14 Facts About Anfernee Jennings

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Anfernee Jennings was born on May 1,1997 and is an American football outside linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League.

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Anfernee Jennings made 171 tackles with seven sacks in his junior season and was named honorable mention Super All-State by AL.

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Anfernee Jennings redshirted his true freshman season as he moved from defensive end to the outside linebacker position.

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Anfernee Jennings played as a key reserve as a redshirt freshman, finishing the year with 19 tackles and three quarterback hurries.

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Anfernee Jennings became a starter during redshirt sophomore season and made 41 tackles, six for a loss, with one sack.

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Anfernee Jennings suffered what was initially diagnosed to be a PCL injury in the final minutes of the 2018 Sugar Bowl against Clemson, causing him to miss the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship Game.

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The injury was re-evaluated and Anfernee Jennings was found to have damaged an artery and developed a blood clot in his leg.

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8.

Anfernee Jennings returned from his injury in time to begin his redshirt junior season.

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Anfernee Jennings finished the year with 51 tackles, including 14 for loss, 6.5 sacks, with an interception, a team-high 11 passes defended and two fumble recoveries.

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Anfernee Jennings entered his redshirt senior season on the Chuck Bednarik Award and Butkus Award watchlists and was named pre-season All-SEC and a second-team pre-season All-American by the Sporting News.

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Anfernee Jennings had 83 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 8.0 sacks, five pass breakups, one forced fumble and an interception and was named first-team All-SEC in his final season.

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Anfernee Jennings finished his collegiate career with 194 tackles, 34.5 tackles for loss, 15.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, two interceptions and 20 passes defended in 54 games.

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Anfernee Jennings played in 16 games with three starts, recording 27 tackles, 1.5 sacks, two passes defensed, and a forced fumble.

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Jennings' younger brother, Shawndarius "Shawn" Jennings, plays college football and originally played at Alabama with Anfernee before transferring to South Alabama.