#17

Deion Jennings

LB · Rutgers · Sr. · #17

Rutgers 2023 alumnus

This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Deion Jennings

LB · Rutgers · Sr · #17

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

Recruit

★★★

#1894 national

CFB

College

Rutgers

2021–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach

2021

Greg Schiano

Rutgers

2022

Greg Schiano

Rutgers

2023

Greg Schiano

Rutgers

Played his entire career under Greg Schiano.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Rutgers5-8HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning

2022Rutgers4-8HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning

2023Rutgers7-6HC: Greg Schiano · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Rutgers	94	45	4.5	0.0	4	--	--
2022	Rutgers	89	51	9.0	1.0	6	--	--
2021	Rutgers	3	2	1.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		186	98	14.5	1.0	10	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2023

W 31–24

at Miami

9 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 TFL

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Linebacker

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Trey Baldwin’s 2021 season.

Trey Baldwin

83%match

Louisiana Tech · 2021

Tyrice Knight

UTEP · 2022

All-Conference USANFL Rd 4

80%

Justin Sanchez

Colorado State · 2023

80%

Jaylin Thomas

Ball State · 2021

All-MAC

80%

Jackson Sirmon

California · 2022

79%

Matches Trey on

Tackle volume

Weight

PD rate

Differs from Trey on

Height (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Demetrius Knight II's senior season at Charlotte (2023).

Demetrius Knight II

85%match

Charlotte · 2023

All-AAC

Jontrey Hunter

Georgia State · 2023

All-Sun Belt

82%

Elijah Anderson-Taylor

Florida International · 2024

82%

Charles Willekes

Arkansas State · 2024

All-Sun Belt

80%

Steele Chambers

Ohio State · 2023

All-Big Ten

80%

Matches Demetrius on

TFL rate

Tackle volume

Weight

Heisman trajectory

Heisman futures · sportsbook market

#28 in market ▼ from #22 · 6 books

+50002.0% implied▼ lengthened from +4500