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Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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Born: | Ypsilanti, Michigan, U.S. | August 3, 1979||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 360 lb (163 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Belleville (Belleville, Michigan) | ||||||||
College: | Maryland | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2001 / Round: 2 / Pick: 44 | ||||||||
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Kristopher Blork Jenkins (born August 3, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for the Carolina Panthers and New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins. He was selected by the Panthers in the second round of the 2001 NFL draft. A two-time All-Pro and four-time Pro Bowl selection, Jenkins played seven seasons for the Panthers before being traded to the Jets in 2008.
Jenkins played college football at the University of Maryland, where he started 27 of 41 games. He made the second-team All-ACC during his senior season. He finished with 9.5 sacks and 154 tackles.
Jenkins was selected in the second round of the 2001 NFL draft by Carolina. [1]
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 | Bench press | |
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6 ft 4+7⁄8 in (1.95 m) | 318 lb (144 kg) | 34 in (0.86 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 5.13 s | 1.81 s | 2.96 s | 4.40 s | 7.85 s | 31 in (0.79 m) | 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) | 33 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine [2] |
Jenkins finished the 2002 season with 60 tackles and 7 sacks, en route to an alternate appearance on the NFC's Pro Bowl team, where he replaced an injured Warren Sapp. The following season, he helped the Panthers on their way to Super Bowl XXXVIII. In one game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jenkins blocked two kicks: a field goal attempt by Martin Gramatica, and an extra point attempt that would have won the game. Jenkins' second block marked the first time that an extra point was blocked to send a game into overtime (Carolina later won the game). Jenkins was rewarded with his first Pro Bowl start, and joined teammate Mike Rucker as half of the NFC's defensive front line.
However, the 2004 NFL season saw Jenkins suffer a shoulder injury in the second game against Kansas City, and he spent the latter half of the season on injured reserve. His injuries continued during the first game of the 2005 NFL season when he tore his anterior cruciate ligament and was once again placed on injured reserve.
On February 29, 2008, the Carolina Panthers traded Jenkins to the New York Jets for third- and fifth-round draft picks in the 2008 NFL draft. The Panthers selected Charles Godfrey and Gary Barnidge with the traded picks. [3] For much of his first season with the Jets, Jenkins was dominant and garnered heavy consideration for the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year award. On Sunday October 18, 2009, Jenkins left the game against the Buffalo Bills with a left knee injury. The next day, it was reported that he had a torn ACL and would be out for the rest of the season. [4] During the home opener against the Baltimore Ravens on September 13, 2010, Jenkins was injured as he twisted his leg making a tackle. A few days later, an MRI revealed that Jenkins had again torn his ACL and was out for the rest of the 2010 season. [5]
The Jets released Jenkins on February 28, 2011. [6]
Jenkins announced his retirement from football on July 20, 2011. [7]
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | Int | Yds | Lng | TD | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |||
2001 | CAR | 16 | 11 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
2002 | CAR | 16 | 16 | 44 | 36 | 8 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2003 | CAR | 16 | 16 | 46 | 39 | 7 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
2004 | CAR | 4 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2005 | CAR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2006 | CAR | 16 | 16 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2007 | CAR | 16 | 15 | 38 | 30 | 8 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2008 | NYJ | 16 | 16 | 52 | 37 | 15 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2009 | NYJ | 6 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2010 | NYJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career | 108 | 102 | 282 | 220 | 62 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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