Kris Jenkins - #77 - DT - Maryland - Profile

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

◊ In 101 games (95 starts), posted 343 tackles, 24 sacks, 12 pass breakups, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and four blocked kicks in his eight-year career.

◊ Earned fourth Pro Bowl selection in 2008 and first as a Jet after posting 53 tackles and 3.5 sacks.

◊ Selected to Pro Bowl as a starter three times (2003, 2006, 2008) after playing as an alternate in 2002...Appeared in place of injured defensive tackle Warren Sapp in 2002, becoming the first defensive lineman in Panthers history to appear in a Pro Bowl.

◊ Earned first career AFC Defensive Player of the Week honor vs. BUF, 11/2, when he registered 1.5 sacks, three hurries and three tackles in the victory.

◊ In four postseason games in 2003 as the Panthers advanced to Super Bowl XXXVIII, posted nine tackles, a sack and a pass breakup.

◊ Has blocked four kicks in his NFL career, including a field goal attempt by Neil Rackers vs. ARI, 9/28/08.

◊ First team All-Pro choice by the Associated Press, Football Digest and The Sporting News, and selected All-NFL andAll-NFC by Pro Football Weekly in 2003.

◊ Blocked two kicks in one game, at TB, 9/14/03...A field goal, and an extra point to send a game into overtime in a contest that CAR won, 12-9.

◊ First-team All-Pro selection by the Associated Press and second-team choice by Football Digest in 2002.

◊ A career-high seven sacks in 2002 was third among NFC defensive tackles.

◊ Established career-high with two sacks of Brett Favre at GB, 9/29/02, and equaled that total with two sacks of Rob Johnson vs. TB, 10/27/02, and two takedowns of Patrick Ramsey vs. WAS, 11/16/03.

◊ Recorded first career blocked field goal vs. CHI, 12/22/02, deflecting a 48-yard attempt by Bears kicker Paul Edinger.

◊ Corralled first NFL sack vs. ATL, 11/25/01, tackling Falcons quarterback Chris Chandler.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

◊ 2/29/08, NYJ, Trade, CAR, for 2008 D3 (67 – Charles Godfrey) and 2008 D5 (141, Gary Barnidge)

◊ 9/14/05, CAR, IR

◊ 10/13/04, CAR, IR

◊ 10/1/03, CAR, Signed, Contract extension

◊ 4/21/01, CAR, D2 (44)

SEASON-BY-SEASON REVIEW

◊ 2008 (JETS) Started all 16 games at nose tackle for the first time in a 3-4 defense and earned his fourth NFL Pro Bowl berth…Registered 53 tackles, eight tackles-for-loss, 3.5 sacks, two passes defensed, one forced fumble and a blocked field goal…The anchor in the middle of the defensive line that ranked fourth in the AFC and seventh in the NFL against the run and did not allow a 100-yard rusher until the 12^th game of the season...Named to Pro Football Weekly’s Midseason All-Pro team...Named seventh on midseason NFL MVP list by Sports Illustrated’s Peter King. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (12/28 vs. MIA)...Recorded a season-high eight tackles (four solo). (12/7 at SF)...Recorded first forced fumble of the season, stripping Michael Robinson, recovered by Calvin Pace. (11/23 at TEN)...Helped hold the seventh ranked Titans rushing offense to 45 total yards…Made two solo tackles and deflected a pass. (11/13 at NE)... With 2:59 remaining in the fourth quarter sacked QB Matt Cassel for a seven-yard loss. (11/2 at BUF)...Named AFC Defensive Player of the Week and Jets Defensive Player of the Game…Notched three tackles (two solo), 1.5 sacks and three quarterback hurries…First pressure on Trent Edwards led to a 92-yard interception return for a touchdown by Abram Elam with :15 remaining in the first quarter. (9/28 vs. ARI)... Blocked a 37-yard field goal attempt by Neil Rackers, the fourth blocked kick of his career, leading to a Thomas Jones touchdown. (9/14 vs. NE)...Started at nose tackle… recorded five total tackles (two solo)…notched his first sack of the season, a five-yard takedown of Matt Cassel with 9:20 remaining in the third quarter.

◊ 2007 (CAR) Appeared in all 16 games, starting 15 games …Logged 52 tackles, 2.5 sacks and a pass breakup. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (12/16 vs. SEA)…Sacked Matt Hasselbeck for an eight-yard loss. (9/23 at ATL)…Hit Joey Harrington for a 10-yard sack.

◊ 2006 (CAR) Started 16 games for the first time since 2003 …Ranked second among CAR defensive lineman with 53 tackles, in addition to posting three sacks and 10 pressures …Helped defense limit opponents to less than 100 yards rushing in nine contests. PRO BOWL (2/10)…Earned third Pro Bowl selection as a reserve, first since 2003, logging two tackles. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (12/31 at NO)…Teamed with defensive lineman, Al Wallace, to sack QB Jamie Martin …Part of defensive effort that corralled five sacks of Martin. (12/17 vs. PIT)…Combined with defensive end Mike Rucker to sack Ben Roethlisberger for an eight-yard loss in the first quarter. (10/29 vs. DAL)…Collected one sack of Tony Romo. (9/17 at MIN)…Sacked Brad Johnson…Part of defensive effort that produced five sacks of Johnson.

