Jelani
Jenkins.
Jelani
Jenkins.
Florida· 6'0"· 243 lb· 4.65s 40
Cover-2 base defense with zone principles, often featuring a Tampa 2 variant where the middle linebacker drops deep into coverage to defend the seam.
As a rookie, he projects as a nickel coverage linebacker and special teams contributor, eventually developing into a starting weak-side linebacker who excels in pass defense.
He would be a poor fit in a run-heavy gap scheme with two-gapping defensive linemen, as his size and strength limitations would be exposed against downhill runs.
Jenkins' athleticism and coverage skills make him a valuable asset in modern pass-heavy NFL schemes, particularly those emphasizing speed and versatility at the linebacker position.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
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- 4.65sp50
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- Bench
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| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Florida | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Florida | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Florida | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 34 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.