Kydran Jenkins
Kydran Jenkins
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Kydran Jenkins has been at Purdue through two head coaches in four seasons. His first career honor landed in 2024: All-Big Ten. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Penn State, Week 12, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Purdue, 24 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Big Ten
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jeff Brohm → Ryan Walters. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Big Ten
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 49–0
vs Indiana State
2 TFL · 1 SACKS · 4 SOLO
Dominant 49-point win at home against Indiana State.
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Deylon Williams’s 2021 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Daniel Grzesiak's senior season at Cincinnati (2023).
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