Roland Jenkins: S · UL Monroe · #2.
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Roland Jenkins
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. A two-star recruit with two seasons on the field at UL Monroe since. One game to point at: 15 tackles against Georgia State — Week 7, 2017.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
89 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 5.5 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
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 29-37@ Memphis | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-28vs Southern Miss | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 56-50@ Louisiana | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 51-43vs Coastal Carolina | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-27@ Texas State | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 37-47vs Georgia State | 15 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 23-33@ South Alabama | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 23-31@ Idaho | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-45vs App State | 12 | 8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-42@ No. 6 Auburn | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 50-67vs Arkansas State | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 10-42@ Florida State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 89 | 54 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
89tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%6 TFL89 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 1 sack · 4 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
2 seasons under Matt Viator, all run-leaning offenses — 8-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 8.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road7g | 6.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 8.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Viator
Pass share
46.9%
404 pass / 457 run
Plays / game
71.8
12 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
435 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
89 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at UL Monroe, 120 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Todd Berry → Matt Viator. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
