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A.J. Jenkins
8 A.J. Jenkins
Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Jacksonville, Fla.

High School:
Terry Parker

Height / Weight:
6-0 / 185

Position:
WR

Experience:
4-3

JENKINS Action Photo Gallery

2009: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors ... Has played in eight games, starting in three ... MIssed the Northwestern and Minnesota games with a knee injury ... Caught two passes for eight yards in win over Michigan ... Had a catch for 15 yards at Purdue ... Posted season-best game against Indiana catching four passes for 77 yards and a touchdown ... His four receptions vs. Indiana was a career-best and also had a kickoff return for 24 yards ... Had one reception for six yards against Michigan State ... Caught his first passes of the year against Penn State with two for 17 yards ... Had two kickoff returns for 31 yards against Ohio State ... Returned two kickoffs vs. Missouri for a 25.0 average.

2008: Played in all 12 games and started on at wide receiver as a true-freshman ... Ranked 10th in the Big Ten in kick returns with a 22.3 average per return ... Caught one pass for 17 yards in final game at Northwestern ... Had two catches for 32 yards against Ohio State, also returning three kickoffs ... Caught a 54-yard pass against Western Michigan, also returning a kickoff for 27 yards ... Caught three passes for 61 yards at Wisconsin, including a 27-yard TD reception ... Also returned a career-high four kickoffs for 68 yards against the Badgers ... Had a 96-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Indiana, the fifth-longest in school history ... Had a career game against Minnesota, catching three passes for 117 yards and two touchdowns, including a 54-yard TD reception ... Also returned three kickoffs for 45 yards against the Gophers ... Caught the first pass of his career at Michigan, also returning two kickoffs for 36 yards ... Had two kickoff returns for 51 yards at Penn State, including a career-long return of 27 yards ... Returned two kickoffs for 47 total yards against Louisiana-Lafayette ... Returned one kickoff for 24 yards against Eastern Illinois ... Saw the first action of his career against Missouri, returning a kickoff for 25 yards.

High School: Four-star recruit according to Scout.com ... Named to the Atlanta Journal Constitution's Super Southern 100 as the 10th-best wide receiver ... PrepStar Magazine All-Region ... SuperPrep All-American ... Rated the No. 36 wide receiver nationally by Scout.com ... Caught 41 passes for 515 yards, scoring four touchdowns as a senior ... Also rushed for another 251 yards on 40 carries in 2007 ... Florida Times Union Super 24 ... Named to Scout's Florida Top-50 team ... Ranked the 59th best recruit in the state of Florida by Rivals.com ... Rated the No. 53 wide receiver nationally by Rivals.com ... Finished his junior year with 32 catches for 500 yards ... Has a 38-inch vertical leap ... Chose Illinois over Florida, South Carolina, Miami, Georgia Tech and Florida State ... High school coach was Greg Stanton.

Personal: Son of Sandra Brice and Alfred Jenkins, Jr. ... Enrolled in the general curriculum.


Career Highs:

Receptions: 4 at Indiana 10/17/09
Receiving Yards: 117 vs. Minnesota, 10/11/08
Long Reception: 54, twice (last vs. Western Michigan, 11/8/08)
Touchdowns: 2 vs. Minnesota, 10/11/08)
KO Returns: 4 vs. Wisconsin, 10/25/08)
KO Return Yards: 116 vs. Indiana, 10/18/08
Long KO Return: 96 vs. Indiana, 10/18/08
KO Return TD: 1 vs. Indiana, 10/18/08


Jenkins' Statistics:

Season Totals Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Ret Punt Ret all
Year no. yds td lg no. yds td lg c-a-i yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg purp
2008 0 0 0 0 11 287 3 54 0-0-0 0 0 0 22 490 1 96 0 0 0 0 777
2009 1 -1 0 0 10 123 1 30 0-0-0 0 0 0 11 204 0 26 0 0 0 0 326
TOTALS 1 -1 0 0 21 410 4 54 0-0-0 0 0 0 33 694 1 96 0 0 0 0 1103

