Chicago Sun-Times · May 18, 2020
How Bears draft pick Kindle Vildor drew eyes off the Tigers game
Georgia Southern cornerback Kindle Vildor’s performance against Clemson in 2018 put him on the map.Clemson quarterback Kelly Bryant took the shotgun snap and looked left to throw a tunnel screen in Week 3 of the 2018 season. Two linemen and one slot receiver sprinted to try to block for receiver Justyn Ross, who would finish the year with exactly 1,000 receiving yards.
The ball never made it to Ross. Georgia Southern cornerback Kindle Vildor squeezed between Ross and the left tackle and intercepted the pass.
With that — a pick against a Clemson team that would go undefeated and win the national championship — Vildor announced himself to NFL scouts.
