Alfred Jenkins

Alfred Donnell Jenkins (born January 25, 1952) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the Birmingham Americans in 1974 and nine seasons for the Atlanta Falcons from 1975 through 1983. Jenkins was selected to the Pro Bowl during the 1980 and 1981 seasons and is considered the most successful National Football League (NFL) player from the short-lived World Football League (WFL).[1]

For other uses, see Alfred Jenkins (disambiguation).

Alfred Jenkins
No. 84
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1952-01-25) January 25, 1952
Hogansville, Georgia, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
College:Morris Brown
Undrafted:1975
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:360
Receiving yards:6,267
Receiving TDs:40
Player stats at PFR

Jenkins played college football at Atlanta's Morris Brown College and was not selected in the 1974 NFL Draft. He received a tryout and signed with the WFL's Birmingham Americans. He scored 14 touchdowns and caught 62 passes for 1,471 yards while helping the Americans win the WFL's only championship that season. After the Americans folded, Jenkins signed with the Falcons on April 9, 1975.[2] He became a mainstay at wide receiver, starting every game in each of his NFL seasons (with the exception of 1978, in which he played only one game before suffering a broken collarbone). Jenkins led the NFL in receiving yards (1,358) and receiving touchdowns (13) in the 1981 season.[3]

NFL career statistics
Legend
Led the league
Bold Career high

Regular season
Year Team Games Receiving
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTD
1975ATL 14143876720.2686
1976ATL 14144171017.3346
1977ATL 14143967717.4734
1978ATL 1122814.0220
1979ATL 16165085817.2573
1980ATL 1616581,03517.8576
1981ATL 1616701,35819.46713
1982ATL 992434714.5431
1983ATL 10103848712.8261
1101103606,26717.47340

Playoffs
Year Team Games Receiving
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTD
1980ATL 11415538.8601
1982ATL 1125226.0300
22620734.5601

References
  1. "For Jenkins, career-ending jolt never came; Ex-Falcon still owns record for TD catches". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. July 27, 1993. p. D2. Retrieved April 11, 2010. To those less familiar with Jenkins, he was Most Valuable Player of the World Football League in 1974, playing with the Birmingham Americans.
  2. Harvin, Al. "People in Sports," The New York Times, Thursday, April 10, 1975. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  3. Rosenberg, I. J. "Whatever happened to: Alfred Jenkins". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.


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