Janoris Jenkins
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No. 20 – New York Giants | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Pahokee, Florida | October 29, 1988||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Pahokee (FL) | ||||||||||||
College: | North Alabama | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2012 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39 | ||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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Janoris Jermain Jenkins (born October 29, 1988) is an American football cornerback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of North Alabama and University of Florida and was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft.
Early life
Jenkins attended Pahokee High School, and he played for the Pahokee Blue Devils football team and was teammates with Richard Ash and Merrill Noel. In his senior year, Pahokee went 14–0, beating Newberry 53–14 at the Florida Citrus Bowl for the 2008 FHSAA Class 2B State championship.[1] Jenkins was recognized as a first-team Class 2B All-State selection and a Parade magazine All-American.
Rated a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Jenkins was listed as the sixth-best cornerback prospect in the nation,[2] in a cornerback crop headed by Patrick Peterson.
College career
Jenkins accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida, where he played for coach Urban Meyer's Florida Gators football team from 2008 to 2010. He became just the second true freshman in school history to start at cornerback in the season opener. He was named to College Football News and Sporting News′ Freshman All-American teams.[3] Despite his strong on-the-field performance for the Gators over three seasons, Jenkins was kicked off the team after he was charged with possession of marijuana in April 2011.[4]
Jenkins subsequently transferred and attended the University of North Alabama for his senior year, after signing an athletic grant-in-aid to play for the North Alabama Lions football team under head coach Terry Bowden.
Professional career
Coming out of North Alabama, Jenkins was projected to be a second round pick by the majority of NFL draft experts an scouts. Prior to the combine, NFL analyst Mike Mayock ranked Jenkins as the second best cornerback in the 2012 NFL Draft.[5] He received an invitation to the NFL Combine and completed nearly all the combine drills, choosing to only forgo to bench press due to a shoulder injury. On March 9, 2012, he participated at North Alabama's pro day and opted to only perform positional drills for team representatives and scouts. Jenkins was ranked as the third best cornerback in the draft by NFL analyst Mike Mayock and was ranked as the fourth best cornerback by NFLDraftScout.com[6][7] He received positive reviews for his coverage skills, athletic ability, explosiveness, and ability to read and react to plays. Scouts cited his past personal off the field issues, small stature, and possible ability to adapt to the physicality of the pro game as concerns and liabilities.
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 | ||
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5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
193 lb (88 kg) |
32 in (0.81 m) |
8.25 in (0.21 m) |
4.46 s | 1.55 s | 2.58 s | 4.13 s | 6.95 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) |
10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) | ||
All values from NFL Combine[8][9] |
St. Louis Rams
The St. Louis Rams selected Jenkins in the second round (39th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft.[10]
2012
On July 24, 2012, the St. Louis Rams signed Jenkins to a four-year, $4.99 million contract, that included $2.93 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $2.06 million.[11]
Jenkins competed with fellow rookie Trumaine Johnson, veteran Cortland Finnegan, and Bradley Fletcher for the Rams' starting cornerback job throughout training camp.[12] Head coach Jeff Fisher named Jenkins the Rams' starting cornerback for the start of the regular season.[13]
He earned his first career start in his professional regular season debut during the Rams' season-opening 23–27 loss to the Detroit Lions and finished with six combined tackles and a pass deflection, and had his first career interception after picking off Matt Stafford's pass, returning it for 34-yards.[14] In Week 12 against the Arizona Cardinals, he collected two solo tackles and returned two interceptions for touchdowns after picking off fellow rookie Ryan Lindley. He became the first Rams player to ever return two interceptions for touchdowns in a single regular-season game and helped the Rams defeat the Cardinals 31-17. On December 16, 2012, Jenkins recorded a season-high eight solo tackles during a 22–36 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.
