Jenkins with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2014 No. He played atearning consensus honors, and winning the as a senior. He was drafted by the in the first round of the. He played both and for the Chiefs football team. He also excelled atwinning the state title malcolm jenkins foundation the as a junior. Considered a three-star recruit byJenkins was listed as No. He finished the season with 37 in 10 games. In 2006, he started all 13 games at corner and was a consensus first-team All. He finished '06 with 55 tackles and four. As a junior in 2007 Jenkins recorded 47 tackles and four interceptions and was named a first team by and a first team All-Big Ten for the second consecutive year. As a senior in 2008 he won thewhich is given to the nation's best defensive back, after recording 57 tackles and three interceptions. Jenkins is a member of the fraternity. He was vice president, stepmaster, and chaplain of the Ohio State chapter; he has a prominent fraternity on his upper left arm, and another one on his chest. However, after Jenkins ran a comparably slowsome malcolm jenkins foundation considered him better suited for the position. Jenkins was the first cornerback to be drafted by the Saints in the first round since Oregon's went eleventh overall in the. Their agreement ended Jenkins' 11-day training camp holdout. Jenkins with the New Orleans Saints in 2012 Jenkins entered training camp late and was slated as a backup, but competed for a job as a starting cornerback malcolm jenkins foundation Jabari Greer. Head coach named Jenkins the third cornerback on the depth chart to begin the regular season, behind Tracy Porter and Jabari Greer. He made his professional regular season debut in the season-opener against the and made one solo tackle in their 45—27 victory. He made first career tackle on running back and stopped him from scoring on an 87-yard kick return in the third quarter. He was inactive for the Saints' Week 4 victory against the after spraining his ankle the previous week. Jenkins was sidelined for Week 6 after further aggravating his ankle injury. On November 22, 2009, Jenkins earned his first career start and recorded seven combined tackles, two pass deflections, and intercepted his first career pass during a 38—7 victory at the in Week 11. Jenkins intercepted a pass attempt by quarterback that was originally intended for wide receiver and returned it for a 14-yard gain in the second quarter. Jenkins remained the starter for the next six games after Greer was sidelined for the next seven games Weeks 10—16 and Porter was sidelined for the next four games 11—14 In Week 13, he collected a season-high nine solo tackles and broke up a pass in a 33—30 win at the. On December 27, 2009, Jenkins made a season-high ten combined tackles eight solo in the Saints' 20—17 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 16. Jenkins finished his rookie season in with 55 combined tackles 49 solofour pass deflections, and an interception in 14 games and six starts. The New Orleans Saints finished first in the with a 13—3 record, clinching a first round bye and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. The Saints reached the after winning the in a 31—28 win against the. On February 7, 2010, Jenkins appeared in and recorded five solo tackles and a pass deflection in the Saints' 31—17 victory against the. He was moved after the Saints' drafted in the first round of the. With the addition of Robinson, Jenkins would've entered camp as the fifth cornerback on the roster behind Jabari Malcolm jenkins foundation, Tracy Porter,and Patrick Robinson. During training camp, malcolm jenkins foundation competed to be a backup safety against. Head coach Sean Payton named Jenkins the starting free safety to start the season after underwent microfracture surgery and was placed on the. On October 3, 2010, Jenkins recorded four solo tackles and made his first career sack on quarterback during a 16—14 win against the in Week 4. In Week 7, he collected a season-high nine combined tackles in the Saints' 30—17 loss to the. He was inactive for the Saints' Week 11 victory against the due to a neck injury he sustained the previous game. On November 25, 2010, Jenkins recorded four combined tackles and made a key play in the fourth quarter to spark a comeback by the Saints in a 30—27 victory over the in Week 12. Jenkins forced a fumble by wide receiver and recovered it with less than 3:20 remaining and the Saints down 27—23. In Week 14, he made four solo tackles, three pass deflections, two interceptions, and his first career touchdown during a 31—13 victory against the in Week 14. He returned an interception by for a 96-yard touchdown in the third quarter. He finished his first season as a safety with 64 combined tackles 54 solo12 pass deflections, two interceptions, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, a sack, and a touchdown in 15 games and 15 starts. Defensive coordinator retained Jenkins as the starting free safety to begin the 2012 regular season, alongside strong safety. In Week 8, Jenkins recorded five solo tackles, a pass deflection, and sacked quarterback Sam