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17 Deion Jennings

17 Deion Jennings

  • Position:
    LB
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-1 / 235
  • Hometown:
    Sicklerville, N.J.
  • High School:
    Timber Creek
  • Major:
    Education (Grad)

Summary

Biography

PRONUNCIATION
2024 NFL Contract (Baltimore Ravens)
School Record - Games Played (58)
2023 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (Media)

2022 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (Media)
2022 Homer Hazel Award
2022 Douglas A. Smith Second Effort Award
Career: Played in 58 games to tie the school record ... signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Ravens ... totaled 251 tackles with 19.5 for loss ... recorded 12 pass breakups with an interception ... led the team in tackles in 2022 and 2023 ... a two-time honorable mention All-Big Ten selection.

2023 (Senior): Played in all 13 games with 12 starts at linebacker ... voted honorable mention All-Big Ten by the media (11/28) ... led the team with 95 tackles ... ranked 10th in the Big Ten with 7.3 tackles per game ... had at least six stops in 10 games and logged double digits twice ... added 4.5 tackles-for-loss and four pass breakups ... had a tackle-for-loss on a fourth down with a team-high nine stops in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl win over Miami (12/28) ... recorded a tackle-for-loss versus Maryland (11/25) ... added nine tackles at No. 12 Penn State (11/18) ... collected a team-high 11 stops with one for loss at No. 22 Iowa (11/11) ... led the team with a career-high 13 tackles with one for loss against No. 1/3 Ohio State (11/4) ... picked up seven stops at Indiana (10/21) ... collected four tackles versus Michigan State (10/14) ... added six stops at Wisconsin (10/7) ... in on eight tackles with a pass breakup at No. 2 Michigan (9/23) ... posted nine stops against Virginia Tech (9/16) ... contributed three pass breakups and seven tackles versus Temple (9/9) ... led the team with nine tackles in the opening win over Northwestern (9/3) ... picked to the Shrine Bowl 1000 (7/17) ... named Preseason All-Big Ten (third team) by Phil Steele (6/19) and Athlon Sports (5/23).

2022 (Senior): Started 11 games at linebacker ... voted honorable mention All-Big Ten (11/29) by the media ... named winner of the Homer Hazel Award at the team banquet (12/4) as most valuable player ... led the team with 91 tackles and 8.5 tackles-for-loss ... ranked seventh in the Big Ten with 8.3 stops per game ... had four games with double-digit tackles ... added six pass breakups ... collected 12 tackles with three for loss, a sack and two pass breakups at Maryland (11/26) ... in on nine stops versus No. 4 Michigan (11/5) ... notched a career-high 13 tackles with a pass breakup at Minnesota (10/29) ... added nine stops in the win over Indiana (10/22) ... posted 11 tackles with a pass breakup versus Nebraska (10/7) ... in on seven stops at No. 3 Ohio State (10/1) ... had two tackles-for-loss on 10 stops against Iowa (9/24) ... broke up a pass and recorded eight tackles at Temple (9/17) ... contributed a tackle-for-loss on five stops with a pass breakup in the home opener versus Wagner (9/10) ... picked up six tackles with one for loss at Boston College (9/3) ... earned the Douglas A. Smith Second Effort Award (4/22) as the most improved defensive player during spring practice.

2021 (Junior): Played in all 13 games ... totaled five tackles ... recorded a tackle-for-loss on two stops in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl versus No. 20 Wake Forest (12/31) ... had stops versus Maryland (11/27), at Indiana (11/13) and against Wisconsin (11/6).

2020 (Junior): Played in all nine games with one start at linebacker ... totaled 22 tackles with two for a loss on the season ... collected a season-high 10 tackles with one for a loss versus Nebraska (12/18) ... picked up five tackles at No. 3 Ohio State (11/7) ... notched three stops with one in the backfield against No. 17 Indiana (10/31) ... recorded three tackles in the season-opening win at Michigan State (10/24).

2019 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games with three starts at strong-side linebacker ... totaled 38 tackles with 3.5 for loss ... added a pair of pass breakups and an interception ... recorded an interception in the end zone against Michigan State (11/23) ... picked up four stops at Illinois (11/2) ... knocked away a pass in the win over Liberty (10/26) ... earned first start against No. 20 Minnesota (10/19) and recorded eight tackles with three in the backfield, most for a Scarlet Knight in a game since 2013, and a pass breakup ... notched four stops at Indiana (10/12) ... collected a season-high nine tackles versus Boston College (9/21) ... made four solo stops at No. 20 Iowa (9/7) ... in on six tackles with one for a loss in collegiate debut against Massachusetts (8/30).

2018 (Freshman): Did not see game action.

Prior to Rutgers: Coached by Rob Hinson at Timber Creek ... played cornerback and wide receiver ... helped the Chargers to a 10-1 record ... posted 48 total tackles (25 solo), one interception and a safety on defense ... offensively, caught 11 passes for 246 yards and two touchdowns ... as a junior, Timber Creek went 12-0 and captured the NJSIAA South Jersey, Group 4 Championship ... rated the No. 47 recruit in New Jersey by 247Sports ... attended the same high school as former teammate and NFL linebacker Tyreek Maddox-Williams.

Major: Education (Grad)
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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2018Freshman

    LB
    6'0" 208 lbs
    13
  • 17

    2019Redshirt Freshman

    LB
    6'0" 220 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2020Junior

    LB
    6'0" 220 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2021Junior

    LB
    6'1" 225 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2022Senior

    LB
    6'1" 230 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2023Senior

    LB
    6'1" 235 lbs
    17
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