Jenkins finished his rookie season with a total of 73 combined tackles (64 solo), 14 pass deflections, four interceptions, and four touchdowns in 15 games and 14 starts. Jenkins also appeared as the Rams' punt returner, finishing the season with nine returns for 46 yards and three fumbles.[15] His four defensive touchdowns (3 INTs, 1 fumble recovery) led the NFL that season.[16] Jenkins won the team's Carroll Rosenbloom Memorial Award for his record-setting season.[16] Jenkins also tied an NFL rookie record with three interceptions returned for touchdowns, and tied Chicago Bears' cornerback Charles Tillman for the league lead.[17]
2013
He returned as the St. Louis Rams' starting cornerback alongside Cortland Finnegan in 2013. During the Rams' season-opening 27–24 victory over the Arizona Cardinals Jenkins collected four solo tackles and a season-high three pass deflections. On October 13, he made three combined tackles and had the first sack of his career on Houston Texans' quarterback T. J. Yates. The following play, Jenkins intercepted Yates for his only pick of the season, helping the Rams defeat the Texans, 38–13.[18] In Week 15, he made a season-high six solo tackles during a 27–16 victory over the New Orleans Saints.[15] Jenkins finished the 2013 season with 61 combined tackles (55 solo), 14 pass deflections, one sack, and one interception in 16 games and 16 starts.[19]
2014
He resumed his starting cornerback position, teaming up with E. J. Gaines to start the 2014 season. On September 21, he made five solo tackles and intercepted Dallas Cowboys' quarterback Tony Romo, returning it for a 25-yard touchdown as the Rams lost to the Cowboys, 31–34. In Week 7, Jenkins had a season-high nine combined tackles, as the Rams defeated the Seattle Seahawks, 28–26. He missed Weeks 8 and 9 due to a knee injury.[20] On November 23, Jenkins recorded four combined tackles, a pass deflection, and a forced fumble, and intercepted a Philip Rivers' pass for a 99-yard touchdown. The Rams went on to lose to the San Diego Chargers, 24–27. He finished the 2014 season with 59 combined tackles (55 solo), five pass deflections, a forced fumble, two interceptions, and two touchdowns in 14 games and 13 starts. Jenkins, along with teammate Tavon Austin, was named a Pro Bowl Alternate.[21]
2015
On September 27, 2015, Jenkins made a season-high nine combined tackles, a pass deflection, and intercepted Pittsburgh Steelers' quarterback Ben Roethlisberger during a 6–12 loss.[22] The following game, he accumulated five solo tackles, two pass deflections, and intercepted as pass off of Arizona Cardinal's quarterback Carson Palmer during a 24-22 victory.[23] In Week 12, Jenkins managed three solo tackles, a pass deflection, and intercepted Andy Dalton, as the Rams lost to the Cincinnati Bengals 7-31. He finished his final season with the St. Louis Rams with. total of 64 combined tackles (56 solo), 16 pass deflections, and three interceptions in 15 games and 15 starts. Pro Football Focus ranked Jenkins as the 25th-best cornerback in the NFL in 2015 with an overall grade of 80.2.[24] At one point late in the season, Jenkins was ranked as high as the 11th best cornerback in the NFL.[25]
New York Giants
On March 9, 2016, Jenkins signed a five-year, $62.5 million contract with the New York Giants.[26] The contract includes $28.80 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $10.00 million.[27]
2016
He was the New York Giants' de facto starting cornerback to begin the regular season, joining a highly touted defensive back field featuring the likes of Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Eli Apple, and Landon Collins.
In his debut with the Giants, he earned three combined tackles and held Dallas Cowboys' wide receiver Dez Bryant to only one catch for 8 yards in the Giants' season-opening 20–19 victory. The following week, he recorded a season-high eight combined tackles and two pass deflections against the New Orleans Saints, while also returning a blocked field goal for a Giants' touchdown. On October 9, 2016, Jenkins intercepted Green Bay Packers' quarterback Aaron Rodgers twice, made two tackles and had three pass deflections. Jenkins became the first person to intercept Rodgers twice in just one game at Lambeau Field. On November 14, 2016, Jenkins made six tackles and a pass deflection while holding A. J. Green, the NFL's leading receiver, to four catches for 23-yards.[28][29] He finished the season with 49 combined tackles (44 solo), a career-high 18 pass deflections, one sack, and three interceptions in 15 games and 15 starts. The New York Giants finished the season with an 11–5 record, earning a playoff berth. On January 8, 2017, he played in his first career playoff game, making only one tackle during the Giants' 13–38 loss to the Green Bay Packers.[15]
Jenkins was selected to be a starter in the 2017 Pro Bowl for the first time in his career as well as receiving Second-team All-Pro honors. He was also ranked 54th by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.[30] He was the first former North Alabama Lions player to be selected to the Pro Bowl since Harlon Hill in 1956.[31]
2017
On October 15, 2017, Jenkins made five combined tackles and intercepted Denver Bronco's quarterback Trevor Siemian, returning it for a 43-yard touchdown. The New York Giants defeated the Broncos 23–10.[32] On October 31, Jenkins was suspended indefinitely by the Giants for violating team rules.[33] He was reinstated on November 7, 2017, after missing just one game.[34][35] On November 29, 2017, Jenkins was placed on injured reserve after having ankle surgery.[36]
Career NFL statistics
Season | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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Year | Team | GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sack | Int | Yds | TD | PD | FF | FR | |
2012 | STL | 15 | 14 | 73 | 64 | 9 | 0.0 | 4 | 150 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | |
2013 | STL | 16 | 16 | 61 | 55 | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | |
2014 | STL | 14 | 13 | 59 | 55 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 124 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
2015 | STL | 15 | 15 | 64 | 56 | 8 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | |
2016 | NYG | 15 | 15 | 49 | 44 | 5 | 0.0 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | |
2017 | NYG | 9 | 9 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 0.0 | 3 | 113 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
Career | 84 | 82 | 337 | 301 | 36 | 1.0 | 16 | 418 | 7 | 76 | 5 | 2 |
Personal life
On June 1, 2009, Jenkins was arrested near a bar by Gainesville Police for fighting and resisting arrest after punching a man in the head around 2:00 a.m. Police were forced to use a taser on Jenkins after fighting escalated. When asked why the fight started, Jenkins told police it was because he thought someone was going to steal the gold chain around his neck.[38]
On April 23, 2011, Jenkins was cited by a Gainesville police officer and charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession. He was cited for the same violation in January 2011, and paid a $316 fine. He was arrested in May 2009 during a downtown Gainesville fight that resulted in probation and community service. On April 26, 2011, he was dismissed by the Florida Gators football team, due to his second drug related arrest in three months.[39]
Jenkins is cousins with Chicago Bears linebacker, Pernell McPhee.[40] He goes by the nickname'"Jackrabbit".[41]
References
- ^ "Pahokee blasts past Newberry". Ocala Star-Banner. December 9, 2007.
