04/29/17: Drafted by L.A. Chargers (4th round, 113th overall)
03/18/21: Signed with Jacksonville as a UFA
12/21/21: Placed on IR (ankle)
03/05/24: Released by Jacksonville
03/13/24: Signed by Seattle as a UFA
• Jenkins spent the past three seasons in Jacksonville (2021-23), and was a fourth-round pick in 2017 by the L.A. Chargers (2017-20). He has started 80 of 109 games played in his career, and started all 34 games over the past two seasons recording 217 tackles, 21 passes defensed, five interceptions, 2.0 sacks and 10 tackles for loss over that span.
• A full-time starter at safety for the past five seasons, Jenkins has posted back-to-back 100-tackle seasons from 2022-23, with a career-high 112 in 2022. His career-high three interceptions in a season came in 2019 and 2022, while his 12 passes defensed in 2022 are a career-high.
COLLEGE: Played four seasons (2012-13, 15-16) at Miami with a medical redshirt in 2014, appearing in 49 career games with 33 starts. Finished with 201 tackles, nine interceptions, 28 passes defensed, eight tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. Earned honorable mention All-Atlantic Coast Conference as a senior when he ranked third on the team with 76 tackles (56 solo) while leading the team with two interceptions.
PERSONAL: Played quarterback, wide receiver, running back and defensive back at Admiral Farragut Academy in St. Petersburg, Fla. Lettered four years in football and three in track & field. In track, was named the school's Athlete of the Year after winning the 1A state title in the 110-meter hurdles and finishing second in the 300-meter hurdles. Has 17 siblings. Earned a degree in criminology with a minor in sports administration from Miami.
