Johnathan Jenkins, or more popularly known as John Jenkins, is a nose tackle who plays for the National Football League NFL team, the Las Vegas Raiders. He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs football team at the University of Georgia. Jenkins was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft as the 82nd overall pick.
During his early days, Jenkins played for the Maloney Spartans high school football team (Francis T. Maloney High School). The high school is located in Meriden, Connecticut, where Jenkins was born and raised. It will be interesting to know that he used to play as a defensive end back then.
John Jenkins started off his college career under the coaching of Mark Richt, who was the head coach for the Georgia Bulldogs for fifteen seasons. Jenkins was assigned to the position of nose tackle during his time at Georgia. He used to alternate with Kwame Geathers in that position. Jenkins had a decent career with them and received second-team All-SEC honors back in 2012.
John Jenkins has played for a host of NFL teams during his ten-year career so far. He started off with the New Orleans Saints and was associated with them until 2016 before moving to the Seattle Seahawks. He spent two years with the Miami Dolphins and the Chicago Bears and a year with the New York Giants. Jenkins moved to the Las Vegas Raiders in 2023.
John Jenkins has had a decent NFL career with impressive numbers with the Raiders
John Jenkins has played in a total of 129 regular-season games in the NFL so far. He has managed to record 238 tackles during this period, with the most at the Raiders (42). Out of these 238 tackles, 107 are solo tackles, and 131 are assisted tackles.
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John Jenkins has recorded a total of one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries. He also has seven pass deflections and one defensive touchdown against his name. Along with this, Jenkins has recorded 3.5 sacks.
John Jenkins is receiving a high salary with the Las Vegas Raiders
John Jenkins started off by signing a rookie contract with the New Orleans Saints for four years worth $2,792,560. It included an average annual salary of $698,140 as well as a signing bonus of $567,560. He received his first million-dollar contract with the Chicago Bears, who offered him $1,100,000 for a year.
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As per Spotrac, his current contract with the Las Vegas Raiders is for one year and is worth $1,317,500. He has a base salary worth $1,165,000 and a signing bonus of $100,000. John Jenkins has a net worth in the range of $1 million to $5 million as of 2023.