Brandon Jenkins (American football)
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||
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| Born: | February 9, 1990 Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 251 lb (114 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Florida State University School (Tallahassee, Florida) | ||||
| College: | Florida State | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2013 / round: 5 / pick: 162 | ||||
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Brandon Jenkins (born February 9, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles as a defensive end. The Washington Redskins selected him in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL draft.
Early life
[edit]Jenkins attended the Florida State University School. Jenkins carried a four-star rating and was considered the No. 13 weakside defensive end in the nation by Rivals.com as a senior.[1]
College career
[edit]As a true freshman Jenkins played in 12 of 13 games after enrolling in January 2009. He had 12 total tackles and three tackles for loss, including one in the Seminoles' Gator Bowl victory over West Virginia.
Jenkins was selected as the most improved defensive lineman at the end of spring practice after establishing himself as the starter at right end.
As a true sophomore in 2010, Jenkins recorded 62 tackles, 13.5 sacks, and 21.5 tackles for loss and was named Team MVP, 1st team All ACC, and 2nd team All America according to Rivals.com and Scout.com.[2] He had a career-high nine tackle performance, including 3.5 for loss and two sacks against Boston College. NFLdraftscout.com said Jenkins was considered one of the best defensive ends in the country and future high NFL draft pick Until he got hurt.[3]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1.89 m) |
251 lb (114 kg) |
33+1⁄4 in (0.84 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) |
5.07 s | 1.78 s | 2.84 s | 4.48 s | 7.40 s | 19 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[4] | ||||||||||||
Jenkins was selected by the Washington Redskins in the fifth round, with the 162nd overall pick, of the 2013 NFL draft.[5] He signed a four-year contract in May 2013 that counted roughly $449,125 against the Redskins 2013 salary cap number.[6][7]
On July 27, 2014, the Redskins waived Jenkins.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Rivals.com weakside defensive ends 2009
- ^ ESPN.com stats[dead link]
- ^ NFL Draft Scout
- ^ "2013 NFL Draft Scout Brandon Jenkins College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ Czarda, Stephen (April 27, 2013). "Jenkins Added To Loaded Linebacker Unit". Redskins.com. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- ^ Tinsman, Brian (May 13, 2013). "Redskins Sign Draft Picks Rambo, Jenkins". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- ^ McMillan, Keith (May 13, 2013). "Redskins sign Rambo, Jenkins; five rookie draftees still unsigned". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- ^ Jones, Mike (July 27, 2014). "Redskins waive OLB Brandon Jenkins, activate Mo Hurt". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved July 27, 2014.