{"id":32371,"date":"2016-04-29T22:40:33","date_gmt":"2016-04-30T02:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=32371"},"modified":"2016-05-03T16:24:05","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T20:24:05","slug":"jets-choose-linebacker-jordan-jenkins-in-round-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2016\/04\/29\/jets-choose-linebacker-jordan-jenkins-in-round-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Jets Choose Linebacker Jordan Jenkins in Round 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Glenn Naughton<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For the second time in three selections, the New York Jets have opted to address their defensive front-7 in going with Georgia outside linebacker Jordan Jenkins.<\/p>\n<p>Jenkins, a 6&#8242; 3&#8221; 253 lb linebacker racked up 19 sacks in four seasons in Georgia to go along with 204 tackles and six forced fumbles.<\/p>\n<p>NFL.com player profile had the following to say about Jenkins:<\/p>\n<section>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>OVERVIEW<\/h3>\n<p>Jenkins, Georgia&#8217;s Most Improved Player for the 2014 season (9.5 tackles for loss, five sacks), came out in a flash as a senior, racking up 11 tackles, 5.5 for loss and two sacks against Vanderbilt. Groin and hip injuries limited him throughout the year, however (59 tackles, 10.5 for loss, four sacks), keeping him off all-conference teams. Jenkins started six games as a true freshman(eight tackles for loss, five sacks) and earned second-team All-SEC honors as a sophomore (12 tackles for loss, five sacks) before truly coming into his own as a junior.<\/p>\n<article>\n<h4>PRO DAY RESULTS<\/h4>\n<p>40-yard dash: 4.77 seconds<br \/>\nVertical: 38 inches<br \/>\nBroad jump: 10 feet, 3 inches<br \/>\nShort shuttle: 4.32 seconds<br \/>\n3-cone: 7.41 seconds<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>ANALYSIS<\/h3>\n<article>\n<h4>STRENGTHS<\/h4>\n<p>Very aware of what is happening around him. Has a high football IQ and has understanding of down, distance and tendencies. Physical at the point of attack and sets a strong edge. Has desired thickness and play strength to hold up against NFL edge blockers and freakishly long arms and big hands for his size. Won\u0092t sit on blocks and uses powerful hands to shed and get into the action. Has played standing and with a hand in the dirt and can handle himself in zone coverage. Team captain. Brings a pro-\u00adready play demeanor to the field each Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<h4>WEAKNESSES<\/h4>\n<p>Not a dynamic pass rusher. Has some knee stiffness in his rush and won\u0092t \u0093out-\u00adathlete\u0094 many NFL tackles. Upright play limits his speed-\u00adto-\u00adpower effectiveness as a bull-\u00adrusher. Average upfield explosion off the snap. Did not impress against Alabama. Dealt with a nagging groin injury this season.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<h4>DRAFT PROJECTION<\/h4>\n<p>Rounds 2 or 3<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<h4>SOURCES TELL US<\/h4>\n<p>&#8220;I think he&#8217;s a plug-and-play second-rounder who can play in an odd or even front. He reminds me of the type of guy Ozzie (Newsome) looks for with his toughness.&#8221; &#8212; \u00adAFC Director of Scouting<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<h4>NFL COMPARISON<\/h4>\n<p>Nick Perry<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<h4>BOTTOM LINE<\/h4>\n<p>Three-year starter who has played both outside linebacker spots in the Bulldogs 3-\u00ad4 defense. With Jenkins length and outstanding power on the edge, he is a natural fit as an edge-\u00adsetting strongside 3\u00ad-4 outside linebacker in the pros. Jenkins may not be viewed as dangerous enough as a pass rusher to warrant a first round pick, but he\u0092s a safe pick whose toughness and football IQ make him an early starter candidate.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/blockquote>\n<article>Care to share your thougths on the Jordan selection? \u00a0Log \u00a0on to our forums <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/forums.jetnation.com\/topic\/127009-official-2016-draft-round-2-3-discussion\/?page=33\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to let your voice be heard.<\/article>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Glenn Naughton &nbsp; For the second time in three selections, the New York Jets have opted to address their defensive front-7 in going with Georgia outside linebacker Jordan Jenkins. Jenkins, a 6&#8242; 3&#8221; 253 lb linebacker racked up 19 sacks in four seasons in Georgia to go along with 204 tackles and six forced [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":32372,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,1337,213],"tags":[2418],"class_list":{"0":"post-32371","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl-draft","8":"category-home-slider","9":"category-jet-news","10":"tag-jordan-jenkins"},"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/JordanJenkinsTennesseevGeorgialyT8mTrEa8Fl.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/peLffi-8q7","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32371"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32371\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32406,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32371\/revisions\/32406"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}