Brandon Jenkins is an American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 defensive end

Defensive end

Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years...

 for the Florida State Seminoles

Florida State Seminoles football

The Florida State Seminoles football team represents Florida State University in college football. The Florida State Seminoles compete in NCAA Division I-FBS and are members of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference...

. Jenkins is considered one of the best defensive ends in the country and future high NFL Draft

NFL Draft

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High school

Product of the Florida State University School. Jenkins carried a four-star rating and was considered the No. 2 defensive end in the state as a senior. He recorded 44 career sacks in three seasons, including 20 as a senior, to go along with 80 tackles. An all around athlete Jenkins also earned second team All-State honors in basketball as a junior. Jenkins was coveted by many but selected the Seminoles over Miami, LSU, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama and many more.

College career

As a true freshman Jenkins played in 12 of 13 games after enrolling in January 2009. He had 12 total tackles and three tackles for loss, including one in the Seminoles' Gator Bowl victory over West Virginia. He saw his playing time increase in passing situations late in the season. He managed to lead the team in quarterback hurries with four. Jenkins announced his arrival with an impressive spring practice just two months after graduating a semester early from high school and becoming the lone early enrollee.

Jenkins was selected as the most improved defensive lineman at the end of spring practice after establishing himself as the starter at right end. He was an unblockable force for the Gold team in the spring game, sharing the winning team lead with six tackles, including a game-high three sacks.

As a true sophomore in 2010 Jenkins has recorded 62 tackles, 13.5 sacks, and 21.5 tackles for loss and was named Team MVP, 1st team All ACC, and 2nd team All America according to Rivals.com and Scout.com.

External links

• Florida State Seminoles bio