Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-7vs Eastern Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 27-29@ Ohio | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#22
Jaheim Jenkins
Senior cornerback on Jacksonville State's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 190 lb · Bainbridge, GA · Bainbridge
CFB Index 25 · #306 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Jacksonville State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 231 nationally · Joined Eastern Michigan
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback on Jacksonville State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Eastern Michigan in 2023.
- Transferred from Eastern Michigan to Jacksonville State in 2025.
Jaheim Jenkins
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Jaheim Jenkins has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt: 1 tackles against Ohio — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Eastern Michigan3-star out of Iowa Western C.C.
20258 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2024
Jacksonville State
2025–2026era →
Charles Kelly
Jacksonville State
Coaching transition mid-career: Rich Rodriguez → Charles Kelly. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Eastern Michigan6-7HC: Chris Creighton · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2024Eastern Michigan5-7HC: Chris Creighton · Run-leaning
2025Jacksonville State9-5HC: Charles Kelly · Run-heavy
2026Jacksonville State1-2HC: Charles Kelly · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Kelly
Pass share
43.2%
79 pass / 104 run
Plays / game
61.0
3 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
88 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
25 · #306 of 364 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #306 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #17 of 19 Conference USA CBs
How the All-Conference USA estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Jacksonville State | 21 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 29 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 49–7
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 42-point win at home against Eastern Kentucky.
With C. Creel — 327 yds · 5 TD · 1 INT · 54 rush yds (10 car) · J. Williams — -4 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Jacksonville State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Jacksonville State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +7 net (21 in / 14 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Jacksonville State · Last season: 9-5 · Talent rank #93 · 2026 recruiting class #86
DNA match
Player DNA
Ball Hawk
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Zahran Manley’s 2024 season.
88%match
Matches Zahran on
PD rate
Weight
Height
Differs from Zahran on
Tackle volume (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Rejzohn Wright's junior season at Oregon State (2022).
88%match
NFL Rd 3 · Pk 36
Matches Rejzohn on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Differs from Rejzohn on
Tackle volume (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jaheim Jenkins
Background
2025: Played in 12 games with four starts...Totaled 21 tackles with five pass breakups...Allowed 15 receptions on 27 targets according to Pro Football Focus...Had five tackles and a pass breakup in IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl win over Troy (12/16)...Had four tackles and a pass breakup in win at...
The secondary · Jacksonville State
- #1Caleb Nix63 tackles · 2025
- #3Tre'Quon Fegans36 tackles · 2025
- #22Jaheim Jenkins21 tackles · 2025
- #7Marc Woods16 tackles · 2025
- #10RJ Rainer12 tackles · 2025
22 more on the roster · Jacksonville State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology