Kris Jenkins: DL · Michigan · #94.
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Kris Jenkins
Wins the gap play after play. Third year in the same defensive front at Michigan. The first career honor came in 2023: All-Big Ten. On tape: 5 tackles against Ohio State, Week 13, 2023.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-3vs East Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-7vs UNLV | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 31-6vs Bowling Green | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-7vs Rutgers | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-7@ Nebraska | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-10@ Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 52-7vs Indiana | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 49-0@ Michigan State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 41-13vs Purdue | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-15@ No. 9 Penn State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-24@ Maryland | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 30-24vs No. 2 Ohio State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 26-0vs No. 18 Iowa | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 27-20vs No. 5 Alabama | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 16 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 |
Bowl · 2023
W 27-20
vs Alabama · neutral site
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles
A close one, won by 7 at a neutral site.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
12%4 TFLSack rate
6%2 sacksHurry rate
9%3 hurries34 tackles · 4 for loss · 2 sacks · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Jim Harbaugh — 40-3 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Harbaugh
Pass share
39.6%
360 pass / 550 run
Plays / game
60.7
15 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
384 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #22 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Michigan, 4 sacks — drafted at #49 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals.
A stat line in 33 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 2ND TEAM
All-Big Ten 2nd team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jim Harbaugh.
Next stop · NFL
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 3rd NFL season
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 3rd NFL season
