Keonta Jenkins: LB · Virginia Tech · #7.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Keonta Jenkins
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. The five seasons at Virginia Tech span three head coaches: Justin Fuente, J.C. Price and Brent Pry. A game that shows it: 10 tackles against Syracuse — Week 10, 2024.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
65 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 9.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Roanoke Times Oct 23
TigerNet Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 65 | 38 | 9.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 48 | 28 | 9.0 | 1.5 | -- | 1 |
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 42 | 24 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 17 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 181 | 106 | 20.5 | 2.5 | 9 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-34@ Vanderbilt | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-14vs Marshall | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 37-17@ Old Dominion | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 23-26vs Rutgers | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 34-38@ No. 7 Miami | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-7@ Stanford | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-21vs Boston College | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 21-6vs Georgia Tech | 10 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 31-38@ Syracuse | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-24vs No. 19 Clemson | 7 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 13 | L 28-31@ Duke | 7 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 14 | W 37-17vs Virginia | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 65 | 38 | 9.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
65tackles this seasonTFL rate
15%10 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
6%4 pass breakups65 tackles · 9.5 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Road6g | 4.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Pry
Pass share
41.2%
339 pass / 484 run
Plays / game
63.3
13 games
Team sack rate
8.6%
373 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #116 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Virginia Tech, 181 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Justin Fuente, J.C. Price, and Brent Pry. Multi-era developmental context.
