John Jenkins (defensive tackle)

Total tackles:	292
Sacks:	4.0
Forced fumbles:	1
Fumble recoveries:	2
Pass deflections:	8
Defensive touchdowns:	1
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

John Jenkins
No. 95 – Las Vegas Raiders
Position:	Nose tackle
Personal information
Born:	July 11, 1989 (age 35); Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	327 lb (148 kg)
Career information
High school:	Francis T. Maloney; (Meriden, Connecticut)
College:	Mississippi Gulf Coast CC (2009–2010); Georgia (2011–2012)
NFL draft:	2013 / round: 3 / pick: 82
Career history
	New Orleans Saints (2013–2016); Seattle Seahawks (2016); Chicago Bears (2017); New York Giants (2018); Miami Dolphins (2019); Chicago Bears (2020); Miami Dolphins (2021–2022); Las Vegas Raiders (2023–present);
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-SEC (2012);
Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2024
Total tackles:
Total tackles:	292
Sacks:	4.0
Forced fumbles:	1
Fumble recoveries:	2
Pass deflections:	8
Defensive touchdowns:	1
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Johnathan Jenkins (born July 11, 1989) is an American professional football nose tackle for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia, and was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the third round of the 2013 NFL draft. He has also played for the Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, New York Giants, and Miami Dolphins.

Early life

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 touchdowns as a senior). Jenkins then attended Mississippi 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

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 3+5⁄8 in (1.92 m)	346 lb (157 kg)	34 in (0.86 m)	9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m)	5.20 s	1.81 s	3.01 s	4.94 s	7.80 s	24.5 in (0.62 m)	8 ft 4 in (2.54 m)	30 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day.^[2]^[3]

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.^[4] Jenkins was signed by the Saints on May 10 to a four-year contract, the last of the 5 New Orleans picks to sign.^[5]

He was released by the Saints on November 9, 2016.^[6]

Seattle Seahawks

On November 15, 2016, Jenkins was signed by the Seattle Seahawks.^[7]

Chicago Bears (first stint)

On March 17, 2017, Jenkins signed with the Chicago Bears.^[8] He played in eight games for the Bears in 2017.

On April 7, 2018, Jenkins re-signed with the Bears on a one-year contract.^[9] He was released on September 1, 2018.^[10]

New York Giants

On September 4, 2018, Jenkins was signed by the New York Giants.^[11]

On May 13, 2019, Jenkins re-signed with the Giants.^[12] He was released on August 31, 2019.^[13]

Miami Dolphins (first stint)

On September 2, 2019, Jenkins was signed by the Miami Dolphins.^[14]

Chicago Bears (second stint)

On April 28, 2020, Jenkins signed a one-year deal with the Bears.^[15] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Bears on July 30,^[16] and activated from the list four days later.^[17] He was placed on injured reserve on September 24,^[18] and was activated on October 16.^[19]

Miami Dolphins (second stint)

Jenkins signed with the Dolphins on April 2, 2021.^[20] He re-signed with the team for another season on April 7, 2022.^[21]

Las Vegas Raiders

On March 24, 2023, Jenkins signed with the Las Vegas Raiders.^[22] On December 14, against the Los Angeles Chargers, Jenkins recovered a fumble and returned it for his first career touchdown in the Raiders' 63-21 win.^[23] He started all 17 games in 2023, recording a career-high 61 tackles, four passes defensed and one sack.

On March 18, 2024, Jenkins re-signed with the Raiders.^[24]

NFL career statistics

Legend
	Led the league
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Team	GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2013	NOR	16	5	21	13	8	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014	NOR	12	4	30	20	10	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
2015	NOR	14	12	49	23	26	0.5	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0
2016	NOR	7	1	10	6	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016	SEA	2	0	3	0	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017	CHI	8	1	8	5	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018	NYG	7	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019	MIA	16	5	34	20	14	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
2020	CHI	11	0	21	7	14	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
2021	MIA	7	2	16	10	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022	MIA	16	0	20	8	12	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023	LVR	17	17	61	24	37	1.0	4	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	44	1
		133	47	273	136	137	3.5	12	0	0	0	0	8	1	2	44	1

Playoffs

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Team	GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2013	NOR	2	0	5	5	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016	SEA	1	0	1	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2020	CHI	1	0	1	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2022	MIA	1	0	1	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		5	0	8	8	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

