Jarvis Jenkins
Jenkins with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2017. | |||||||||||
No. 94 – Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Born: |
Clemson, South Carolina | April 24, 1988||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: |
D. W. Daniel (Central, South Carolina) | ||||||||||
College: | Clemson | ||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 41 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2018 | |||||||||||
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Jarvis Jenkins (born April 24, 1988) is an American football defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Clemson University.
Early years
Jenkins attended D. W. Daniel High School in Central, South Carolina. He was named as a All-American by PrepStar as a senior where he had 79 tackles and four blocked kicks. He was named the South Carolina Coaches Association Upperstate AAA Lineman-of-the-Year, Daily Journal/Messenger Player-of-the-Year and was an AP All-State.
Jenkins was also a two-time All-region pick in basketball and was named All-region in the shot put (46-feet, 6-inches) and discus (111-feet, 10-inches).
Jenkins was rated as the 27th defensive tackle in the nation, and number one player in the state of South Carolina by Rivals.com. He was a member of the Rivals 250.
College career
He played college football at Clemson.
Professional career
2011 NFL Draft
He was considered one of the better defensive tackle prospects for the 2011 NFL Draft.[1]
Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yard dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert jump | Broad | BP | |
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6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
310 lb (141 kg) |
33 1⁄4 in (0.84 m) |
9 1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.93 s | 1.83 s | 2.89 s | 4.75 s | 7.42 s | 27 in (0.69 m) |
8 ft 7 in (2.62 m) |
21 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine and Pro Day[2][3] |
Washington Redskins
Jenkins was selected ninth in the second round, 41st overall, by the Washington Redskins in the 2011 NFL Draft. The Redskins signed Jenkins to a four-year, $4.783 million contract with a $1.978 million signing bonus on July 29, 2011.[4][5] Jenkins missed the entire 2011 season after tearing his ACL in a preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens, spending his entire rookie season on injured reserve.[6]
After seven months of rehabilitation, Jenkins was cleared to play on April 11, 2012.[7] He made his NFL debut in the 2012 season opener against the New Orleans Saints. After Adam Carriker was placed on injured reserve, Jenkins had his first career start in Week 3 against the Cincinnati Bengals.[8]
On July 28, 2013, it was announced that Jenkins would be suspended for the first four games of the 2013 season due to violating the league's substance policy.[9] In Week 11, he recorded his first half a sack against the Philadelphia Eagles.[10] The following week, he recorded a full sack on quarterback Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers.[11]
Chicago Bears
On March 24, 2015, Jenkins signed a one-year deal with the Chicago Bears.[12] In fifteen starts, Jenkins recorded a career-best 32 tackles, four sacks and six tackles-for-loss.[13]
New York Jets
On March 16, 2016, Jenkins signed a two-year, $7 million deal with the New York Jets.[14] He was released by the Jets on November 9, 2016.[15]
Kansas City Chiefs
On November 14, 2016, Jenkins signed with the Kansas City Chiefs.[16]
On March 22, 2017, Jenkins re-signed with the Chiefs.[17]
On March 14, 2018, Jenkins re-signed with the Chiefs.[18]
Season statistics
Season | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | Other | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | GP | GS | COMB | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDs | TD | INT | YDs | AVG | LNG | TD | PD | STF | YDS | ||
2012 | WAS | 16 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
2013 | WAS | 12 | 5 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2014 | WAS | 16 | 14 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
2015 | CHI | 15 | 15 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
2016 | NYJ | 9 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
KC | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2017 | KC | 11 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Career | 86 | 50 | 131 | 83 | 48 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
References
- ↑ "Jarvis Jenkins - Clemson, DT : 2011 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". www.nfldraftscout.com.
- ↑ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Jarvis Jenkins". www.nfl.com.
- ↑ "Jarvis Jenkins - Clemson, DT : 2011 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". www.nfldraftscout.com.
- ↑ Fitzgerald, Gary. "Redskins Sign All 12 Draft Picks Prior to Camp". redskins.com. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- ↑ Campbell, Rich (August 7, 2011). "A closer look at the Redskins' two biggest rookie contracts". The Washington Times. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
- ↑ Jones, Mike (October 22, 2011). "Jarvis Jenkins continues recovery from knee surgery". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
- ↑ Jones, Mike (April 11, 2012). "Jarvis Jenkins cleared to play football". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- ↑ Walker, Andrew (September 19, 2012). "Jenkins, Jackson Ready For Regular Action". Redskins.com. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
- ↑ Tinsman, Brian (July 27, 2013). "Jarvis Jenkins: 'I Hurt My Defense'". Redskins.com. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
- ↑ Tinsman, Brian (November 18, 2013). "Redskins-Eagles Monday Stats Pack". Redskins.com. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
- ↑ Tinsman, Brian (November 26, 2013). "Redskins-49ers Tuesday Stats Pack". Redskins.com. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
- ↑ Biggs, Brad (March 24, 2015). "Bears land defensive end Jarvis Jenkins". ChicagoTribune.com. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
- ↑ Mayer, Larry (February 9, 2016). "Focusing on Bears defensive line". Chicago Bears. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
- ↑ Cimini, Rich (March 16, 2016). "Rich get richer: Jets finalize deal with former Bears DE Jarvis Jenkins". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ↑ Lange, Randy (November 9, 2016). "Devin Smith Activated, Ryan Clady Goes to IR". NewYorkJets.com.
- ↑ Jackson, Zac (November 14, 2016). "Chiefs sign Jarvis Jenkins".
- ↑ Gantt, Darin (March 22, 2017). "Chiefs bring back defensive lineman Jarvis Jenkins". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- ↑ Gantt, Darin (March 14, 2018). "Chiefs hang onto Jarvis Jenkins". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- ↑ "Jarvis Jenkins Stats". ESPN. Retrieved October 15, 2015.