Pronunciation
SIN-drick
Cindric's Cal Career Game Highs
Tackles: 1 (vs. USC, 2019)
After Cal
– Signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Minnesota Vikings in April of 2024 before being released in June
– Participated in Cal's 2024 Pro Day and broke the five-second mark in the 40-yard dash (4.99), which would have been tied for fifth among offensive linemen at the 2024 NFL Combine
Cal Career (2018-23)
– Played in 35 games with 34 starts (17 center, 17 right guard) over five seasons after redshirting as a 2018 true freshman
– Started a career-high all 13 games as a 2019 redshirt freshman including 11 at right guard and two at center, each of the last three games at right guard as a 2020 sophomore, all 11 at center as a 2021 sophomore, his first three at center and final three at right guard as a 2022 junior before suffering a season-ending injury, and his first at center as a 2023 senior before suffering his second season-ending injury in as many campaigns
– Served as the team's short snapper for three consecutive contests as a 2021 sophomore and made 14 snaps without an errant one on eight PAT's and six field goals
– Recorded one career tackle as a 2019 redshirt freshman against USC
– Two-time Campbell Trophy, Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year and Wuerffel Trophy semifinalist in 2022 and 2023
– A four-time member of the Pac-12's Fall Academic Honor Roll (2019-21, '23)
– Selected as a season team captain by his teammates for each of his final two campaigns in 2022 and 2023
– Two-time selection to the National Football Foundation's Hampshire Honor Society in 2022 and 2023
– One of two Cal representatives at Pac-12 Football Media Day for two consecutive seasons along with Daniel Scott and Jackson Sirmon in 2022 and 2023, respectively
Senior (2023)
– Selected to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® that recognizes 22 student-athletes from a field of 136 nominated and one head coach for their exemplary community impact, becoming the sixth Cal student-athlete to earn a spot on the prestigious team in the last 11 campaigns following the previous selections of Nick Forbes (2013), Jeffrey Coprich Jr. (2014), Patrick Laird (2018), Marcel Dancy (2019) and Elijah Hicks (2020)
– A member of the Pac-12's Fall Academic Honor Roll for the fourth time
– Finalist for the Pop Warner College Football Award
– Semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy, Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year and Wuerffel Trophy for the second consecutive season each
– Selected to the National Football Foundation's Hampshire Honor Society for the second straight season as one of Cal's 19 selections that ranked second nationally
– Played in and started one game but suffered a season-ending injury for the second straight campaign in the second quarter of the season opener at North Texas
– Took on a role as a student assistant coach working with the offensive linemen over the final 12 games following his season-ending injury
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at North Texas (W, 58-21) – started at center but did not record any statistics other than participation ... suffered a season-ending injury for the second consecutive campaign in the second quarter ... helped the offense score eight touchdowns and 58 points that were both its most since racking up 10 touchdowns in a season-opening 73-14 win over Grambling State in 2015 and pick up 679 yards of total offense that were its' most ever in a road game and third-most in school history while its 357 yards rushing were its most since rushing for 431 against Washington in 2008
– One of two team season captains along with Jackson Sirmon
– All-Pac-12 Preseason Second Team (Phil Steele), Fourth Team (Athlon), Honorable Mention (Pac-12 Media)
– No. 16 Draft Eligible Center (Phil Steele)
– Rimington Trophy Watch List
– Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List
– Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
– One of Cal's two Pac-12 Football Media Day representatives (second straight appearance) along with Jackson Sirmon
– Declared on Jan. 11 that he would be returning to Cal for a sixth season in 2023
Junior (2022)
– One of three Cal offensive linemen to start each of the first six games along with Ben Coleman and Brian Driscoll before suffering a season-ending injury at Colorado, making each of his first three starts at center and each of his final three at right guard
– A national semifinalist for the prestigious Wuerffel Trophy known as college football's top award for community service and the Campbell Trophy also known as the "Academic Heisman"
– One of three team season captains along with Jack Plummer and Daniel Scott
– Selected to the National Football Foundation's Hampshire Honor Society as one of Cal's FBS-leading 18 selections
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UC Davis (W, 34-13) – started at center but did not record any statistics other than participation
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UNLV (W, 20-14) – started at center but did not record any statistics other than participation
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at Notre Dame (L, 17-24) – started at center but did not record any statistics other than participation
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Arizona (W, 49-31) – started at right guard but did not record any statistics other than participation ... helped Cal's offense score seven touchdowns against Arizona that were its most since also picking up seven against Texas in 2016, while its 49 points scored were the most since a 49-7 victory at Oregon State in 2018, its' 354 yards the most since rushing for 431 against Washington in 2008, and its 599 yards of total offense the most since picking up 636 at Stanford in 2021 ... helped Pac-12 Offensive Player and Freshman of the Week
