Keonta Jenkins

Linebacker, Buffalo Bills · #49.

Player facts

Team: Buffalo Bills
Position: Linebacker
Number: 49
Born: Jan 26, 2002 (age 24)
Birthplace: Jacksonville, FL, USA
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 225 lbs
College: Virginia Tech
Experience: 1 season
Status: Practice Squad

Stats

2026 Stats

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Career	9	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

About

Keonta Jenkins (born January 26, 2002) is an American professional football linebacker for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies and was signed by the Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2025.

From Wikipedia’s article on Keonta Jenkins, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Jenkins was born in Jacksonville, Florida. He attended Jean Ribault High School in Jacksonville where he played football as a wide receiver, cornerback and safety. Ranked a three-star recruit, he had nearly 20 scholarship offers from NCAA Division I teams and committed to play college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies.

College career

Jenkins opened his true freshman season at Virginia Tech in 2020 as a starter at safety. That year, he appeared in eight games, two as a starter, posting 10 tackles. He then had one start in 12 games in 2021, tallying 17 tackles with two pass breakups. He started nine of 11 games during the 2022 season, posting 40 tackles, an interception and three pass breakups. He then had 10 starts in 2023 and made 50 tackles with 10 tackles-for-loss (TFLs), two forced fumbles and an interception. As a senior in 2024, Jenkins posted 65 tackles, a sack and an interception. He concluded his collegiate career with 184 tackles, 2.5 sacks, three interceptions and nine pass deflections.

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