (10/16); for 12 yards at Navy (10/24), for 11 yards at Memphis (10/31) and for seven yards vs. UConn (11/7).
2014: Did not play as a true freshman and redshirted the season…Off the field, was named to Tulane’s 3.0 Club.
High School: Four-year letterman at Ville Platte High where he played tight end and defensive end for coaches Roy Serie and Tracey Jagneaux…Rated a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com while garnering two-star status by Scout.com…Named No. 38 recruit in the state by Rivals.com and No. 60 by 247Sports, and tabbed No. 60 tight end nationally by 247Sports.com and No. 86 at the position by Scout.com…Received an 81 rating by 247Sports.com and listed 41st in the Times Picayune’s Nifty 50…Helped lead the Bulldogs to a combined 26-18 record with three trips to the state playoff and District 5-2A titles as a sophomore and junior…as a senior, named first-team All-District 5-3A and all-parish after catching 24 passes for 321 yards and two touchdowns to go with a pair of two-point conversion catches on offense while adding 14 tackles (10 solo, 4 assists), one fumble recovery on defense…Also lettered four years in basketball and once in track and field…Off the field, was a member of the Beta Club and was named Ville Platte High’s Student of the Year.
Personal: Received his bachelor’s degree in May 2018…Pursuing his Master’s of Management in Energy…Has two brothers…Second cousin played football at LSU and in the NFL for the St.Louis Cardinals and Indianapolis Colts…Third cousin played basketball collegiately at Gonzaga…As professional, he played in the NBA for Los Angeles Lakers and is currently playing overseas in Japan.
Ardoin’s Career Highs
Receptions 1, 11x
Yards 32 yards at UConn, 11/26/16
Long Catch 32 yards at UConn, 11/26/16
Touchdowns 1, 3x, last vs. Memphis, 10/14/16
2017: Played in 11 games for the Green Wave, starting one…Got the start against USF on Oct. 21…Caught five passes for 63 yards, averaging 12.6 yards per reception…His season-long catch was a 28-yarder against Memphis on Oct. 27…All five of his catches came in five different games…Member of the Tulane 3.0 Club.
2016: Started in nine of 10 games played…Finished with four receptions for 80 yards…Lone touchdown of the season came via a 20-yard reception vs. Memphis on Oct. 14…Caught a career long 32-yard pass in win against UConn on Nov. 26…Reeled in a two-point conversion that ultimately sealed the four-overtime, 41-39 victory, over UL Lafayette on Sept. 24.
2015: Played in all 12 games with eight starts as a redshirt freshman at tight end…Hauled in six catches for 52 yards (8.7 avg.) and two scores…Fourth on the team in touchdown receptions…Posted his first-career reception for a two-yard touchdown vs. UCF (10/3)…Notched a 15-yard touchdown reception at Army (11/14)…Recorded four other games with one catch: for five yards vs. Houston (10/16); for 12 yards at Navy (10/24), for 11 yards at Memphis (10/31) and for seven yards vs. UConn (11/7).
2014: Did not play as a true freshman and redshirted the season…Off the field, was named to Tulane’s 3.0 Club.
High School: Four-year letterman at Ville Platte High where he played tight end and defensive end for coaches Roy Serie and Tracey Jagneaux…Rated a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com while garnering two-star status by Scout.com…Named No. 38 recruit in the state by Rivals.com and No. 60 by 247Sports, and tabbed No. 60 tight end nationally by 247Sports.com and No. 86 at the position by Scout.com…Received an 81 rating by 247Sports.com and listed 41st in the Times Picayune’s Nifty 50…Helped lead the Bulldogs to a combined 26-18 record with three trips to the state playoff and District 5-2A titles as a sophomore and junior…as a senior, named first-team All-District 5-3A and all-parish after catching 24 passes for 321 yards and two touchdowns to go with a pair of two-point conversion catches on offense while adding 14 tackles (10 solo, 4 assists), one fumble recovery on defense…Also lettered four years in basketball and once in track and field…Off the field, was a member of the Beta Club and was named Ville Platte High’s Student of the Year.
Personal: Received his bachelor’s degree in May 2018…Pursuing his Master’s of Management in Energy…Has two brothers…Second cousin played football at LSU and in the NFL for the St.Louis Cardinals and Indianapolis Colts…Third cousin played basketball collegiately at Gonzaga…As professional, he played in the NBA for Los Angeles Lakers and is currently playing overseas in Japan.
Ardoin’s Career Highs
Receptions 1, 11x
Yards 32 yards at UConn, 11/26/16
Long Catch 32 yards at UConn, 11/26/16
Touchdowns 1, 3x, last vs. Memphis, 10/14/16
Tulane Tuesday: S Jack Tchienchou - 9/9/25
Tuesday, September 09
Tulane Tuesday: QB Jake Retzlaff - 9/9/25
Tuesday, September 09
Tulane Tuesday: HC Jon Sumrall - 9/9/25
Tuesday, September 09
South Alabama Postgame: HC Jon Sumrall, SPEAR Javion White, RB Zuberi Mobley
Sunday, September 07
