American football player
Keyone Jenkins is an American college football quarterback for the FIU Panthers .
Early life
Jenkins attended Miami Carol City Senior High School in Miami, Florida before transferring to Miami Central Senior High School . As a senior he threw for 2,282 yards and totaled 36 touchdowns to just four interceptions.[ 1] Rated a three-star recruit , Jenkins originally committed to play for FIU before flipping to Auburn and once again choosing FIU.[ 1]
College career
As a freshman in 2023, Jenkins was named the starting quarterback. In his debut against Maine , he threw two touchdowns and broke the school record for most passing yards by a true freshman with 292.[ 2] In a win against UConn , he threw two touchdowns and rushed for another.[ 3] The following week, Jenkins exited the game with an injury after taking a hard hit.[ 4] On December 17, 2024, Jenkins withdrew from the transfer portal and returned to the FIU Panthers .
Statistics
Season
Team
Games
Passing
Rushing
GP
GS
Record
Cmp
Att
Pct
Yds
Y/A
TD
Int
Rtg
Att
Yds
Avg
TD
2023
FIU
11
11
4–7
194
332
58.4
2,414
7.3
11
11
123.8
117
50
0.4
6
2024
FIU
12
12
4–8
188
304
61.8
2,557
8.4
22
8
151.1
75
130
1.7
2
2025
FIU
4
4
2–2
73
116
62.9
701
6.0
2
3
114.2
28
64
2.3
4
Career
27
27
10−17
455
752
60.5
5,672
7.5
35
22
133.4
220
244
1.1
12
References
^ a b Alvarez, Nick (December 21, 2022). "3-star QB Keyone Jenkins reverses course, signs with FIU" . AL.com . Retrieved October 4, 2023 .
^ Barral, Kevin (September 3, 2023). "FIU Football: A lights out performance for Keyone Jenkins" . G5 Football Daily on SI . SI.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023 .
^ Barral, Kevin (September 18, 2023). "FIU Football: QB Keyone Jenkins is Maturing Quickly" . G5 Football Daily on SI . SI.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023 .
^ Villa, Walter. "Freshman starting quarterback Keyone Jenkins expected to play when FIU hosts UTEP" . Miami Herald . Retrieved October 11, 2023 .
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