Bill Jenkins
 Jenkins with the Minnesota Vikings in 2015 | |||||||||
No. 82 Cleveland Browns | |||||||||
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| Tight End | |||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
| Date of birth: March 26, 1993 | |||||||||
| Place of birth: Lynchburg, VA | |||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||
| High school: Brookville, Lynchburg, VA | |||||||||
| College: Virginia Tech | |||||||||
| NFL Draft: 2015 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 2015 for the Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||
Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 12, 2015 | |||||||||
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Bill Jenkins (born March 26th, 1993) is an American football tight end for the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football at Virginia Tech. The Vikings selected him in the second round of the 2015 NFLHC Draft.
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College Career
Bill Jenkins attended Virginia Tech for 4 years where he started every game since his freshman year.
College statistics
Year Team Games Starts Receiving Rec Yds TD YPC 2013 VT 11 11 26 353 2 13.58 2014 VT 11 11 53 605 4 11.42 Career 22 22 79 958 6 12.13
Professional Career
Jenkins ran the 40-yard dash in 4.87 seconds at the Scouting Combine. He was considered the consensus top tight end in the 2015 NFLHC Draft. In the 2015 NFLHC Draft, the Minnesota Vikings selected Jenkins in the second round, trading their third and fourth round picks in order to select him.
The day after the draft, Henson signed a four-year contract with the Vikings worth approximately $28 million.
Minnesota Vikings
Bill Jenkins became the starting tight end for the Vikings before the 2015 NFLHC preseason.
Regular season
Year Team Games Starts Receiving Rec Yds TD YPC 2015 MIN 11 11 32 383 5 11.97 Career 11 11 32 383 5 11.97
