Martin Jenkins

Versatile player who played on defense as a cornerback and nickel back along with special teams … had 66 tackles, four tackles for loss, one sack, a 52-yard interception return for a touchdown, one quarterback pressure and 10 pass breakups in 738 snaps over 42 games (eight starts) in his career.

2014: Had four tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack in 61 snaps over four games (one start) … had one sack in five snaps at No. 1 Florida State on Sept. 20 … had one tackle for loss in six snaps against Syracuse on Oct. 25.

2013: Had 26 tackles, one tackle for loss, one interception for 52 yards and three pass breakups in 311 snaps over 13 games (four starts) … had one tackle and a 52-yard interception return for a touchdown in 23 snaps against SC State on Sept. 7; it was his first career interception; named team defensive player-of-the-game … had six tackles and a pass breakup in 52 snaps at Syracuse on Oct. 5 … had three tackles in 60 snaps against No. 5 Florida State on Oct. 19 … had two tackles and a pass breakup in 31 snaps at Maryland on Oct. 26 … had three tackles and a pass breakup in 18 snaps at Virginia on Nov. 2 … had three tackles and one tackle for loss in 37 snaps against The Citadel on Nov. 23.

2012: Redshirted … suffered a hernia injury prior to the season.

2011: Had 27 tackles, one tackle for loss and six pass breakups in 304 snaps over 14 games (three starts) … had two tackles in eight snaps at No. 10 Virginia Tech on Oct. 1 … had one tackle in 13 snaps against Boston College on Oct. 8 … had three tackles and two pass breakups in 60 snaps at Maryland on Oct. 15 … had four tackles and a team-high two pass breakups in 51 snaps against Wake Forest on Nov. 12 … had three tackles, a tackle for loss and pass breakup in 25 snaps at NC State on Nov. 19; it was his first career start … had five tackles in 44 snaps at No. 13 South Carolina on Nov. 26 … had five tackles and a pass breakup in 44 snaps against No. 3 Virginia Tech in the ACC Championship game on Dec. 3 … had three tackles in 47 snaps against No. 22 West Virginia in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 4.

2010: ACC Academic Honor Roll member … had nine tackles and a pass breakup in 62 snaps over 11 games … played four games on defense and contributed on special teams … had a tackle against North Texas; it was his first career game … had three tackles in 30 snaps against Presbyterian College … had a tackle in 12 snaps against Maryland … had three tackles and a pass breakup in 11 snaps at Wake Forest.

Before Clemson: Rated as the No. 93 cornerback in the nation by Scout.com … No. 38 cornerback in the nation by ESPN … All-Southeast Region pick by PrepStars … arguably the fastest player to sign with Clemson in 2010 scored 12 touchdowns in five different ways as a senior; had three on interception returns, two on punt returns, one on a kickoff return, three receiving and three rushing … had 750 rushing yards and 450 yards in returns as a junior … finished fourth in the state at the AAAAA level in the 100m and 200m, but had a terrific senior track season … won the state title in the 100m dash as a senior, posting a solid time of 10.59 in the AAAAA final … had career-best time of 21.43 in the 200m and was AAAAA runner-up as a senior … coached by Jeff Measor at Roswell High School … recruited by Charlie Harbison and Kevin Steele … chose Clemson over Syracuse.

Personal: His father, Lee, was a standout cornerback at Tennessee and then played one year with the New York Giants; his career overlapped with the playing career of former Tiger Defensive Coordinator Kevin Steele at Tennessee; Steele was on the coaching staff during Lee Jenkins’ senior year … his brother, Ryan, is a wide receiver at Tennessee … graduated Aug. 8, 2014 with a degree in sociology … born Feb. 14, 1992.