Education
A native of Meriden, Connecticut, Jenkins attended Francis T. Maloney High School, where he was a member of the Maloney Spartans high school football team
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Career
He was drafted by the Saints in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia. He played defensive end and also occasionally appeared as fullback on short-and-goal situations (scoring four TDs as a senior).
Jenkins then attended Gulf Coast Community College in Perkinston, Mississippi, where he recorded 41 tackles and two quarterback sacks as a sophomore.
Gulf Coast had a 19−5 record in his two seasons there. Jenkins received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Georgia, and played for coach Mark Richt"s Georgia Bulldogs football team in 2011 and 2012.
He was recruited by Richt to man the nose tackle position in Georgia"s 3-4 defense, rotating with Kwame Geathers in the position. Pre-draft
Jenkins was drafted in the third round, with the 82nd overall pick, by the New Orleans Saints in the 2013 NFL Draft.
Jenkins was signed by the Saints on May 10 to a four-year contract, the last of the 5 New Orleans picks to sign.
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