Jordan Jenkins

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Jordan Jenkins
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school:Harris County
(Hamilton, Georgia)
College:Georgia
Position:Defensive end
NFL draft:2016 / Round: 3 / Pick: 83
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Pass deflections:
8
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Jordan Montae Jenkins (born July 1, 1994) is an

2016 NFL Draft
.

Early years

Jenkins attended

Harris County High School in Hamilton, Georgia. He was a four-star recruit by Rivals.com and was rated among the top defensive end recruits in his class.[1] He committed to the University of Georgia to play college football.[2][3]

College career

As a

2015 NFL Draft, Jenkins announced that he would return for his senior year.[7]

Professional career

Pre-draft

Coming out of Georgia, Jenkins was considered one of the top linebacker prospects and received an invitation to the

pro day, along with Floyd, Malcolm Mitchell, John Theus, Keith Marshall, Marshall Morgan, Sterling Bailey, Quayvon Hicks, and ten other players. Jenkins completed the short shuttle and three-cone drill, while also running positional drills and lowering his time in the 40-yard dash. He also elevated his vertical to 38" and increased his number of reps on the bench press to 19.[8] He was projected to be a third round pick by the majority of NFL draft experts and scouts. After he completed the pre-draft process, Jenkins was ranked as the eighth best linebacker prospect in the draft by NFL analyst Mike Mayock, the ninth best outside linebacker by NFLDraftScout.com, the ninth best linebacker by ESPN, and was ranked the 11th best linebacker by Sports Illustrated.[9][10][11][12]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
 Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2+5⁄8 in
(1.90 m) 		259 lb
(117 kg) 		34+1⁄4 in
(0.87 m) 		11+1⁄4 in
(0.29 m)		 4.80 s 1.58 s 2.71 s 4.32 s 7.39 s 38.0 in
(0.97 m)		 10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)		 19 reps
All values from
Pro Day[13][14]

New York Jets

2016

Jenkins was drafted by the

2016 NFL Draft.[15] Jenkins was the second linebacker drafted by the Jets in 2016 behind Darron Lee (first round, 20th overall) and was the ninth linebacker selected in the entire draft. Fellow Georgia linebacker and teammate, Leonard Floyd, was selected in the first round (ninth overall) by the Chicago Bears.[16]
He competed with Trevor Reilly, Lorenzo Mauldin, and Deion Barnes throughout training camp for the one of the jobs as starting outside linebacker.[17] Head coach Todd Bowles named him one of the starting outside linebackers to start the season, opposite Mauldin.

He suffered a calf injury in mid-August and was unable to play in the first two games of the season.

passes defensed
in 11 starts and 14 games.

2017

Jenkins returned as the de facto outside linebacker under Bowles to start the 2017 season. In the Jets' season-opener at the Buffalo Bills, Jenkins recorded a season-high four solo tackles in the Jets' 12–21 loss. On November 2, 2017, he earned two solo tackles, sacked Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor twice, and forced the first fumble of his career, as the Jets won 34–21 on Thursday Night Football. He was named the American Football Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in Week 9.[21]

2020

On March 23, 2020, the Jets signed Jenkins to a one-year, $3.75 million contract that included $3.25 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $1.75 million.

injured reserve.[23]

Houston Texans

On March 29, 2021, Jenkins signed a two-year, $6 million contract, which could be pushed up to $8 million, with the Houston Texans.[24][25] Before this move, Jenkins was the last remaining Jets player from the 2016 Draft and the longest-tenured player on the team.[26] He suffered a torn PCL in Week 11 and was placed on injured reserve on November 27, 2021.[27] He was activated on December 18. He was released on August 15, 2022.[28]

Las Vegas Raiders

On August 17, 2022, Jenkins signed with the

torn ACL.[30]

References

  1. ^ "Jordan Jenkins, 2012 Weakside Defensive End, Georgia". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  2. ^ Emerson, Seth (January 9, 2012). "Big recruiting win for Georgia: Jordan Jenkins commits". Ledger-Enquirer.com. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  3. ^ Ching, David (January 29, 2012). "Recruit 411: Jordan Jenkins". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  4. ^ UGA's Jenkins has big shoes to fill at outside linebacker
  5. ^ Athletic linebacker Jenkins entering prime of his career
  6. ^ Jordan Jenkins returns to lead relentless pass rush of Georgia Bulldogs
  7. ^ Jordan Jenkins explores NFL options, chooses to return to UGA
  8. ^ Barrett Sallee (March 16, 2016). "Georgia Pro Day 2016: Live Results for Leonard Floyd, Keith Marshall and More". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  9. ^ Chris Burke (April 12, 2016). "2016 NFL Draft Position Rankings". si.com. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  10. ^ "Jordan Jenkins, DS #9 OLB, Georgia". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  11. ^ Jeff Legwold (April 25, 2016). "Ranking the draft's Top 100 Players". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  12. ^ Mike Mayock (April 27, 2016). "Mayock's top 100 draft prospect rankings". NFL.com. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  13. ^ "Jordan Jenkins Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  14. ^ "2016 Draft Scout Jordan Jenkins, Georgia NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  15. ^ Slater, Darryl. "OLB Jordan Jenkins drafted by Jets". NJ.com. New Jersey News. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  16. ^ "2016 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  17. ^ "Ourlads.com: New York Jets' depth chart: 08/01/2016". Ourlads.com. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  18. ^ "Jets' Jordan Jenkins: Sidelined Week 1". cbssports.com. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  19. ^ "NFL Game Center: Week 14-2016: New York Jets @ San Francisco 49ers". NFL.com. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  20. ^ "NFL Game Center: Week 14-2016: Miami Dolphins @ New York Jets". NFL.com. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  21. ^ Shook, Nick (November 8, 2017). "T.Y. Hilton, Jared Goff among NFL Players of the Week". NFL.com.
  22. ^ "Jordan Jenkins Re-Signs with Jets". NewYorkJets.com. April 23, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  23. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (December 16, 2020). "Jets Place OLB Jordan Jenkins, S Saquan Hampton on Injured Reserve". NewYorkJets.com.
  24. ^ Chiari, Mike. "Former Jets LB Jordan Jenkins, Texans Reportedly Agree to 2-Year, $6M Contract". Bleacher Report. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  25. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (3-29-2021)". HoustonTexans.com. March 29, 2021. Archived from the original on March 29, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  26. ^ "Jordan Jenkins signing with Texans, ending run as Jets' longest-tenured player". www.msn.com. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  27. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (11-27-2021)". HoustonTexans.com. November 27, 2021.
  28. ^ "Texans cut Chad Beebe, Jordan Jenkins". NBCSports.com. August 15, 2022.
  29. ^ "Raiders sign DE Jordan Jenkins". Raiders.com. August 18, 2022.
  30. ^ Holder, Matt (August 22, 2022). "Silver Minings: Jordan Jenkins placed on injured reserve". Silver and Black Pride.com. Retrieved August 22, 2022.

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