Johnathan Jenkins (born July 11, 1989) is an American professional football nose tackle for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the third round of the 2013 NFL draft. He has also played for the Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, New York Giants, Miami Dolphins, and Las Vegas Raiders.

Early life A native of Meriden, Connecticut, Jenkins attended Francis T. Maloney High School, where he was a member of the Maloney Spartans high school football team. He played defensive end and also occasionally appeared as fullback on short-and-goal situations (scoring four touchdowns as a senior). Jenkins then attended Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in Perkinston, Mississippi, where he recorded 41 tackles and two quarterback sacks as a sophomore. Gulf Coast had a 19–5 record in his two seasons there.

College career Jenkins received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Georgia, and played for coach Mark Richt's Georgia Bulldogs football team in 2011 and 2012. He was recruited by Richt to man the nose tackle position in Georgia's 3–4 defense, rotating with Kwame Geathers in the position.

Professional career

New Orleans Saints Jenkins was drafted in the third round, with the 82nd overall pick, by the New Orleans Saints in the 2013 NFL draft. Jenkins was signed by the Saints on May 10 to a four-year contract, the last of the 5 New Orleans picks to sign.

He was released by the Saints on November 9, 2016.

Seattle Seahawks On November 15, 2016, Jenkins was signed by the Seattle Seahawks.

Chicago Bears (first stint) On March 17, 2017, Jenkins signed with the Chicago Bears. He played in eight games for the Bears in 2017.

On April 7, 2018, Jenkins re-signed with the Bears on a one-year contract. He was released on September 1, 2018.

New York Giants On September 4, 2018, Jenkins was signed by the New York Giants.

On May 13, 2019, Jenkins re-signed with the Giants. He was released on August 31, 2019.

Miami Dolphins (first stint) On September 2, 2019, Jenkins was signed by the Miami Dolphins.

Chicago Bears (second stint) On April 28, 2020, Jenkins signed a one-year deal with the Bears. He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Bears on July 30, and activated from the list four days later. He was placed on injured reserve on September 24, and was activated on October 16.

Miami Dolphins (second stint) Jenkins signed with the Dolphins on April 2, 2021. He re-signed with the team for another season on April 7, 2022.

Las Vegas Raiders On March 24, 2023, Jenkins signed with the Las Vegas Raiders. On December 14, against the Los Angeles Chargers, Jenkins recovered a fumble and returned it for his first career touchdown in the Raiders' 63–21 win. He started all 17 games in 2023, recording a career-high 61 tackles, four passes defensed and one sack.

On March 18, 2024, Jenkins re-signed with the Raiders.

Baltimore Ravens On May 16, 2025, Jenkins signed with the Baltimore Ravens. After Nnamdi Madubuike suffered a season-ending neck injury early in the year, Jenkins assumed an expanded role as the Ravens’ primary nose tackle. As a result, on January 2, 2026, Jenkins signed the first contract extension of his career with the Ravens—a one-year deal worth $2 million.

NFL career statistics Legend Led the league Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2013 NOR 16 5 21 13 8 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 NOR 12 4 30 20 10 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2015 NOR 14 12 49 23 26 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2016 NOR 7 1 10 6 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SEA 2 0 3 0 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 CHI 8 1 8 5 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 NYG 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2019 MIA 16 5 34 20 14 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2020 CHI 11 0 21 7 14 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2021 MIA 7 2 16 10 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2022 MIA 16 0 20 8 12 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2023 LVR 17 17 61 24 37 1.0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 44 12024 LVR17 17 46 13 33 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2025 BAL 17 14 39 16 23 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 13 0 2026 BAL 2 0 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 169 78 360 166 194 5.5 18 0 0 0 0 11 3 3 57 1

Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2013 NOR 2 0 5 5 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016 SEA 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2020 CHI 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2022 MIA 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 5 0 8 8 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

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Georgia Bulldogs bio