Jaydn Ott rush for 274 yards and three touchdowns with the 274 yards rushing the fourth-most in an FBS game in 2022, and at the time the most by an FBS freshman since Maryland redshirt freshman Anthony McFarland had 298 against Ohio State in 2018, and the most by an FBS true freshman since Texas' Chris Warren III had 276 against Texas Tech in 2015
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at Washington State (L, 9-28) – started at right guard but did not record any statistics other than participation
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at Colorado (L, 13-20, OT) – started at right guard but did not record any statistics other than participation ... suffered a season-ending injury
– Rimington Trophy Preseason Watch List
– All-Pac-12 Preseason Third Team (Athlon) and Fourth Team (Phil Steele)
– East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 list
– One of Cal's two player representatives along with Daniel Scott at Pac-12 Football Media Day
Sophomore (2021)
– Earned All-Pac-12 honorable mention honors from the league's coaches, while also adding Cal's Frank Schlessinger Coaches Award for his outstanding athletic ability and academic success, COSIDA Academic-All District 8 honors, and for the third consecutive season a spot on the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
– Played in and started 11 games at center with the lone exception a contest at Arizona
– Served as the team's short snapper for the lone time in his career for three consecutive contests (at Oregon, Colorado, Oregon State) and made 14 snaps on eight PAT's and six field goals without an errant one
– Helped Cal roll up over 500 total yards of offense three times (636 at Stanford, 534 vs. Sacramento State, 517 vs. Oregon State) and more than 200 yards rushing on four occasions (352 at Stanford, 255 vs. Oregon State, 246 vs. Sacramento State, 213 vs. Colorado)
– Key member of an offense that broke a school record for least turnovers committed in a full season with 10
– Did not record any statistics other than participation
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Nevada – started at center but did not record any statistics other than participation
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at TCU –
started at center but did not record any statistics other than participation
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Sacramento State – started at center but did not record any statistics other than participation ... helped Cal score 42 points while racking up 534 total yards and 250 rushing yards that were all its most since putting up 539 total yards and 305 rushing yards in a 49-7 win at Oregon State on Oct. 20, 2018
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at Washington – started at center but did not record any statistics other than participation
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Washington State – started at center but did not record any statistics other than participation
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at Oregon – started at center but did not record any statistics other than participation
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Colorado – started at center but did not record any statistics other than participation ... helped Cal rush for 213 yards
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Oregon State – started at center but did not record any statistics other than participation ... helped Cal to 517 yards of total offense including 255 on the ground
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at Stanford – started at center but did not record any statistics other than participation ... helped Cal to a Big Game record with 636 total yards of offense that were Cal's most overall since also compiling 636 in a double overtime home win over Oregon in 2016, while the Golden Bears' 352 rushing yards were their most since rushing for 431 against Washington in 2008
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at UCLA – started at center but did not record any statistics other than participation
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USC – started at center but did not record any statistics other than participation
Sophomore (2020)
– Earned a spot on the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll for the second of four times and second of three consecutive seasons
– Played in all four games and started each of the last three contests all at right guard
Freshman (2019)
– Earned a spot on the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll for the first of three consecutive seasons and four times overall
– Picked up Cal's Frank Schlessinger Coaches Award for outstanding athletic ability and academic success
– One of seven players including two on the offensive side of the ball along with fellow offensive lineman Jake Curhan to start all 13 games with 11 of his career-high 13 starts at right guard including each of the first six and last five, while he replaced an injured Michael Saffell as the starting center for back-to-back contests vs. Oregon State and at Utah
– Also played center for much of the team's contest at Oregon after Saffell suffered an injury in the contest
– Played a key role for an offense that committed a then school-record low 13 turnovers in 13 games, two less than the 15 miscues in 2016 that were previously the fewest in school history with Cal committing only nine turnovers in its final 12 contests after a season-high four in the opener against UC Davis, including five games in which the Golden Bears did not turn the ball over a single time including back-to-back wins at Washington and against North Texas, as well as a victory at Stanford, a loss at Utah and a win over Illinois in the Redbox Bowl
– On the field to help Cal put together game-winning drives on its final possessions at Washington and Stanford
– Helped the Cal offense average 30.0 points and 414.3 total yards per game over its last four wins while scoring a season-high 35 points in its final contest in a Redbox Bowl victory over Illinois
