Jelani Jenkins is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Jenkins in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Jenkins's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Jelani Jenkins
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2013 | 21 | MIA | 16 | — | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 125 | 10.8% | 209 | 44.7% |
| 2014 | 22 | MIA | 15 | — | 102 | 75 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 3.5 | 18.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 900 | 90.8% | 77 | 17.6% |
| 2015 | 23 | MIA | 13 | — | 67 | 46 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 697 | 75.8% | 13 | 3.1% |
| 2016 | 24 | MIA | 9 | — | 29 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 371 | 56.9% | 7 | 2.8% |
| 2017 | 25 | HOU | 7 | — | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 81 | 18.1% | 46 | 23.3% |
| Career | — | 60 | — | 219 | 154 | 65 | 18 | 7 | 3.5 | 28.5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
37 career value over replacement — #2459 all-time of 4,695. 7.4/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #104 (Rd 4) · MIA · 2013 · +20.3 vs expected KV-H
56actual
35.7 expected · Δ+20.3
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