Michigan defensive lineman and Good Counsel High School alum Kris Jenkins was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals Friday night in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft with the 49th overall pick.
Jenkins was team captain for the national champion Michigan Wolverines and their co-defensive player of the year. He was named second team All-Big Ten and AP Third-Team All-American.
All these things say "LEADER" to us😤@IEL_LLC pic.twitter.com/QmDHYqoWGw
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) April 27, 2024
Congratulations to our very own, Kris Jenkins, on being drafted with the 49th overall pick by the Cincinnati @Bengals! One of the best to ever wear the GC Football uniform. We’re so proud of you, @KrisJenkinsJr1! #WeAreGC pic.twitter.com/kYc9LhTU7q
— GC Football (@gcfootball) April 27, 2024
LOVE Kris' energy! Zac makes THE CALL to @KrisJenkinsJr1 @IEL_LLC | 📺: NFL Draft on ESPN/ABC/NFLN pic.twitter.com/zIhB67RKU8
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) April 27, 2024
At Good Counsel, Jenkins also ran track and was part of the choir.
Andy Stefanelli, Jenkins’ coach at Good Counsel, told MCM in January that in high school, Jenkins was “incredibly strong” earning the nickname The Mutant from his strength coach. Stefanelli described Jenkins as “humble” and an “outstanding kid” whose “fun-loving spirit was contagious.”
Jenkins’ father Kris played at the University of Maryland and was a 4-time Pro Bowler during his 10-year career in the NFL with the Carolina Panthers and the New York Jets.
