John Jenkins (defensive tackle)
| No. 92 Seattle Seahawks | |||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 11, 1989 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Stamford, Connecticut | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 359 lb (163 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Meriden (CT) Maloney | ||||||||
| College: | Georgia | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2013 / Round: 3 / Pick: 82 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2015 | |||||||||
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Johnathan Jenkins (born July 11, 1989) is an American football defensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia, and was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
Early years
A native of Meriden, Connecticut, Jenkins attended Francis T. Maloney High School, where he was a member of the Maloney Spartans high school football team. He played defensive end and also occasionally appeared as fullback on short-and-goal situations (scoring four TDs as a senior). Jenkins then attended Gulf Coast Community College in Perkinston, Mississippi, where he recorded 41 tackles and two quarterback sacks as a sophomore. Gulf Coast had a 19−5 record in his two seasons there.
College career
Jenkins received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Georgia, and played for coach Mark Richt's Georgia Bulldogs football team in 2011 and 2012. He was recruited by Richt to man the nose tackle position in Georgia's 3-4 defense, rotating with Kwame Geathers in the position.[1]
Professional career
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||||
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| 6 ft 3⅝ in | 346 lb | 5.46 s | 30 reps | ||||||||||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine | |||||||||||||||||||
New Orleans Saints
Jenkins was drafted in the third round, with the 82nd overall pick, by the New Orleans Saints in the 2013 NFL Draft.[2] Jenkins was signed by the Saints on May 10 to a four-year contract, the last of the 5 New Orleans picks to sign.[3]
He was released by the Saints on November 9, 2016.[4]
Seattle Seahawks
On November 15, 2016, Jenkins was signed by the Seattle Seahawks.[5]
References
- ↑ John Jenkins solid for Georgia now
- ↑ Birdsong, Nick (April 26, 2013). "Georgia DT John Jenkins taken with 20th pick in third round by New Orleans Saints". AL. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- ↑ Juge, Andrew (May 10, 2013). "SAINTS NATION: SAINTS SIGN JOHN JENKINS TO 4 YEAR CONTRACT". The Saints Nation. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- ↑ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. November 9, 2016.
- ↑ Boyle, John (November 15, 2016). "Seahawks Sign Troymaine Pope, John Jenkins; Waive Christine Michael, Sealver Siliga". Seahawks.com.