A. J. Jenkins

A. J. Jenkins
Illinois Fighting Illini — No. 8
Wide receiver Senior
Major: Communication
Date of birth: September 30, 1989 (1989-09-30) (age 22)
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight: 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Career history
High school: Terry Parker High School
Jacksonville, Florida
 College(s):
Bowl games
Career highlights and awards
Stats at ESPN.com

Alfred Alonzo "A. J." Jenkins (born November 8, 1990) is an American football wide receiver at the University of Illinois. Jenkins has been a wide receiver at Illinois from 2008 to 2011. In his first three seasons (2008–2010), he totaled 1,849 all-purpose yards, including 1,156 receiving yards and 694 return yards.[1] On October 1, 2011, he had a career-best performance against Northwestern, with 12 catches for 268 yards and three touchdowns.[2] His performance against Northwestern broke the Illinois single-game receiving record, ranks fourth in Big Ten Conference history, and earned him Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week after the Northwestern game.[3] Through the first 11 games of his senior season, Jenkins had 1,166 receiving yards and seven touchdown receptions.[4]

As of November 20, 2011, Jenkins' 1,166 receiving yards during the 2011 season ranked second in the Big Ten Conference and 11th among NCAA Division I FBS players.[5] At the conclusion of the 2011 season, Jenkins was named First Team All-Big Ten by both the coaches and media.[6]

References

  1. ^ "A.J. Jenkins Bio". University of Illinois. http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/jenkins_aj00.html. Retrieved October 16, 2011. 
  2. ^ Herb Gould (October 4, 2011). "Illini's A.J. Jenkins lets his game do the talking". Chicago Sun-Times. http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/8038869-419/illinis-aj-jenkins-lets-his-game-do-the-talking.html. 
  3. ^ Scott Powers (October 3, 2011). "Illinois WR Jenkins earns Big Ten honor". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/colleges/post/_/id/4006/illinois-wr-jenkins-earns-big-ten-honor. Retrieved October 16, 2011. 
  4. ^ "A.J. Jenkins Statistics". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/_/id/381685/aj-jenkins. Retrieved November 13, 2011. 
  5. ^ "NCAA Division I-A Player Receiving Statistics - 2011 (Receiving Yards Leaders - All Players)". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/college-football/statistics/player/_/stat/receiving. Retrieved November 20, 2011. 
  6. ^ "Complete All-Big Ten football teams". Detroit Free Press. November 29, 2011. http://www.freep.com/article/20111129/SPORTS08/111129050/Complete-All-Big-Ten-football-teams?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CSports%7Cs. Retrieved November 30, 2011. 

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