References

^ Paschall, David (August 8, 2012). "John Jenkins solid for Georgia now". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
^ "John Jenkins Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
^ "2013 NFL Draft Scout John Jenkins College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
^ 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. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017.
^ Boyle, John (November 15, 2016). "Seahawks Sign Troymaine Pope, John Jenkins; Waive Christine Michael, Sealver Siliga". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2017.
^ Gantt, Darin (March 17, 2017). "Bears sign defensive tackle John Jenkins". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
^ Mayer, Larry (April 7, 2018). "Bears ink Jenkins to one-year contract". ChicagoBears.com.
^ Mayer, Larry (September 1, 2018). "Bears announce 53-man roster". ChicagoBears.com.
^ Eisen, Michael (September 4, 2018). "Giants sign DT John Jenkins, waive DE Romeo Okwara". Giants.com.
^ Eisen, Michael (May 13, 2019). "Giants sign draft picks LB Ryan Connelly & WR Darius Slayton; re-sign DT John Jenkins". Giants.com.
^ Eisen, Michael (August 31, 2019). "New York Giants announce 53-man roster". Giants.com.
^ "Dolphins Sign John Jenkins, Taybor Pepper". MiamiDolphins.com. September 2, 2019. Archived from the original on May 22, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
^ Mayer, Larry (April 28, 2020). "Roster Move: Jenkins agrees to 1-year contract". Chicago Bears. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
^ Mayer, Larry (July 30, 2020). "Roster Move: Jenkins put on reserve/COVID list". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
^ Mayer, Larry (August 3, 2020). "Roster Moves: Bears activate two, Lucas opts out". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
^ Mayer, Larry (September 24, 2020). "Roster Moves: Bears put Jenkins on IR, sign McCullers". ChicagoBears.com.
^ Mayer, Larry (October 16, 2020). "Roster Moves: Bears activate Jenkins from IR". Chicago Bears. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
^ "Miami Dolphins Sign DT John Jenkins". MiamiDolphins.com. April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
^ "Roster Moves: Dolphins re-sign Jenkins". MiamiDolphins.com. April 7, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
^ "Raiders sign DT John Jenkins". Raiders.com. March 24, 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
^ Mosley, Kyle T. (December 15, 2023). "Former Saints Defensive Tackle Scores A 'Scoop-Six' For Raiders". BRProud.com. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
^ "Raiders re-sign defensive tackles Adam Butler and John Jenkins". Raiders.com. March 18, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2024.

External links

Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · ESPN · Yahoo! Sports
Las Vegas Raiders bio
Georgia Bulldogs bio

[1] Paschall, David (August 8, 2012). "John Jenkins solid for Georgia now". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

[2] "John Jenkins Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved December 14, 2023.

[3] "2013 NFL Draft Scout John Jenkins College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved December 14, 2023.

[4] 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.

[5] Juge, Andrew (May 10, 2013). "SAINTS NATION: SAINTS SIGN JOHN JENKINS TO 4 YEAR CONTRACT". The Saints Nation. Retrieved May 20, 2013.

[6] "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. November 9, 2016. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017.

[7] Boyle, John (November 15, 2016). "Seahawks Sign Troymaine Pope, John Jenkins; Waive Christine Michael, Sealver Siliga". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2017.

[8] Gantt, Darin (March 17, 2017). "Bears sign defensive tackle John Jenkins". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.

[9] Mayer, Larry (April 7, 2018). "Bears ink Jenkins to one-year contract". ChicagoBears.com.

[10] Mayer, Larry (September 1, 2018). "Bears announce 53-man roster". ChicagoBears.com.

[11] Eisen, Michael (September 4, 2018). "Giants sign DT John Jenkins, waive DE Romeo Okwara". Giants.com.

[12] Eisen, Michael (May 13, 2019). "Giants sign draft picks LB Ryan Connelly & WR Darius Slayton; re-sign DT John Jenkins". Giants.com.

[13] Eisen, Michael (August 31, 2019). "New York Giants announce 53-man roster". Giants.com.

[14] "Dolphins Sign John Jenkins, Taybor Pepper". MiamiDolphins.com. September 2, 2019. Archived from the original on May 22, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2019.

[15] Mayer, Larry (April 28, 2020). "Roster Move: Jenkins agrees to 1-year contract". Chicago Bears. Retrieved April 28, 2020.

[16] Mayer, Larry (July 30, 2020). "Roster Move: Jenkins put on reserve/COVID list". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.

[17] Mayer, Larry (August 3, 2020). "Roster Moves: Bears activate two, Lucas opts out". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved August 3, 2020.

[18] Mayer, Larry (September 24, 2020). "Roster Moves: Bears put Jenkins on IR, sign McCullers". ChicagoBears.com.

[19] Mayer, Larry (October 16, 2020). "Roster Moves: Bears activate Jenkins from IR". Chicago Bears. Retrieved October 16, 2020.

[20] "Miami Dolphins Sign DT John Jenkins". MiamiDolphins.com. April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.

[21] "Roster Moves: Dolphins re-sign Jenkins". MiamiDolphins.com. April 7, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2024.

[22] "Raiders sign DT John Jenkins". Raiders.com. March 24, 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

[23] Mosley, Kyle T. (December 15, 2023). "Former Saints Defensive Tackle Scores A 'Scoop-Six' For Raiders". BRProud.com. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

[24] "Raiders re-sign defensive tackles Adam Butler and John Jenkins". Raiders.com. March 18, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2024.

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