Michael Jenkins is a career quality starter — a receiver 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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2004 | 22 | ATL | 5 | — | 7 | 7 | 119 | 0 | 100.0% | 17.0 | 17.0 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 23 | ATL | 13 | — | 36 | 36 | 508 | 3 | 100.0% | 14.1 | 14.1 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 24 | ATL | 16 | — | 39 | 39 | 436 | 7 | 100.0% | 11.2 | 11.2 | — | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 25 | ATL | 15 | — | 53 | 53 | 532 | 4 | 100.0% | 10.0 | 10.0 | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 26 | ATL | 15 | — | 50 | 50 | 777 | 3 | 100.0% | 15.5 | 15.5 | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 27 | ATL | 15 | — | 90 | 50 | 635 | 1 | 55.6% | 12.7 | 7.1 | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 28 | ATL | 11 | — | 73 | 41 | 505 | 2 | 56.2% | 12.3 | 6.9 | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 29 | MIN | 11 | — | 55 | 38 | 466 | 3 | 69.1% | 12.3 | 8.5 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 30 | MIN | 16 | — | 72 | 40 | 449 | 2 | 55.6% | 11.2 | 6.2 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 117 | — | 475 | 354 | 4,427 | 25 | 74.5% | 12.5 | 9.3 | — | 227 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
69 career value over replacement — #1684 all-time of 4,695. 7.7/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #29 (Rd 1) · ATL · 2004 · +2.2 vs expected KV-H
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