Jarvis Jenkins

Jarvis Jenkins
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Jenkins with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2017
No. 99, 96, 98, 94
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1988-04-24) April 24, 1988 (age 36)
Clemson, South Carolina, U.S.
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
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:137
Sacks:7.0
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jarvis Jenkins (born April 24, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Washington Redskins in the second round of the 2011 NFL draft. He played college football at Clemson University.

Early life

Jenkins attended D. W. Daniel High School in Central, South Carolina. He was named as an 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

Pre-draft

He was considered one of the better defensive tackle prospects for the 2011 NFL draft.[1]

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 4 in
(1.93 m) 		310 lb
(141 kg) 		331⁄4 91⁄2 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 with the Washington Redskins in 2012

Jenkins was selected ninth in the second round, 41st overall, by the Washington Redskins in the 2011 NFL draft.[4] The Redskins signed Jenkins to a four-year, $4.783 million contract with a $1.978 million signing bonus on July 29, 2011.[5][6] 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.[7]

After seven months of rehabilitation, Jenkins was cleared to play on April 11, 2012.[8] 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.[9]

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.[10] In Week 11, he recorded his first half a sack against the Philadelphia Eagles.[11] The following week, he recorded a full sack on quarterback Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers.[12]

Chicago Bears

On March 24, 2015, Jenkins signed a one-year deal with the Chicago Bears.[13] In fifteen starts, Jenkins recorded a career-best 32 tackles, four sacks and six tackles-for-loss.[14]

New York Jets

On March 16, 2016, Jenkins signed a two-year, $7 million deal with the New York Jets.[15] He was released by the Jets on November 9, 2016.[16]

Kansas City Chiefs

On November 14, 2016, Jenkins signed with the Kansas City Chiefs.[17]

On March 22, 2017, Jenkins re-signed with the Chiefs.[18]

On March 14, 2018, Jenkins re-signed with the Chiefs.[19] He played in 12 games in 2018 before being waived by the Chiefs on December 7, 2018.[20]

Season statistics

Season Games Tackles Fumbles Interceptions Other
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
2018 KC 12 0 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 98 50 137 87 50 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 12

[21]

References

  1. ^ "Jarvis Jenkins - Clemson, DT : 2011 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". www.nfldraftscout.com.
  2. ^ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Jarvis Jenkins". www.nfl.com.
  3. ^ "Jarvis Jenkins - Clemson, DT : 2011 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". www.nfldraftscout.com.
  4. ^ "2011 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  5. ^ Fitzgerald, Gary. "Redskins Sign All 12 Draft Picks Prior to Camp". redskins.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
  6. ^ Campbell, Rich (August 7, 2011). "A closer look at the Redskins' two biggest rookie contracts". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on December 18, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
  7. ^ Jones, Mike (October 22, 2011). "Jarvis Jenkins continues recovery from knee surgery". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  8. ^ Jones, Mike (April 11, 2012). "Jarvis Jenkins cleared to play football". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  9. ^ Walker, Andrew (September 19, 2012). "Jenkins, Jackson Ready For Regular Action". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
  10. ^ Tinsman, Brian (July 27, 2013). "Jarvis Jenkins: 'I Hurt My Defense'". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  11. ^ Tinsman, Brian (November 18, 2013). "Redskins-Eagles Monday Stats Pack". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  12. ^ Tinsman, Brian (November 26, 2013). "Redskins-49ers Tuesday Stats Pack". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  13. ^ Biggs, Brad (March 24, 2015). "Bears land defensive end Jarvis Jenkins". ChicagoTribune.com. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  14. ^ Mayer, Larry (February 9, 2016). "Focusing on Bears defensive line". Chicago Bears. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  15. ^ Cimini, Rich (March 16, 2016). "Rich get richer: Jets finalize deal with former Bears DE Jarvis Jenkins". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  16. ^ Lange, Randy (November 9, 2016). "Devin Smith Activated, Ryan Clady Goes to IR". NewYorkJets.com.
  17. ^ Jackson, Zac (November 14, 2016). "Chiefs sign Jarvis Jenkins". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  18. ^ Gantt, Darin (March 22, 2017). "Chiefs bring back defensive lineman Jarvis Jenkins". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  19. ^ Gantt, Darin (March 14, 2018). "Chiefs hang onto Jarvis Jenkins". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  20. ^ Gantt, Darin (December 7, 2018). "Chiefs waive defensive end Jarvis Jenkins". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  21. ^ "Jarvis Jenkins Stats". ESPN. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
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