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3 Daniel Jenkins

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 195
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Moreno Valley, Calif.
  • High School Rancho Verde HS

Biography

2012: Played in 13 games with one start at running back at Oregon … Had 67 carries for 293 yards and two touchdowns … Averaged 4.4 yards per carry and 22.5 yards per game with a long run of 16 … Scored his two touchdowns against South Carolina State and at Utah … Total a career high 76 yards at 12 carries vs. SCSU … Hauled in four receptions for 30 yards … Also returned 16 kicks for 329 yards with a long of 56 and an average of 20.6 per carry.

2011: Played in 10 games with one start vs. UCLA … Totaled 31 carries for 176 yards and two touchdowns … Had a season high 10 carries at Washington and a season high 57 yards vs. Utah … Two scores came vs. Colorado and vs. Louisiana-Lafayette … Returned five kicks for 138 yards, a long of 81 and an average of 27.6 per carry … Caught five passes for 31 yards.

2010: Played in nine games at backup running back … Recorded eight carries for 26 yards … Returned two kicks for 23 yards.

2009: Redshirted his true freshman year.

High School: One of the top running backs in Inland Empire ... PrepStar All-America ... Tacoma News Tribune Western 100 ... CalHiSports All-State nominee for the Southern Section ... All-Inland Valley League honors as a junior defensive back for the Mustangs ... Two big games with 212 rushing yards and three scores against St. John Bosco, and three TDs and 191 yards against Arcadia in 2008 ... Played cornerback as an underclassman just to break into the lineup at Rancho Verde for head coach Pete Duffy ... Ran for over 1,014 yards and 15 touchdowns as a junior in 2007, with nine yards per tote ... Participated in the 2008 Nike Elite Camp.

Personal: Son of Charlotte and William Jenkins ... Brother, William, played safety for the Wildcats ... Earned his bachelor’s degree in public administration and policy in May 2013 … Prep teammates with fellow Wildcat Terrence Miller.

Career Stats - Rushing            
Year  G/GS  Rush  Yds  TD  Avg/C Lg  Avg/G
2010 9/0 8 26 0 3.2 5 2.9
2011 10/1 31 176 2 5.7 34 17.6
2012 13/1 67 293 2 4.4 16 22.5
Total 32/2 106 495 4 4.7 34 15.5
               
Career Stats - Receiving            
Year  G/GS  Rec  Yds  TD  Avg/C Lg Avg/G
2010 9/0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 10/1 5 31 0 6.2 12 3.1
2012 13/1 4 30 0 7.5 17 2.3
Total 32/2 9 61 0 6.7 17 1.9
               
Career Stats - Kick Returns            
Year  G/GS KO  Ret Yds  TD  Avg/Ret Lg Avg/G
2010 9/0 2 23 0 11.5 22 2.6
2011 10/1 5 138 0 27.6 81 13.8
2012 13/1 16 329 0 20.6 56 25.3
Total  32/2 21 490 0 23.3 81 15.3


 

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2010Freshman

    Running Back
    5'9" 187 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2011Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'9" 190 lbs
    3
  • 2012Junior

    Running Back
    0 lbs
  • 3

    2013Senior

    Running Back
    5'9" 195 lbs
    3
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