Jelani Jenkins
 Jenkins in 2014 | |||||||||||
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| Born: | March 13, 1992 Rockville, Maryland | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, Maryland) | ||||||||||
| College: | Florida | ||||||||||
| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2013 / round: 4 / pick: 104 | ||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2017 | |||||||||||
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Jelani M. Jenkins (born March 13, 1992) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football for the University of Florida.
Personal life
His parents are Maurice Jenkins and Stephanie Hall. His father is an architect in the Washington Metropolitan Area and his mother played basketball at Howard and is a black belt in karate. The name Jelani is Swahili for "mighty". His parents devised a three-page matrix of Jenkin's college choices, breaking down schools by categories such as world academic ranking, graduation rates, diversity, and number of NFL Draft picks in the past five years. He was also an accomplished track athlete in high school, running the 100 metres in 11.14 seconds, and throwing the discus 137 feet 2 inches (41.81 m).[1]
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- American football linebackers
- Buffalo Bills players
- Florida Gators football players
- Houston Texans players
- Miami Dolphins players
- Oakland Raiders players
- People from Olney, Maryland
- Players of American football from Maryland
- Sportspeople from Montgomery County, Maryland
- Under Armour All-American football players