Kydran Jenkins: EDGE · Purdue · #4.
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Kydran Jenkins
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for two head coaches at Purdue: Jeff Brohm and Ryan Walters. First career honor, 2024: All-Big Ten. On tape: 7 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Penn State, Week 12, 2024.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
83 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 12.5 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-0vs Indiana State | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-66vs No. 18 Notre Dame | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-38@ Oregon State | 16 | 8 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 16 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 10-28vs Nebraska | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 6-52@ Wisconsin | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 49-50@ No. 23 Illinois | 10 | 6 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 8 | L 0-35vs No. 2 Oregon | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-26vs Northwestern | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 0-45@ No. 3 Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-49vs No. 4 Penn State | 7 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-24@ Michigan State | 9 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 0-66@ No. 10 Indiana | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 83 | 47 | 12.5 | 7.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
8%7 sacksTFL rate
15%12 TFLHurry rate
6%5 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
58%7 of 12 pressures83 tackles · 12.5 for loss · 7 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 8.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 8.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Walters
Pass share
48.8%
328 pass / 344 run
Plays / game
56.0
12 games
Team sack rate
9.2%
338 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #26 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Purdue, 24 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 45 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jeff Brohm → Ryan Walters. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