– Had the lone tackle of his career vs. USC
– Jonathan and Judy Hoff Scholar-Athlete of the Week
– Played in the spring game but did not record any statistics other than participation
Freshman (2018)
– Redshirted
– Did not play
– Named a Cal Scout Team Player of the Week for the week of the North Carolina contest
Skyline HS (Class Of 2018)
– A two-way starter on the offensive and defensive lines while also serving as the team’s long snapper for three seasons
– Earned first-team All-KingCo League honors and was a team captain in each of his final two campaigns as a 2016 junior and 2017 senior
– Named the KingCo League Lineman of the Year and was a first-team All-State, All-Area and All-KingCo League offensive tackle according to the Seattle Times as a senior on squad that finished 8-4 overall and reached the Washington State 4A quarterfinals
– A first-team two-way All-KingCo League selection on the offensive and defensive lines and team captain for the second straight season also as a senior when he recorded a career-high-tying 48 tackles, a career-high 13.0 sacks (-89 yards), a career-high-tying 9.0 tackles for loss, and one fumble recovery that he returned 57 yards for a touchdown in the first round of the playoffs against Bothell that made KING5 Sports top 5 plays while also picking up a career-high 4.0 sacks in the same contest on defense
– Helped create pocket protection as a senior for quarterback Joe Green on his way to 2,501 passing yards and 25 touchdown throws
– A first-team two-way All-KingCo League selection on the offensive and defensive lines and team captain for the first time as a junior for a squad that was 9-3 overall and finished as the league runner-up before reaching the 4A State quarterfinals and ending the season as MaxPreps No. 17 ranked team in the state of Washington
– Contributed 32 tackles, a career-high-tying 9.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks (-10 yards), two fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles on defense as a junior while blocking for Isaiah Shim, who finished with 1,146 yards rushing and 19 scores on the ground
– Earned second-team All-KingCo League honors as a defensive end and honorable mention all-conference recognition as an offensive tackle for a state runner-up and conference champion that finished 12-2 overall and 8-0 in league play before ending up as MaxPreps’ No. 3 team in the state of Washington as a 2015 sophomore
– Made a career-high-tying 48 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss, 9.0 sacks (-50 yards) and two fumble recoveries on defense while also blocking for quarterback Blake Gregory (3,207 yards passing, 33 TDs) and running back Rashaad Boddie (1,739 yards rushing, 19 TDs) on offense as a sophomore
– Three-year career defensive totals included 124 tackles, 19.0 tackles for loss, 25.0 sacks (-129 yards), five fumble recoveries that he returned for 57 yards and one touchdown, and two forced fumbles
– Wore No. 79
– Also played two seasons of varsity basketball as a 2016-17 junior and 2017-18 senior and was an important member of the team's playoff run
Recruiting Notes And Ratings (As Of December 20, 2017)
Stars: Rivals (4), 247Sports (3), 247Sports Composite (3), ESPN (3)
National Overall Player Ratings: 247Sports Composite (1059), 247Sports (1185)
National Offensive Tackle Ratings: 247Sports Composite (98), 247Sports (102)
National Offensive Guard Ratings: ESPN (81)
National StrongSide Defensive Ends Ratings: Rivals (41)
Regional Overall Player Ratings: ESPN (180)
Washington Overall Player Ratings: 247Sports Composite (10), Rivals (10), ESPN (12), 247Sports (14)
Ratings/Scout Grades: 247Sports Composite (0.8484), 247Sports (84), ESPN (74), Rivals (5.6)
Other
– Born August 2, 1999
– Son of Michael and Nancy Cindric
– Father played college football as a tight end at Bethany College
– Participated in a long list of community service activities during his time at Cal including …
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Golden Buddies Football Clinic – Founder who donated numerous hours to pilot the inaugural event held at California Memorial Stadium on July 15, 2023. The clinic gave approximately 50 local students aged 6-13 with and without intellectual disabilities the opportunity to participate in football drills and interaction with about 40 Cal football players running the various event stations.
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Cal Football Reading Challenge – Visited local elementary schools to read to students while encouraging them to continue reading over the summer to combat summer learning loss.
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Cal's Haas School of Business Student-Athlete Mentorship Program Student Director - Helped Cal student-athletes through the rigorous process of applying to the university's prestigious business school.
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Cal Athletics Leadership Showcase - Volunteered his time to give a Ted Talk-style speech at the Cal Athletics Leadership Showcase after being nominated by his peers, coaches and staff for demonstrating significant leadership in school, sport and life
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Upcycle Gear Drive – Co-founder who collected and distributed gear, clothing and equipment through a targeted drive with Cal student-athletes donating 500 gently used and excess items to meet the specific needs of those in the community
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Cal Athletes In Action President - Engaged in worship and community service activities with a group of student-athletes, while also traveling to Croatia on a community service trip
– Graduated from Cal in May of 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the Haas School of Business and added a master's degree from Cal's Graduate School of Education with an intersection of sports in education in December of 2023
Last Updated
June 10, 2024
