2018: Appeared in 15 contests with one start as the fourth S and was inactive another…Posted 13 tackles (eight solo)…Recorded a half-sack, the first of his career, and 1.5 tackles for loss…Registered 10 tackles on special teams…Started both postseason games as a fourth S, recording 12 tackles (eight solo)…Added a special teams tackle…vs. Kansas City (Sept. 9): Saw action on 26 plays on special teams, tying with LB Uchenna Nwosu for the team lead…at Buffalo (Sept. 16): Appeared on 10 defensive plays and a team-high 24 on special teams…Pressured QB Josh Allen on a blitz in the first quarter, hitting him as he threw to force an overthrown incomplete pass…at Los Angeles Rams (Sept. 23): Played 21 snaps on special teams…vs. San Francisco (Sept. 30): Appeared on one defensive play, assisting on a tackle…Contributed on 26 snaps on special teams…vs. Oakland (Oct. 7): Saw action on two defensive snaps and 19 on special teams…at Cleveland (Oct. 14): Recorded the first QB takedown of his career, splitting a sack with DT Corey Liuget in the first quarter…Set a single-game career high with five tackles (three solo)…Posted three special teams tackles…Played 25 snaps on defense and 23 on special teams…vs. Tennessee (Wembley Stadium, Oct. 21): Posted a tackle on special teams…Saw action on eight defensive plays and 13 on special teams…at Seattle (Nov. 4): Inactive (healthy scratch)…at Oakland (Nov. 11): Posted a tackle on special teams…Appeared on three plays on defense and 18 on special teams…vs. Denver (Nov. 18): Recorded three tackles on special teams…Registered one of his special teams tackles on kickoff coverage, sprinting in good coverage to drop CB Adam Jones at the 15-yard line…vs. Arizona (Nov. 25): Participated on four plays on defense and 18 on special teams…at Pittsburgh (Dec. 2): Recorded a special teams tackle…Played a snap on defense and 18 on special teams…vs. Cincinnati (Dec. 9): Appeared on 13 special teams plays and four on defense, posting a special teams tackle…at Kansas City (Dec. 13): Participated on 11 snaps on special teams…vs. Baltimore (Dec. 22): Contributed on 15 special teams plays…at Denver (Dec. 30): Made the first start of his career as the team’s fourth S, playing 38 defensive snaps and 14 on special teams…Set a single-game career high with seven tackles (five solo) and a tackle for loss…at Baltimore (AFC Wild Card, Jan. 6): Part of a defense that set team postseason records for the fewest single-game net yards allowed (229), including a record 69 in the first half, which was the fewest allowed in a postseason game since the 2006 AFC Wild Card…Started as the fourth S and posted three solo stops in his NFL postseason debut…Added a tackle on special teams…Contributed on 60 plays on defense and 15 on special teams…at New England (AFC Divisional, Jan. 13): Started as the fourth S, joining S Derwin James as one of two Chargers to play all 83 defensive snaps…Registered nine tackles (five solo), setting a postseason single-game career high…Added 17 tackles on special teams.
2017: Played in 15 games, missing one with a concussion...Totaled five tackles (four solo), a pass defensed and 11 tackles on special teams, pinning the opponent inside their own 20 four times...at Denver (Sept. 11): Made his NFL debut, seeing action on 11 special teams plays...vs. Miami (Sept. 17): Inactive (concussion)...vs. Kansas City (Sept. 24): Returned from a concussion to play 19 snaps on special teams and register the first special teams tackle of his career on kickoff coverage...vs. Philadelphia (Oct. 1): Participated on 23 special teams plays…at New York Giants (Oct. 8): Saw action on 27 special teams plays and one on defense…It marked the first defensive snap of his career…Posted two special teams tackles on kickoff coverage, including one that forced the Giants to start the ensuing drive from inside their own 20-yard line…at Oakland (Oct. 15): Registered two tackles on special teams, with one coming on punt coverage and another on kickoff coverage…vs. Denver (Oct. 22): Played two snaps on defense and 19 on special teams, posting a special teams tackle on kickoff coverage that forced Denver to start the ensuing drive inside the 20…at New England (Oct. 29): Posted a special teams tackle on kickoff coverage and one on punt coverage…at Jacksonville (Nov. 12): Registered two special teams tackles on punt coverage, pinning Jacksonville inside their 20 once…Played a team-high 32 special teams snaps…vs. Buffalo (Nov. 19): Netted the first solo tackle of his career…at Dallas (Nov. 23): Appeared on seven defensive snaps and 13 on special teams, totaling two solo stops…vs. Cleveland (Dec. 3): Saw action on three defensive plays and 15 on special teams…vs. Washington (Dec. 10): Broke up the first pass of his career, playing eight snaps on defense and 25 on special teams…at Kansas City (Dec. 16): Tied a career high with two tackles (one solo) on seven defensive plays…Added 23 snaps on special teams, leading all players…at New York Jets (Dec. 24): Participated on 25 special teams plays and 10 on defense…vs. Oakland (Dec. 31): On a toss play to RB Marshawn Lynch on fourth-and-two, penetrated the backfield and made first contact with Lynch, preventing Lynch from turning the corner before he was taken down by DE Tenny Palepoi for a turnover on downs.
COLLEGE: Played four seasons (2012-13, ’15-16) at Miami with a medical redshirt in 2014, appearing in 49 career games with 33 starts…Finished with 201 tackles, including eight tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks…Posted nine INTs, 28 passes defensed and a fumble recovery…Earned honorable mention All-Atlantic Coast Conference as a senior when he ranked third on the team with 76 tackles (56 solo) while leading the team with two INTs.
PERSONAL: Given name Rayshawn Sharodd Jenkins…Nickname is ‘Jenks’…Born in St. Petersburg, Fla. …Has a three-year-old son, Ace…Had his daughter, Blaize, early in 2019…Has 17 siblings…A brother, Keyon, plays at Quincy University in Quincy, Ill. …A sister, Charlisa, plays basketball at Hampton (Va.) University…Played youth football with Seattle LB Shaquem Griffin and CB Shaquill Griffin…Earned a degree in criminology with a minor in sports administration from Miami…High School: Played QB, WR, RB and DB at Admiral Farragut Academy in St. Petersburg, Fla. …Also ran track as was named the school’s Athlete of the Year after winning the 1A state title in the 110-meter hurdles and finishing second in the 300-meter hurdles…Lettered four years in football and three in track & field.
2017 Selected by Los Angeles Chargers in the fourth round (113th overall) of NFL Draft, April 29…Signed rookie contract, May 18.
