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| Born | May 1, 2006 | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Flag football | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Wide receiver, defensive back | ||||||||||||||
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London Jenkins (born May 1, 2006) is an American flag football wide receiver and defensive back for the United States national team.
Jenkins grew up in Jacksonville, Florida. [1] She played flag football with boys at the YMCA when she was seven or eight but did not have the opportunity to play organized flag football at the time. [2] She instead played basketball and averaged 20.1 points per game as a junior at Fleming Island High School, earning college scholarship offers. [2] [3] After being recruited by quarterback Mykayla Maddox, she joined the Fleming Island flag football team as a junior and caught 18 touchdowns for the Class 2A state runners-up in 2023. As a senior, she was named the The Florida Times-Union and All-News4JAX Player of the Year after displaying her ability on both sides of the ball with 5 touchdown catches, 5 touchdown passes, 22 touchdowns rushing, and 14 interceptions. [2] [3] Upon her high school graduation, the Times-Union described Jenkins as "one of the faces of flag football in Florida and beyond". [4]
She enrolled in Florida Gateway College to play for their NJCAA flag football program. [1] She helped lead the Timberwolves to their third consecutive NJCAA national title as a freshman in 2025, returning three interceptions for touchdowns in the 68–13 win over Daytona State. [5]
Jenkins debuted for the United States national team at the 2025 World Games in China. [6] She caught three touchdowns at the tournament and earned a silver medal after the 26–21 loss to Mexico in the final. [7]
