Trezelle Jenkins

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Trezelle Jenkins
No. 77
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1973-03-13) March 13, 1973 (age 50)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height:6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight:317 lb (144 kg)
Career information
High school: Chicago (IL) Morgan Park
College: Michigan
NFL Draft: 1995  / Round: 1 / Pick: 31
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:9
Games started:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Trezelle Samuel Jenkins (born March 13, 1973) is a former American football player. He played college football as an offensive tackle for the University of Michigan from 1991 to 1995. His nickname at U of M was "Tree." After being drafted in the first round of the 1995 NFL Draft, he played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1995 to 1997.

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Early years

Jenkins was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1973. He attended, and played football at, Morgan Park High School in Chicago. [1]

University of Michigan

Jenkins enrolled at the University of Michigan in January 1991 and was the first ever to enroll early as a college football player. This is now a popular practice amongst student athletes wanting to get an early start on their collegiate career. He played college football for head coach Gary Moeller's Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1991 to 1995. [2]

As a sophomore in 1992, Jenkins started nine games at left offensive tackle for the undefeated 1992 Michigan Wolverines football team that compiled a 9-0-3 record and defeated Washington in the 1993 Rose Bowl. [3] As a junior, he started seven games (two at left tackle and five at right tackle), [4] and as a senior, he started all 12 games at left tackle. [5]

Professional football

Jenkins was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round (31st overall pick) of the 1995 NFL Draft. [6] He was the first offensive lineman the Chiefs selected in the first round since Brian Jozwiak in 1986.

Jenkins played in nine games for the Chiefs from 1995 to 1997. He was subsequently signed by the New Orleans Saints and the Minnesota Vikings. [1]

Career after football

In 1999, Jenkins and his wife, Dora, opened three franchise locations of Chicago's Harold's Chicken Shack [7] throughout Detroit and Metro-Detroit.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Trezelle Jenkins". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  2. "Michigan Football Roster Database". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  3. "1992 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  4. "1993 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  5. "1994 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  6. "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  7. Kerkhoff, Blair (21 April 2010). "Remember Trezelle Jenkins?". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 29 June 2011.