Kris Jenkins

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
DL
Height:
6-3
Weight:
275
Hometown:
Olney, Md.
High School:
Our Lady Good Counsel

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

CAREER HIGHS

• Tackles: 7 - vs. Georgia (Dec. 31, 2021)
• Solos: 3, 7x - last vs. Ohio State (Nov. 25, 2023)
• Asst: 4 - vs. Georgia (Dec. 31, 2021)
• TFLs: 1.0, 6x - last vs. Alabama (Jan. 1, 2024)
• Sacks: 1.0, 3x - last vs. Alabama (Jan. 1, 2024)
• Int: 1 - vs. Bowling Green (Sept. 16, 2023)
• FR: 1 - vs. Iowa (Dec. 2, 2023)
• PBUs: none

At Michigan
• All-American (second team, 2023)
• Voted a captain by his teammates (2023)
• Two-time All-Big Ten selection (second team, coaches, 2023; third team, media, 2023; honorable mention, coaches and media, 2022)
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2021)
• Recipient of the team's Robert P. Ufer Bequest (2023)
• Shared the team's Defensive Player of the Year honors (2023)
• Four-time letterman (2020-21-22-23)
• Has appeared in 44 career games with 32 starts along the defensive line

Senior (2023)
• Started all 15 games along the defensive line; made 37 tackles with 4.5 for loss, 2.5 sacks, three quarterback hurries, one fumble recovery, and one interception (returned nine yards) to earn his fourth varsity letter
• All-American (second team) by the AFCA, FWAA; third team by the AP, the Athletic, CBS Sports
• All-Big Ten selection (second team, coaches; third team, media)
• Five times shared Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against UNLV, Bowling Green, at Nebraska, at Michigan State, against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship
• Started at tackle against ECU (Sept. 2), generating one quarterback hurry with an assisted tackle
• Against UNLV (Sept. 9), started and tied for the team lead with five tackles including a shared sack
• Intercepted his first career pass and returned it nine yards; also made a TFL among two stops against Bowling Green (Sept. 16)
• Made three tackles including one for loss starting on the interior against Rutgers (Sept. 23)
• Delivered two tackles starting on the road at Nebraska (Sept. 30)
• Assisted on two tackles at Minnesota (Oct. 7)
• Against Indiana (Oct. 14), hurried the quarterback once in a start on the inside
• At Michigan State (Oct. 21), assisted on three tackles from the inside
• Assisted on one TFL against Purdue (Nov. 4)
• Credited with two tackles starting at Penn State (Nov. 11)
• At Maryland (Nov. 18), made two solo tackles playing along the defensive front
• Totaled five tackles from his defensive line spot against Ohio State (Nov. 25)
• Recovered a fumble and made four tackles against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 2)
• Recorded a sack among two tackles against Alabama in the Rose Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Jan. 1)
• Started on the defensive interior and made two stops against Washington in the CFP National Championship Game (Jan. 8)

Junior (2022)
• Started all 14 games at defensive tackle; led all defensive linemen with 54 tackles and added 3.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and two quarterback hurries to earn his third varsity letter
• All-Big Ten selection (honorable mention, coaches and media)
• On four occasions, shared Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performances against UConn, Penn State, Michigan State, at Iowa
• Shared Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against Illinois
• Made two solo tackles, including a sack, in a start against Colorado State (Sept. 3)
• Registered two tackles (one solo) starting against Hawaii (Sept. 10)
• Started at end against UConn (Sept. 17) and led the defense with five tackles (three solo)
• Had a five-tackle day starting along the interior against Maryland (Sept. 24)
• Contributed three stops starting at Iowa (Oct. 1)
• Hurried the quarterback twice, contributed on five tackles including a split-TFL in a start at Indiana (Oct. 8)
• Started against Penn State (Oct. 15) and made four tackles (one solo) from the interior
• Registered one TFL among five stops in a start against Michigan State (Oct. 29)
• Delivered three solo tackles inclduing a five-yard sack at Rutgers (Nov. 5)
• Against Nebraska (Nov. 12), chipped in four tackles (two solo)
• Notched five tackles starting on the interior against Illinois (Nov. 19)
• Led all defensive linemen with five tackles (three solo) at Ohio State (Nov. 26)
• Made two tackles against Purdue in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 3)
• Started and notched four tackles against TCU in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31)

Sophomore (2021)
• Appeared in all 14 games with four starts along the defensive line; made 22 tackles including a shared tackle for loss, and one quarterback hurry to earn his second varsity letter
• Played along the defensive line against Western Michigan (Sept. 4)
• Against Washington (Sept. 11), made five tackles (one solo) with a shared tackle for loss playing along the defensive line
• Made his first career start against Northern Illinois (Sept. 18) and was credited with one assisted tackle
• Contributed along the defensive line against Rutgers (Sept. 25)
• Started at Wisconsin (Oct. 2) and made one assisted tackle with a quarterback hurry
• Contributed a pair of tackles at Nebraska (Oct. 9) while playing defensive end
• Started at defensive end and made one assisted stop at Michigan State (Oct. 30)
• Made one solo tackle playing along the defensive line at Maryland (Nov. 20)
• Started at the end spot against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship Game (Dec. 4) and contributed four tackles
• Credited with seven tackles playing along the defensive line against Georgia in the Capital One Orange Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31)

Freshman (2020)
• Appeared in one game on the defensive line to earn his first varsity letter
• Shared Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week honors with Jaylen Harrell for helping prepare the team for Minnesota
• Made his U-M debut playing on special teams and along the defensive like against Wisconsin (Nov. 14)

Prep
• Attended Our Lady Good Counsel High School (2020) coached by Andy Stefanelli
• Helped team win the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference Championship as a senior co-captain

Key Statistics
• Contributed 40 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 15 sacks, five pass breakups, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery for a touchdown as a senior
• Posted seven tackles, five TFLs and one sack in the WCAC championship game

Honors and Rankings
• 247Sports Composite ranking as a three-star performer; No. 18 prospect in Maryland, 22nd-rated strongside defensive end and the 510th-ranked prospect nationally
• Three-star prospect according to 247Sports; listed as the 18th-best recruit in Maryland, the No. 29 defensive end in the country and the 534th-ranked player nationally
• Rivals.com three-star prospect, the 16th-best player in Maryland and the nation’s 18th-rated strongside defensive end recruit
• ESPN three-star prospect ranked as the No. 51 player at his position and the No. 23 player in Maryland
• Named Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) Co-Defensive Player of the Year as a senior
• Earned first-team All-WCAC as a senior after earning second-team accolades following his junior year
• Named first-team All-Met Washington Post

Personal
• Kristopher Rudy Charles Jenkins was born October 10, 2001
• Son of Shay Delotch and Kris Jenkins
• Father, Kris, played 10 years in the NFL; second-round draft pick and four-time All-Pro defensive tackle
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, majoring in Communication and Media