Corey Jenkins

Tackles:	9
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Corey Jenkins
No. 53, 57
Position:	Linebacker ; Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	August 25, 1976 (age 48); Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:	Dreher (SC)
College:	South Carolina
NFL draft:	2003 / round: 6 / pick: 181
Career history
	Miami Dolphins (2003–2004); Chicago Bears (2004); Miami Dolphins (2004); Green Bay Packers (2005); Carolina Panthers (2006); Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2007);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:
Tackles:	9
	Stats at Pro Football Reference
Career CFL statistics
Tackles:
Tackles:	30
Interceptions:	1
Forced fumbles:	3

Corey Jenkins (born August 25, 1976) is an American former professional football player. He played quarterback at the University of South Carolina and was selected by the Miami Dolphins. He saw limited playing time in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL).

Career

Jenkins was a standout athlete at Columbia, South Carolina's Dreher High School, where he was a three sport star.

Baseball

Jenkins was drafted in the first round (24th overall selection) of the 1995 MLB draft by the Boston Red Sox. He played four seasons in Boston's minor league system before he was traded to the Chicago White Sox. He made it to the Double-A level before getting released in 1999.

Football

Jenkins next played football at Garden City Community College where he was a two-time All-American. He was then recruited to play football under Lou Holtz at the University of South Carolina. After two seasons with the Gamecocks, Jenkins was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL draft.^[1] He played two seasons with Miami and one with the Chicago Bears.

Coaching career

Jenkins is currently the head coach of the Dreher High School (Columbia, South Carolina)|] football team in Columbia, South Carolina.^[2]

Personal life

Jenkins had an article written about him in the May 2011 issue of ESPN The Magazine about a Ponzi Scheme that he was a victim of back in the 1990s at the start of his baseball career.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
^ Anderson, Reggie (August 25, 2020). "Cardinal Newman hires former USC quarterback, S.C. State assistant". wltx.com. Retrieved October 12, 2020.

External links

Pro Football Reference stats
ESPN Sports bio
Gamecocks football report Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.

[2] Anderson, Reggie (August 25, 2020). "Cardinal Newman hires former USC quarterback, S.C. State assistant". wltx.com. Retrieved October 12, 2020.

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