Season Totals Tackles Sacks Fumble Int pass blkd PAT PAT
Year solo ast total tfl yds no. yds ff fr yds no. yds qbh brup kick kicks rush rcv saf pts
2008 1 0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 24
2009 1 0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 6
TOTALS 2 0 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 30


2009 Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Ret Punt Ret all
Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg c-a-i yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg purp
Sept. 5, 2009 vs. Missouri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 50 0 26 0 0 0 0 50
Sept. 12, 2009 ILLINOIS STATE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sept. 26, 2009 at Ohio State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 31 0 21 0 0 0 0 31
Oct. 3, 2009 PENN STATE 0 0 0 0 2 17 0 10 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
Oct. 10, 2009 MICHIGAN STATE 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 6 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 24 0 18 0 0 0 0 30
Oct. 17, 2009 at Indiana 0 0 0 0 4 77 1 30 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 24 0 24 0 0 0 0 101
Oct. 24, 2009 at Purdue 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 15 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 45 0 23 0 0 0 0 60
Oct. 31, 2009 MICHIGAN 1 -1 0 0 2 8 0 4 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 30 0 17 0 0 0 0 37

Games played: 8
Avg./rush: -1.0
Avg./catch: 12.3
Kickoff return avg.: 18.5
All-purpose avg./game: 40.8
Total offense avg./gm.: -0.1

2009 Tackles Sacks Fumble Int pass blkd PAT PAT
Date Opponent solo ast total tfl yds no. yds ff fr yds no. yds qbh brup kick kicks rush rcv saf pts
Sept. 5, 2009 vs. Missouri 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Sept. 12, 2009 ILLINOIS STATE 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Sept. 26, 2009 at Ohio State 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Oct. 3, 2009 PENN STATE 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Oct. 10, 2009 MICHIGAN STATE 1 0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Oct. 17, 2009 at Indiana 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 6
Oct. 24, 2009 at Purdue 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Oct. 31, 2009 MICHIGAN 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0


2008 Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Ret Punt Ret all
Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg c-a-i yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg purp
Aug 30, 2008 vs. Missouri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 25 0 25 0 0 0 0 25
Sep 06, 2008 EASTERN ILLINOIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 24 0 24 0 0 0 0 24
Sep 13, 2008 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 47 0 25 0 0 0 0 47
Sep 27, 2008 at Penn State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 51 0 27 0 0 0 0 51
Oct 4, 2008 at Michigan 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 6 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 36 0 23 0 0 0 0 42
Oct 11, 2008 MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 3 117 2 54 0-0-0 0 0 0 3 45 0 17 0 0 0 0 162
Oct. 18, 2008 INDIANA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 116 1 96 0 0 0 0 116
Oct 25, 2008 at Wisconsin 0 0 0 0 3 61 1 27 0-0-0 0 0 0 4 68 0 23 0 0 0 0 129
Nov 1, 2008 IOWA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 8, 2008 vs. Western Michigan 0 0 0 0 1 54 0 54 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 27 0 27 0 0 0 0 81
Nov 15, 2008 OHIO STATE 0 0 0 0 2 32 0 24 0-0-0 0 0 0 3 35 0 17 0 0 0 0 49
Nov 22, 2008 at Northwestern 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 17 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 33

Games played: 12

2008 Tackles Sacks Fumble Int pass blkd PAT PAT
Date Opponent solo ast total tfl yds no. yds ff fr yds no. yds qbh brup kick kicks rush rcv saf pts
Aug 30, 2008 vs. Missouri 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Sep 06, 2008 EASTERN ILLINOIS 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13, 2008 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Sep 27, 2008 at Penn State 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Oct 4, 2008 at Michigan 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Oct 11, 2008 MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 12
Oct 18, 2008 INDIANA 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 6
Oct 25, 2008 at Wisconsin 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 6
Nov 1, 2008 IOWA 1 0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Nov 08, 2008 vs. Western Michigan 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Nov 15, 2008 OHIO STATE 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Nov 22, 2008 at Northwestern 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0


updated 12/21/09