The Jacksonville Jaguars needed to come out of free agency with a starter in their secondary and did just that Monday. Per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the team came to terms with safety Rayshawn Jenkins, who formerly played for the Los Angeles Chargers.
The deal was a four-year deal, but the terms haven’t been disclosed yet.
S Rayshawn Jenkins is signing with the Jacksonville Jaguars on a four-year deal, per source.
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) March 15, 2021
Jenkins, 27, will be returning to his home state of Florida as a native of St. Petersburg. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft out of the University of Miami.
Jenkins will join a Jags’ safety group that desperately needs him as the Jags have struggled to find a proven or consistent answer to play alongside Jarrod Wilson. He’ll also provide them with a player who can stay healthy as he’s only missed three regular season games.
Jenkins will enter his Jags tenure with 32 career regular season NFL starts to his name. During his time in Los Angeles, he was also able to accumulate 174 combined tackles along with nine pass breakups and five picks.
In terms of his Pro Football Focus figures, Jenkins overall grade of 68.9 ranked him 29th of 94 eligible players when it comes to safety grades. A big part of that was the 70 figure he registered in coverage, which is an area the Jags safeties struggled at.
