Patrick Jenkins

Photo by: Parker Waters

Height:
6-2
Weight:
293
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
New Orleans, LA
High School:
John Ehret HS
Prev School:
TCU

Tulane Career: Played three years at Tulane and in 41 games…Totaled 107 tackles, 27 tackles for loss, a pair of pass breakups, a forced fumble, two fumbles recovered and 13 sacks.

2024: Played in 13 games with as many starts…A First Team All-AAC selection…A First Team College Football Network All-AAC selection…A First Team Phil Steele All-AAC selection…Recorded 33 tackles, 6.5 stops for loss, two pass breakups and 4.5 sacks…Recorded sacks against Oklahoma (9/14), South Florida (9/28), UAB (10/5) and Temple (11/9)…Had half a sack against Memphis (11/28).

2023: Named a preseason candidate for the Bednarik Award...Played and started all 14 games..Totaled 35 tackles, 11.5 stops for loss, 5.5 sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery...A First Team All-AAC selection

2022: Played and started all 14 games on the defensive line...Second Team All-AAC...Totaled 39 tackles (22 unassisted, 17 assisted), nine tackles for loss, three sacks, a forced fumble, four quarterback hurries and a safety...His safety aided Tulane to get to within six in the final four minutes of the 46-45 victory over USC in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl...Led the team with his nine stops for loss.

Prior to Tulane: Made appearances in 18 career games at TCU...As a sophomore with the Horned Frogs, he saw action in all 12 games and made a pair of starts...Tied a career-high with four tackles against Texas in his first career start...Placed fourth on the team with 4.0 tackles for loss on the season...Had at least one TFL in a stretch of three out of four games against Oklahoma, Kansas State and Baylor...Had a standout prep career at John Ehret High School...Four-star recruit...Selected to play in the All-American Bowl ... ranked by 247Sports and ESPN as the nation’s No. 25 defensive tackle ... 247Sports rated him the state of Louisiana’s No. 10 overall prospect and No. 253 recruit in the country ... the No. 7-rated prospect in greater New Orleans ... selected as the Most Valuable Player at the Rivals Camp in New Orleans.