Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2012Florida
Jelani Jenkins
LB • 6'0" • Olney, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jelani Jenkins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10 disruption score.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
69
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Florida
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Florida
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: LSU
Player Story
Jelani Jenkins built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a linebacker from Olney, MD wearing No. 3, spending time with Florida. The clearest part of Jelani Jenkins' career was his defensive production: 3...
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- Committed To
- Florida
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2013
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 7
- Overall
- No. 104
- NFL Team
- Miami Dolphins
Jelani Jenkins, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Florida. Jelani Jenkins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Jelani Jenkins quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida · LB
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 4 games
- Best season
- 2010 Regular Season · Florida
- Top game
- LSU
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Our Lady of Good Counsel · Florida
- High school pipeline
- Our Lady of Good Counsel · 1 FBS recruit · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2013 · Round 4 · Pick 7 · Miami Dolphins
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Class 2012
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Florida | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2010 Regular Season | Florida | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 73.3 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Florida | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 73.3 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Florida | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 53.3 |
Related Context
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Jelani Jenkins played LB for Florida. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jelani Jenkins recorded 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Florida.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Regular Season
Florida paired 1 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 10 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2012 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida State
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2012 Regular Season · Florida
Games
2
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
10
Usage
—
Consistency
50
Best Game by takeover score
Florida State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisiana: 0. Florida State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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First Half0 · Games = 1 · -1 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · Games = 1 · +1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
2 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Florida State
Best efficiency game
20 vs Florida State
Player Story
Jelani Jenkins story
Jelani Jenkins built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a linebacker from Olney, MD wearing No. 3, spending time with Florida. The clearest part of Jelani Jenkins' career was his defensive production: 3 interceptions across 4 career games in the available record. His career also includes 36 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jelani Jenkins' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Florida
2009-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2009201020112012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Florida | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Florida | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Florida | 1 | 20 | — | 0 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Florida | 1 | 10 | — | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs LSU
Week 6 · L 29-33 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#2
vs Furman
Week 12 · W 54-32
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
@ Florida State
Week 13 · W 37-26
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
vs Louisiana
Week 11 · W 27-20
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Havoc Plays
0 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 0 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2010 Regular Season · Florida
1 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
73.3
#2
2011 Regular Season · Florida
73.3
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Florida
53.3
1 primary · 10 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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