◊ 2005 (CAR) Started season opener vs. NO (9/11) and suffered a season-ending injury in the third quarter…Posted two tackles…Placed on injured reserve (9/14).

◊ 2004 (CAR) Started the first four games of the season before being placed on injured reserve (10/13)…Contributed 12 tackles and one sack. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (9/13 vs. GB)…Produced a sack of Brett Favre.

◊ 2003 (CAR) Started all 16 regular season games and ranked third among defensive linemen with 59 tackles, in addition to registering five sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, eight quarterback hurries and three batted passes…First team All-Pro by the Associated Press, Football Digest and The Sporting News…All- NFL and All-NFC by Pro Football Weekly…Played in Pro Bowl for the second consecutive season and was named a starter for the first time…Blocked two kicks, one field goal and one extra point on special teams…Member of defensive line that ranked second in the NFL with 32.5 sacks and defensive unit that stood seventh in the league in sacks per pass attempts. POSTSEASON: Started all four playoff games…Responsible for nine tackles, one sack, four quarterback hurries and one batted pass. (1/3 vs. DAL)…Collected one sack of Quincy Carter in NFC Wild Card game. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (11/16 vs. WAS)…Equalled career-high with two sacks of Patrick Ramsey. (11/9 vs. TB)…Hurry of Brad Johnson precipitated 29-yard interception return for a touchdown by Mike Minter for game’s first score…Sacked Johnson once. (9/14 at TB)…Blocked two kicks in the same game when he blocked a field goal and an extra point…Blocked field goal occurred on 38-yard attempt by Martin Gramatica in second quarter…Blocked extra point attempt by Gramatica on the last play of regulation marked the first time since overtime was instituted that an extra point was blocked to send a game into the extra period…Helped Panthers become the first team to block three kicks in a game since 1991 when BUF blocked four vs. NE (11/24/91).

◊ 2002 (CAR) Started 16 games at defensive tackle for the first time in his career…Achieved personal bests with 60 tackles, seven sacks, 24 quarterback hurries and four batted passes… Contributed one blocked field goal on special teams…Seven sacks ranked third among NFC defensive lineman and third on the team…Part of defensive line that ranked third in the NFL with 39 sacks...First-team All-Pro by the Associated Press…Second-team All-Pro by Football Digest…First-alternate for the Pro Bowl, and played in the game in place of injured Warren Sapp. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (12/22 vs. CHI)… Recorded his first career blocked field goal, deflecting a 48-yard attempt by kicker Paul Edinger. (10/27 vs. TB)… Tied his career high with two of the team’s six sacks of Rob Johnson. (10/13 at DAL)…Recorded one of the team’s six sacks of Quincy Carter. (9/29 at GB)…Compiled a career-high two sacks of Brett Favre.

◊ 2001 (CAR) Played in all 16 games with 11 starts as a rookie…Registered 52 tackles, two sacks, one fumble recovery and two quarterback hurries…Recorded starts in his first six NFL contests. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (12/23 vs. STL) …Registered his second sack of the season when he tackled Kurt Warner. (11/25 vs. ATL)…Posted his first NFL sack on Chris Chandler. (9/9 at MIN)…Made first NFL start.

BEFORE THE NFL

◊ Three-year starter, who started 27 of the 41 games he played during his career at the University of Maryland.

◊ Earned second team All-ACC recognition as a senior, logging eight sacks and 18 quarterback pressures to go with 62 tackles, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.

◊ Earned all-area and All-Conference honors at Belleville HS…Team was 10-1 his senior season and won Division III state title his junior season in 1995.

OFF THE FIELD

◊ Majored in kinesiology at Maryland.

◊ Born Kristopher Rudy-Charles Jenkins.

◊ Lettered in basketball and track, qualifying for the states in the discus.

◊ Younger brother Cullen is a defensive end for the Green Bay Packers...Cullen and Kris were raised by a single father, Darome Jenkins.

◊ Has three children, Kris Jr., Marcus and Jesse.

◊ Does extensive work with Life Pieces to Masterpieces, a non-profit program that teaches kids life through art in Washington DC.

◊ Participated in Taste of the NFL in 2008 in order to raise money for the ShopRite Partners in Caring Fund, dedicated to fighting hunger throughout the New York metropolitan area.

◊ Has an art company, shared with partner Lisa Jones, called Collective Vision which is located in the Washington DC area.

◊ Recently started the “Kris Jenkins Foundation”, a nonprofit organization which he plans to take public.

◊ The first athlete profiled on ESPN the Magazine’s Jock Chef, a video and print feature in which he cooked an eggwhite chicken omelet with spinach, tomatoes and truffle oil.