JELANI JENKINSJenkins, Jelani M.Height: 6-0 Weight: 240 Born: March 13, 1992 Rockville, MD High School: Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, MD) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Florida | Played |
| 2010 | Florida | Lettered |
| 2011 | Florida | Lettered |
| 2012 | Florida | Lettered |
| Draft: 4th round (104th overall) 2013 Miami Dolphins |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2013 MIA NFL | 53 | LLB-MLB | 16 | 0 |
| 2014 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2014 MIA NFL | 53 | RLB | 15 | 14 |
| 2015 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2015 MIA NFL | 53 | RLB | 13 | 13 |
| 2016 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2016 MIA NFL | 53 | RLB | 9 | 7 |
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL | 44 | WLB-MLB | 7 | 1 |
| 5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL | 60 | 35 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/27/2013 | 2013 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2013 MIA NFL |
| Signed | 5/14/2013 | 2013 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2013 MIA NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/9/2017 | 2016 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2016 MIA NFL |
| Signed | 3/20/2017 | 2017 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2017 OAK NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/2/2017 | 2017 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2017 OAK NFL |
| Released | 9/4/2017 | 2017 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2017 OAK NFL |
| Signed | 9/12/2017 | 2017 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2017 BUF NFL |
| Released | 9/19/2017 | 2017 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2017 BUF NFL |
| Signed | 10/25/2017 | 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/14/2018 | 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2013 MIA NFL | 333 | 0 | 0.0 | 124 | 10.8 | 209 | 44.8 |
| 2014 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2014 MIA NFL | 975 | 0 | 0.0 | 899 | 85.0 | 76 | 16.9 |
| 2015 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2015 MIA NFL | 713 | 0 | 0.0 | 700 | 60.6 | 13 | 2.8 |
| 2016 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2016 MIA NFL | 379 | 0 | 0.0 | 372 | 32.3 | 7 | 1.5 |
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL | 127 | 0 | 0.0 | 81 | 7.9 | 46 | 9.3 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2527 | 0 | 2176 | 351 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2014 MIA NFL | 3.5 | 26.5 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3.5 | 26.5 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2015 MIA NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2013 MIA NFL | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2014 MIA NFL | 110 | 108 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2015 MIA NFL | 71 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2016 MIA NFL | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 238 | 229 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2013 MIA NFL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2015 MIA NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2016 MIA NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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