Greg Jenkins
American football player (born 1989)
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Greg Jenkins (born August 23, 1989) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football as a quarterback for the Alabama State Hornets. He signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent immediately following the conclusion of the 2013 NFL draft. He was also a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL).
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Dade City, Florida, U.S.
Jenkins with Alabama State in 2011 | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||||||
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| Born | August 23, 1989 Dade City, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Wesley Chapel (FL) | ||||||||||||
| College | Alabama State (2008–2012) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2013: undrafted | ||||||||||||
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College career
Jenkins played college football for Alabama State. While with the Hornets he played quarterback. In his senior year he threw for 1,691 yards, nine touchdowns, and ten interceptions while also rushing for 507 yards and eight touchdowns.[1]
Professional career
Oakland Raiders
Jenkins signed by Raiders as undrafted free agent on May 13, 2013.[2] On November 23, 2013, he was promoted from the practice squad.[3] On November 28, 2013 against the Dallas Cowboys in which he scored a fumble return touchdown on the opening kickoff.[4] The Raiders waived/injured Jenkins on August 26, 2014.[5]
Jacksonville Jaguars
Jenkins was signed by the Jaguars on July 24, 2015.[6] He was released on an injury settlement by the Jaguars on September 2, 2015 in order to make room for Connor Hamlett to add tight end depth after an injury to starter Julius Thomas.[7]
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Greg Jenkins spent part of the 2017 Canadian Football League offseason trying to make the roster for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats before being released on May 1, 2017 as teams trimmed their rosters down to 75 players.[8]