
#7 Jaylen Jenkins
POSITION | LB |
HEIGHT | 6-0 |
WEIGHT | 220 |
YEAR-LETTERS | Sr.-2L |
HOMETOWN | Chicago, Ill. |
PREVIOUS SCHOOL | Davenport University |
2019 (Jr)
Played in all 11 games for the Beavers in his junior season... Recorded 44 total tackles with 29 solo and 15 assisted tackles... Totalled 3.0 tackles for loss, 1 quarterback hit, and 1.5 sacks on the season... Finished the season with 1 interception, 1 passbreakup, and 1 blocked kick... Set a career high in tackles in a game with 10 total tackles, solo and assisted tackles with 5 each at Concordia-St. Paul on Oct. 26.
2018 (So)
Played in 11 games for the Beavers in his first season at BSU... Recorded 16 total tackles on the season with 10 solo and 6 assisted tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss... Jenkins set a career high in tackles with 5 total tackles against Minnesota Crookston (Sep. 15)... Recorded an interception against Sioux Falls (Oct. 6)... Recorded 2 total pass breakups on the season, a career high.
Prior to BSU
Totaled six tackles, including five solo, during his first season at Davenport University in 2017... Broke up one pass with the Panthers... Prepped at Hillcrest High School in Chicago... Played for coach Marquice Cole... Put together 83 total tackles (59 solo), 10 tackles for loss, three sacks and one fumble recovery as a senior... Named all-conference and academic all-state... Team went 8-3 and advanced to second round of state playoffs (5A) as a senior.
Personal
Son of Sonja Jenkins and Louis Covington... A sport management major.
Season Highs
Tackles: -
Solo Tackles: -
Assisted Tackles: -
TFL: -
Sacks: -
Interceptions: -
Interception Yards: -
PBU: -
Career Highs
Tackles: 10, at Concordia-St. Paul (10/26/19)
Solo Tackles: 5, at Concordia-St. Paul (10/26/19)
Assisted Tackles: 5, at Concordia-St. Paul (10/26/19)
TFL: 2, vs MSU Moorhead (11/3/18)
Sacks: 1, 2x last vs Winona State (10/19/19)
Interceptions: 1, 2x last at Minnesota Crookston (9/21/19)
Interception Yards: 40, vs Sioux Falls (10/6/18)
PBU: 1, 3x last at Minnesota Crookston (9/21/19)
Blocked Kicks: 1, at Minot State (11/16/19)