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Jauan Jennings

Wide Receiver, Minnesota Vikings · #14.

Player facts

Team: Minnesota Vikings
Position: Wide Receiver
Number: 14
Born: Jul 10, 1997 (age 29)
Birthplace: Murfreesboro, TN, USA
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 212 lbs
College: Tennessee
Experience: 6 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	2	5	9	4.5	0	8	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Career	212	335	2,590	12.2	22	45	133	0	0	0.0	0	0	4	1

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Receiving	5 targets	-1.48	0%		fewer than 24 plays

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	@ NO	W 23-13	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs MIA	W 15-10	1	1	8	8.0	0	8	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ TB	W 23-16	1	2	1	1.0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs GB	W 39-22	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 4 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Bennie Jauan Jennings ( jə-WAHN; born July 10, 1997) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL draft. Jennings is one of only six non-quarterbacks to throw a touchdown pass in the Super Bowl.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jauan Jennings, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Jennings attended Blackman High School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He played quarterback in high school. A four-star recruit, Jennings committed to the University of Tennessee to play college football.

College career

Jennings played at Tennessee from 2015 to 2019 under head coaches Butch Jones and Jeremy Pruitt. He converted to wide receiver in college.

In 2015, Jennings was an instant contributor. In his collegiate debut against Bowling Green, Jennings had three receptions for 56 yards in the 59–30 victory. Later on in the season, during a narrow 28–27 loss to rival Florida, he showed off his dual-threat ability when he threw a 58-yard touchdown pass to quarterback Joshua Dobbs on a trick play.

In 2016, Jennings' role in the offense expanded. He recorded his first game with over 100 receiving yards with three receptions for 111 yards and a touchdown in a 38–28 victory over Florida sealing an 18-point comeback for the Vols. The win was Tennessee's first over the Gators since the 2004 season. In the next game against rival Georgia, Jennings recorded the game-winning reception on a 43-yard Hail Mary from Dobbs to put the Vols up 34–31 with no time remaining. Jennings finished the 2016 season with 40 receptions for 580 yards and seven touchdowns.

In 2017, Jennings appeared in only one game due to a wrist injury but was dismissed from the team under interim head coach Brady Hoke later in the season. Jennings was reinstated for the next season by then-new head coach Jeremy Pruitt for the 2018 season. Jennings earned a medical redshirt for his time missed in the 2017 season.

In 2018, Jennings appeared in 11 games and recorded 30 receptions for 438 yards and three touchdowns.

In 2019, Jennings was a key contributor for the Vols during their 8–5 season. He recorded four games with at least 100 receiving yards. Jennings's best output came in a victory against South Carolina, where he had seven receptions for 174 yards and two touchdowns. Overall, Jennings finished his senior season with 59 receptions for 969 yards and eight touchdowns.

Jennings finished his collegiate career with 146 receptions for 2,153 yards and 18 touchdowns.

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