Bradford in the Saints' 31—21 loss at the. On December 11, 2011, Jenkins collected a season-high ten combined tackles eight solo during a 22—17 victory at the in Week 14. Jenkins was inactive in Week 17 and was rested by head coach Sean Payton as the Saints had already clinched a playoff berth with a 12—3 record. Jenkins completed the with 77 combined tackles 63 solonine passes defensed, and a sack in 15 games and 15 starts. Head coach was also suspended for the 2012 season and named linebackers coach the interim head coach. Vitt named the interim head coach for the first six weeks after he received a suspension for the first six regular season games for his part in the Bounty scandal. Jenkins and were both retained as the starting safeties despite the coaching changes. On November 5, 2012, he collected a season-high 13 combined tackles seven solo in the Saints' 28—13 victory against the in Week 9. In Week 11, Jenkins recorded six combined tackles, broke up a pass, and returned an interception for a touchdown during a 38—17 victory at the. He returned an interception by quarterbackthat was intended for tight endfor a 55-yard touchdown in the first quarter. The touchdown was Jenkins' second of his career. Jenkins was inactive for the last three regular season games Weeks 15—17 due to a injury. Jenkins finished the with 94 combined tackles 65 soloseven pass deflections, an interception, and a touchdown in 13 games and 13 starts. Head coach named Jenkins the starting free safety to begin the regular season, opposite strong safety. On October 13, 2013, Jenkins recorded eight combined tackles, a pass deflection, and earned a career-high 1½ sacks on during a 30—27 loss at the in Week 6. Jenkins was inactive for two games Weeks 9—10 due to a back injury. In Week 13, he collected a season-high ten combined tackles seven solo in the Saints' 34—7 loss at the. He finished the with 68 combined tackles 44 solo six pass deflections, 2½ sacks, and two interceptions in 14 games and 14 starts. He garnered interest from multiple teams, but did not receive a contract offer from the Saints. Jenkins tackling in the He entered camp slated as the de facto starting free safety. Head coach officially named him the starter to begin the regular season, along with strong safety. On September 28, 2014, Jenkins recorded seven combined tackles, a pass deflection, and returned an interception by quarterback Colin Kaepernick for a 53-yard touchdown during a 26—21 loss at the in Week 4. The pick six marked his third touchdown of his career and was his third consecutive game with an interception. In Week 15, he collected a season-high eight solo tackles in the Eagles' 38—27 victory against the. Jenkins finished the 2014 season with 80 combined tackles 64 solo15 passes defensed, three interceptions, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and a touchdown in 16 games and 16 starts. On October 25, 2015, he made a season-high ten combined tackles eight solo and broke up a pass during a 20—19 loss to the in Week 10. On December 6, 2015, Jenkins recorded seven combined tackles, deflected a pass, and returned an interception for a touchdown in the Eagles 35—28 victory at the in Week 15. He intercepted a pass by quarterbackthat was thrown to at the goal line, and returned it for a 99-yard touchdown in the third quarter. On December 28, 2015, the Philadelphia Eagles fired head coach after finishing Week 16 with an 6—9 record. Jenkins finished his second and last season under defensive coordinator with a career-high 109 combined tackles 90 soloten pass deflections, two interceptions, three forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery in 16 games and 16 starts. Pro football focus gave Jenkins an overall grade of 85. On January 25, 2016, Jenkins announced via Twitter that he was added to the after originally being named a seventh alternate. Jenkins also had a year remaining on his previous contract from 2014. Malcolm jenkins foundation Philadelphia Eagles' new head coach retained Jenkins as a safety, alongside. In Week 2, he collected five combined tackles, deflected a pass, and sacked quarterback during a 29—14 win at the. On October 16, 2016, Jenkins recorded six combined tackles, two pass deflections, and returned an interception for a touchdown in the Eagles' 27—20 loss at the in Week 6. He intercepted a pass by that was initially intended for tight end and returned it for a 64-yard touchdown in the second quarter. On Malcolm jenkins foundation 22, 2016, Jenkins made six combined tackles, a season-high three pass deflections, intercepted two passes, and returned one for a touchdown in a 24—19 malcolm jenkins foundation against the in Week 16. He intercepted a pass by quarterback originally intended for tight end and returned it for a 34-yard touchdown in the first quarter. It became Jenkins' sixth pick malcolm jenkins foundation of his career. Jenkins completed the with 72 combined tackles 47 solonine passes defensed, three interceptions, two touchdowns, and a sack in 16 games and 16 starts. He was ranked the 90th best player in the league on the. 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