23 Facts About Jelani Jenkins

Jelani M Jenkins was born on March 13,1992 and is a former American football linebacker.

Jelani Jenkins was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL draft.

Jelani Jenkins played college football for the University of Florida.

Jelani Jenkins rushed for 1129 yards and 42 touchdowns at running back and had 60 tackles, four quarterback sacks, an interception, a forced fumble, and recovered two fumbles at linebacker.

Jelani Jenkins was the first player in the 71-year history of the District's Pigskin Club to earn both Defensive Player of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors.

Jelani Jenkins was recognized as a Parade magazine high school All-American in 2008, and was chosen to play in the 2009 Under Armour All-America Game.

Jelani Jenkins placed 6th in the 100-meter dash at the 2009 Crimson Tide Invitational, recording a personal-best time of 11.14 seconds.

Jelani Jenkins competed in the shot put, and recorded a 4.4-second 40-yard dash.

Jelani Jenkins was one of the top high school football players in the class of 2009.

Jelani Jenkins announced his decision to attend Florida on National Signing Day, February 4,2009.

Jelani Jenkins accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida, where he played for coach Urban Meyer and coach Will Muschamp's Florida Gators football teams from 2009 to 2012.

Jelani Jenkins redshirted his first year as a Gator in 2009, appearing in only two games with two registered tackles.

Jelani Jenkins finished the season second on the team in tackles with 73, and recorded one interception and one fumble recovery.

In 2011, Jelani Jenkins started 12 games at weakside linebacker, missing only the Vanderbilt game due to injury.

Jelani Jenkins finished the season third on the team in tackles and second in breakups, adding 6.0 tackles for a loss, 2.0 sacks, three quarterback hurries, a forced fumble and a 75-yard interception return for a touchdown.

Jelani Jenkins took the starting job due to the injury issues surrounding the teams linebacker corps.

On March 20,2017, Jelani Jenkins signed with the Oakland Raiders.

On September 2,2017, Jelani Jenkins was placed on injured reserve, but was released two days later with a settlement.

On September 12,2017, Jelani Jenkins signed with the Buffalo Bills.

On October 25,2017, Jelani Jenkins signed with the Houston Texans.

Jelani Jenkins's father is an architect in the Washington Metropolitan Area and his mother played basketball at Howard and is a black belt in karate.

Jelani Jenkins's mother worked as a supervisor at a correctional facility in Montgomery County.

Jelani Jenkins's parents devised a three-page matrix of Jenkin's college choices, breaking down schools by categories such as world academic ranking, graduation rates, diversity, and number of NFL Draft picks in the past five years.