- ^ "Janoris Jenkins recruiting profile". rivals.com. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- ^ "Sporting News' college football All-Freshman Team Archived 2009-04-18 at the Wayback Machine", Sporting News (December 16, 2008). Retrieved March 15, 2013.
- ^ "Former Florida cornerback Janoris Jenkins resolves marijuana charge", USA Today (June 1, 2011). Retrieved March 15, 2013.
- ^ Mike Mayock (January 28, 2012). "Early position-by-position rankings for 2012 NFL Draft". NFL.com. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "Janoris Jenkins, DS #4 CB, North Alabama". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ Mike Mayock (March 3, 2012). "Post-combine position rankings for 2012 NFL Draft". NFL.com. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Janoris Jenkins". www.NFL.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ "Janoris Jenkins - North Alabama, CB : 2012 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". www.NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
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- ^ "Ourlads.con: St. Louis Ram's depth chart: 07/01/2012". ourlads.com. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "Ourlads.com: St. Louis Ram's depth chart: 10/01/2012". ourlads.com. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "NFL Game Center: Week 2-2012: St. Louis Rams @ Detroit Lions". NFL.com. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ a b c "NFL Player Profile: Janoris Jenkins". Retrieved October 17, 2017.
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
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- ^ "NFL Game Center: Week 6-2013: St. Louis Rams @ Houston Texans". NFL.com. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "Janoris Jenkins: Game Logs at NFL.com". www.NFL.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ "Rams have banged-up secondary for Chiefs with several players nursing injuries". foxnews.com. October 24, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "Janoris Jenkins, Tavon Austin are Pro Bowl alternates". ESPN.go.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ "NFL Game Center: Week 3-2015: Pittsburgh Steelers @ St. Louis Rams". NFL.com. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "NFL Game Center: Week 4-2015: St. Louis Rams @ Arizona Cardinals". NFL.com. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ Pro Football Focus [@PFF] (4 January 2016). "Every Cornerback ranked from best to worst this season. Best: Tyrann Mathieu Worst: Brandon Browner" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Pro Football Focus [@PFF] (4 December 2015). "Every Cornerback ranked from best to worst this season. Best: Josh Norman Worst: Brandon Browner" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Janoris Jenkins to sign with New York Giants". NFL.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ "Sportrac.com: Janoris Jenkins contract". Sportrac.com. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ^ "NFL Player Profile: Janoris Jenkins". NFL.com. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ^ Connor Orr. "Janoris Jenkins wants respect after battling A. J. Green". amp.NFL.com. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ^ "'Top 100 Players of 2017': No. 54 Janoris Jenkins". NFL.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ "FORMER LION JANORIS JENKINS IS PRO BOWL PICK". University of North Alabama. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ "New York Giants at Denver Broncos - October 15th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- ^ Patra, Kevin. "Giants suspend Janoris Jenkins for violating team rules". NFL.com. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (November 7, 2017). "Giants reinstate CB Janoris Jenkins; view full roster moves". Giants.com.
- ^ Patra, Kevin. "Giants reinstate CB Jenkins after 1-game suspension". NFL. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (November 29, 2017). "Giants place Janoris Jenkins on IR, sign DT Khyri Thornton". Giants.com.
- ^ Janoris Jenkins Stats – New York Giants – ESPN. Espn.go.com.
- ^ "Gators CB Jenkins arrested near bar".
- ^ Edward Aschoff (April 22, 2011). "Florida boots Janoris Jenkins from team". ESPN college football. ESPN. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
- ^ "Bears Trash Talker Has A Cousin On The Giants". BigBlueUnbiased.com. November 19, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ "Janoris Jenkins' nickname 'Jackrabbit' came from his time in college". NFL.com. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
External links
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- Janoris Jenkins on X
- New York Giants bio
- "Florida Gators profile". Archived from the original on December 22, 2010.
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