Teven
Jenkins.
Teven
Jenkins.
Oklahoma State· 6'5"· 317 lb· 5.01s 40
"A physical Oklahoma State right tackle whose tape screamed early-second-round starter and whose back MRI (bulging discs) split the room from mid-first to fourth."Pre-draft read
He aligns as a tackle and plays with a consistent finisher's motor. His technique involves winning first contact to control the rep, leveraging his arm length and dense frame. In run blocking, he drives defenders off the line and finishes blocks to the whistle, demonstrating intent to bury opponents on second-level climbs.
In pass protection, he is functional, relying on anticipation to shoot his hands, anchor, and reset the point of attack. When late or bending at the waist, he can be walked back by power rushers or have his edge collapsed by speed-to-power moves. His lateral agility is limited against pure speed rushers. He plays with attitude, not taking reps off and finishing blocks, which is a signature element of his game.
A power-run oriented scheme that prioritizes gap and duo blocking concepts, often featuring heavy personnel and down-hill run plays.
Year 1 starter as a right tackle or guard, with a ceiling to be a long-term mauling presence in a ground-oriented attack.
An Air Raid or pass-heavy spread RPO scheme that relies on tackles to consistently mirror speed rushers and operate on an island for extended dropbacks.
Jenkins' mauling run-blocking prowess and physical demeanor make him an ideal fit for power schemes, but his pass-protection nuances and injury history necessitate careful placement to maximize his impact.
Teven Jenkins — the most violent man in college football
Compilación de finishers y pancakes en Oklahoma State que muestra la firma del prospecto: mean streak y remate hasta el whistle.
Teven Jenkins vs Joseph Ossai (2020)
Duelo completo contra un edge NFL-calibre — la mejor evidencia disponible del anchor en pass pro y de dónde le crece el waist bend contra velocidad.
Teven Jenkins Scouting Report | 2021 NFL Draft | Chicago Bears
Breakdown de scouting pre-draft con reps por concepto (run/pass), útil para contrastar el consensus con la retrospectiva NFL.
He projects as a mauler right tackle type, offering elite play strength and length that allow him to control the line of scrimmage, particularly in gap-scheme run plays. The plan for a team buying him was to acquire a physically dominant lineman with the an innate mean streak and a finisher's mentality in the run game.
At Oklahoma State, he started 33 games over four seasons, playing extensively across multiple tackle positions. His tape consistently showed his ability to generate movement and finish blocks, particularly in schemes that allowed him to play downhill and leverage his power. He provided versatile and powerful blocking.
Evaluators were concerned about his mirror ability against speed rushers and, most notably, a significant medical flag stemming from a pre-draft back procedure and prior back and shoulder issues. This medical profile caused some teams to project him a full round lower than his on-field tape suggested, despite consensus having him as a fringe first-rounder.
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Mauler run-blocking profile
physical, aggressive, finishes blocks through the whistle; drives 5-techniques off the line in gap and duo schemes and buries defenders on down blocks.
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Length and frame
6-6, 320 pounds with 34-inch arms; NFL length for tackle with the mass to potentially kick inside to guard if the pass-protection work does not stabilize.
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Hand strength and latch
heavy hands, delivers a jolt at contact and can lock out defenders once he wins the first punch; the on-tape play strength jumps immediately.
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Positional flexibility
reps at both tackle spots at Oklahoma State plus interior projection; coordinators appreciate the swing tackle floor with a starter-caliber ceiling.
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Competitive demeanor
plays with a mean streak, seeks work, refuses to concede reps and matches the tone of the offensive line room; scouts describe him as an alpha.
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Pass-protection footwork
heavy-legged kick slide with balance issues in vertical sets; oversets on speed and can be beaten inside if he does not sink his hips earlier at the top of the rush.
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Bend and knee flexion
plays high in pass pro and can be jerked forward by long-arm bull rushers; needs to consistently sit in his stance rather than lean into contact.
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Injury and medical file
back and shoulder issues at Oklahoma State plus a pre-draft back procedure; long-term durability is the single biggest bet on the profile.
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Recovery when beaten inside
average lateral quickness; if a rusher wins the inside shoulder, he tends to lose the rep quickly rather than staying attached and riding the defender past the pocket.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 5.01sp50
- Vertical
- 32.5inp50
- Broad jump
- 106inp50
- Three-cone
- 7.72sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.66sp50
- Bench
- 36repp50
| Yr | Team | G |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Oklahoma State | 12 |
| 2018 | Oklahoma State | 13 |
| 2019 | Oklahoma State | 12 |
| 2020 | Oklahoma State | 8 |
| Career | — | 45 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
El outcome más honesto — tackle universitario que se convierte en left guard sólido de esquema power, arriba del promedio cuando está disponible, pieza de línea que gana temporada.
Techo si el back aguanta y el kick interior lo saca de la exposición al speed rush: guard mauler tipo Pro Bowl, elite en gap/power, floor top-10 en la posición.
El escenario del flag médico: talento de titular que aparece por tramos pero cuya carrera queda dictada por el file de lesiones más que por el techo físico.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Miss on medical, average outcome. Back surgery again as a rookie, in-and-out lineup 2022-23, kicked inside to left guard in 2023 and finally stabilized there. Left Chicago in 2024 for Cleveland on a one-year deal, now a rotational interior lineman. Talent was real; the back never let him hold RT.
Pre-draft context: Teven Jenkins entered the 2021 cycle as one of the most polarizing but easy-to-love offensive tackles in the class — 6'6", 321 lb, 34 3/8" arms, an Oklahoma State tape stacked with pancakes and a finisher's mean streak that showed up on every gap-scheme rep. The consensus board had him as a fringe first-rounder with a mauler RT profile: elite play strength, real length, but questions about mirror ability against speed on an island. The asterisk was the medical file. Multiple pre-combine reports flagged a back that made a chunk of teams uncomfortable enough to price him a full round below the tape.
NFL fit — Chicago Bears: the Bears traded up to #39 to secure their tackle of the future. The story broke almost immediately. Jenkins required back surgery as a rookie and lost nearly all of 2021. In 2022, the offensive staff moved him inside to left guard, where the mean streak, gap-scheme power and ability to move bodies in short areas gave him an above-average starter's floor when he was on the field. 2023 was his most complete season — cleaner interior pass sets, real dominance on pulls and counters, and enough consistency to project as a top-15 LG when healthy.
Retrospective: Chicago released him in March 2024, a cumulative decision driven by missed time and a full o-line reset rather than a talent verdict. He signed with the Cleveland Browns as a rotational interior piece. The final profile lands almost exactly where the medical-flagged evaluators drew it up — legitimate NFL starter talent, a translatable mean streak, and a career whose ceiling was capped by the file, not the physical tools.