Keyone Jenkins
| No. 12 – UCF Knights | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Miami Central (Miami, Florida) |
| College | |
| Stats at ESPN | |
Keyone Jenkins is an American college football quarterback for the UCF Knights. He previously played for the FIU Panthers.
Early life
[edit]Jenkins attended Miami Carol City Senior High School in Miami, Florida before transferring to Miami Central Senior High School. As a senior he threw for 2,282 yards and totaled 36 touchdowns to just four interceptions.[1] Rated a three-star recruit, Jenkins originally committed to play for FIU before flipping to Auburn and once again choosing FIU.[1]
College career
[edit]As a freshman in 2023, Jenkins was named the starting quarterback. In his debut against Maine, he threw two touchdowns and broke the school record for most passing yards by a true freshman with 292.[2] In a win against UConn, he threw two touchdowns and rushed for another.[3] The following week, Jenkins exited the game with an injury after taking a hard hit.[4] On December 17, 2024, Jenkins withdrew from the transfer portal and returned to the FIU Panthers.
Statistics
[edit]| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2023 | FIU | 11 | 11 | 4–7 | 194 | 332 | 58.4 | 2,414 | 7.3 | 11 | 11 | 123.8 | 117 | 50 | 0.4 | 6 |
| 2024 | FIU | 12 | 12 | 4–8 | 188 | 304 | 61.8 | 2,557 | 8.4 | 22 | 8 | 151.1 | 75 | 130 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 2025 | FIU | 10 | 9 | 4–5 | 164 | 263 | 62.4 | 1,742 | 6.6 | 9 | 6 | 124.7 | 51 | 132 | 2.6 | 5 |
| 2026 | UCF | 3 | 1 | 1–0 | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 128 | 6.1 | 2 | 1 | 125.5 | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 2 |
| Career | 34 | 33 | 13−20 | 557 | 920 | 60.5 | 6,841 | 7.4 | 44 | 26 | 133.1 | 252 | 335 | 1.3 | 15 | |
References
[edit]- 1 2 Alvarez, Nick (December 21, 2022). "3-star QB Keyone Jenkins reverses course, signs with FIU". AL.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ↑ Barral, Kevin (September 3, 2023). "FIU Football: A lights out performance for Keyone Jenkins". G5 Football Daily on SI. SI.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ↑ Barral, Kevin (September 18, 2023). "FIU Football: QB Keyone Jenkins is Maturing Quickly". G5 Football Daily on SI. SI.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ↑ Villa, Walter. "Freshman starting quarterback Keyone Jenkins expected to play when FIU hosts UTEP". Miami Herald. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
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