DeRon Jenkins
{{Short description|American football player (born 1973)}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = DeRon Jenkins
| number = 25, 23
| position = Cornerback
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|11|14}}
| birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| weight_lb = 192
| height_in = 11
| high_school = Breckenridge Hills (MO) Ritenour
| college = Tennessee
| draftyear = 1996
| draftround = 2
| draftpick = 55
| pastteams =
- Baltimore Ravens ({{NFL Year|1996|1999}})
- San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|2000}})
- Tennessee Titans ({{NFL Year|2001}})
- Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2002}})*
- Austin Wranglers ({{AFL Year|2004}})
- Nashville Kats ({{AFL Year|2005|2006}})
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Tackles
| statvalue1 = 287
| statlabel2 = Interceptions
| statvalue2 = 3
| statlabel3 = Sacks
| statvalue3 = 1
| pfr = JenkDe20
| aflstatlabel1 = Tackles
| aflstatvalue1 = 138
| aflstatlabel2 = Interceptions
| aflstatvalue2 = 6
| aflstatlabel3 = Touchdowns
| aflstatvalue3 = 1
| afl = 4111
}}
DeRon Charles Jenkins (born November 14, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) and Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers and was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the second round of the 1996 NFL draft. Jenkins also played for the San Diego Chargers, Tennessee Titans, Austin Wranglers and Nashville Kats. He is currently a co-host of HGTV's Flip or Flop Nashville.
College career
Jenkins attended and played college football at the University of Tennessee.{{Cite web |last=Stipe |first=Zach |date=January 31, 2019 |title=VFL DeRon Jenkins Now a Star on HGTV's Flip or Flop Nashville |url=https://utsports.com/news/2019/1/31/football-vfl-deron-jenkins-now-a-star-on-hgtvs-flip-of-flop-nashville.aspx |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=University of Tennessee Athletics |language=en}}
Professional career
=Baltimore Ravens=
Jenkins was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the second round of the 1996 NFL Draft.{{Cite web |title=1996 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1996/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He spent four years for the Ravens starting 30 of 63 games, recording 202 tackles, two interceptions and a sack.{{Cite web |title=DeRon Jenkins Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JenkDe20.htm |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
=San Diego Chargers=
Before the 2000 season, Jenkins signed with the San Diego Chargers. He spent one season with the Chargers starting 14 of 15 games, recording 55 tackles and one interception.{{Cite web |title=DeRon Jenkins 2000 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JenkDe20/gamelog/2000/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
=Tennessee Titans=
After a year in San Diego Jenkins signed with the Tennessee Titans for the 2001 season. During his only year with the Titans he started 6 of 15 games and recorded 41 tackles.{{Cite web |title=DeRon Jenkins 2001 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JenkDe20/gamelog/2001/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
=Carolina Panthers=
On March 18, 2002, Jenkins signed with the Carolina Panthers. He was released on September 1.{{cite web | title=DeRon Jenkins NFL Transactions | website=Pro Football Archives | date=2024-09-01 | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/transactions/j/jenk00560.html | access-date=2024-11-28}}
=Austin Wranglers=
After spending three years out of football he signed with the Austin Wranglers of the Arena Football League in 2004. He spent one season for the Wranglers, recording 54 tackles and two interceptions.{{Cite web |title=Austin Wranglers Team History - 2004 |url=https://www.arenafan.com/teams/Austin_Wranglers-104/history/2004/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=ArenaFan.com}}
=Nashville Kats=
Before the 2005 season, Jenkins signed with the Nashville Kats. He spent two seasons with the Kats recording 84 tackles and four interceptions.{{Cite web |title=Nashville Kats Team History - 2005 |url=https://www.arenafan.com/teams/Nashville_Kats-111/history/2005/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=ArenaFan.com}}
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="4"| Tackles !colspan="4"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 1996 | BAL
| 15 || 2 || 28 || 25 || 3 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1997 | BAL
| 16 || 6 || 44 || 42 || 2 || 0.0 || 1 || 15 || 0 || 15 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | BAL
| 16 || 7 || 56 || 53 || 3 || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1999 | BAL
| 16 || 15 || 63 || 60 || 3 || 1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | SDG
| 15 || 14 || 55 || 50 || 5 || 0.0 || 1 || 16 || 0 || 16 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2001 | TEN
| 15 || 6 || 41 || 37 || 4 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 93 | 50 | 287 | 267 | 20 | 1.0 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Post-football
Jenkins is a licensed general contractor who has been renovating houses throughout Nashville and Atlanta. He is a co-host with real estate broker Page Turner on HGTV's Flip or Flop Nashville which premiered in January 2018.{{Cite web |last=Mink |first=Ryan |date=2018-05-16 |title=The Caw: Former Ravens Second-Round Pick Is Now an HGTV ‘Flip or Flop’ Host |url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/the-caw-former-ravens-second-round-pick-is-now-an-hgtv-flip-or-flop-host |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=Baltimore Ravens}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.arenafan.com/players/?page=players&player=4111 Arena football stats]
- [https://utsports.com/sports/football/roster/deron-jenkins/15334 Tennessee Volunteers bio]
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Category:American football cornerbacks
Category:Austin Wranglers players
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