Keyone Jenkins

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Keyone Jenkins
FIU PanthersNo. 1
Position Quarterback
ClassSophomore
Personal information
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career history
College
  • FIU (2023–present)
High school Miami Central (Miami, Florida)

Keyone Jenkins is an American football quarterback for the FIU Panthers.

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Early life and high school

Jenkins attended Miami Carol City Senior High School in Miami, Florida before transferring to Miami Central Senior High School. As a senior he threw for 2,282 yards and totaled 36 touchdowns to just four interceptions. [1] Rated a three-star recruit, Jenkins originally committed to play for FIU before flipping to Auburn and once again choosing FIU. [1]

College career

As a freshman in 2023, Jenkins was named the starting quarterback. In his debut against Maine, he threw two touchdowns and broke the school record for most passing yards by a true freshman with 292. [2] In a win against UConn, he threw two touchdowns and rushed for another. [3] The following week, Jenkins exited the game with an injury after taking a hard hit. [4] On December 17, 2024, Jenkins withdrew from the transfer portal and returned to the FIU Panthers.

Statistics

FIU Panthers
SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
2023 11114–719433258.42,4147.31111123.8117500.46
2024 12124–818830461.82,5578.4228151.1751301.72
Career 23238−1538263660.14,9717.83319136.91921800.98

References

  1. 1 2 Alvarez, Nick (December 21, 2022). "3-star QB Keyone Jenkins reverses course, signs with FIU". AL.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  2. Barral, Kevin (September 3, 2023). "FIU Football: A lights out performance for Keyone Jenkins". G5 Football Daily on SI. SI.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  3. Barral, Kevin (September 18, 2023). "FIU Football: QB Keyone Jenkins is Maturing Quickly". G5 Football Daily on SI. SI.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  4. Villa, Walter. "Freshman starting quarterback Keyone Jenkins expected to play when FIU hosts UTEP". Miami Herald. Retrieved October 11, 2023.