Defense & Fumbles

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Defense & Fumbles Table
Def Interceptions Fumbles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng FF Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Sfty AV Awards
1987 25 SEA NFL DB 12 1 3 46 0 34 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 2
1988 26 SEA NFL RCB/LCB 16 16 3 41 0 21 1 1 50 0 0.0 0 7
1989 27 SEA NFL DB 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 2
1990 28 SEA NFL DB 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.0 0 2
1991 29 DET NFL RCB 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15 0 1.0 0 6
1992 30 DET NFL RCB 16 16 4 34 0 14 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 6
1993 31 2TM NFL DB 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 2
1993 31 ATL NFL DB 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 2
1993 31 DET NFL DB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
7 Yrs 107 55 11 121 0 34 0 3 7 65 0 1.0 0 27
17 Game Avg 17 9 2 19 0 34 0 1 10 0 0.2 0 4
SEA (4 Yrs) 60 20 7 87 0 34 0 2 4 50 0 0.0 0 13
DET (3 Yrs) 33 32 4 34 0 14 0 1 2 15 0 1.0 0 12
ATL (1 Yr) 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 2
Defense & Fumbles Table
Def Interceptions Fumbles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Comb Sfty Awards
1987 25 SEA NFL DB 1 1 1 28 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
1988 26 SEA NFL RCB/LCB 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
1991 29 DET NFL RCB 2 2 1 41 1 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
1993 31 DET NFL DB 1 1 1 15 1 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
4 Yrs 5 5 3 84 2 41 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
17 Game Avg 17 17 10 286 7 41 0 0 3 0 0 0.0 0 0
DET (2 Yrs) 3 3 2 56 2 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
SEA (2 Yrs) 2 2 1 28 0 28 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
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Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Ret Yds PRTD Lng Y/Ret Ret Yds KRTD Lng APYd Awards
1991 29 DET NFL RCB 16 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 15
7 Yrs 107 55 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 186
17 Game Avg 17 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 30
SEA (4 Yrs) 60 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 137
DET (3 Yrs) 33 32 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 49
ATL (1 Yr) 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Scoring Summary

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Touchdowns PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1992 30 DET NFL RCB 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.4
7 Yrs 107 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.1
17 Game Avg 17 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1
SEA (4 Yrs) 60 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
DET (3 Yrs) 33 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.2
ATL (1 Yr) 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Scoring Summary Table
Touchdowns PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1991 29 DET NFL RCB 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.0
1993 31 DET NFL DB 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 6.0
4 Yrs 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.4
17 Game Avg 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 41 2.4
DET (2 Yrs) 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 4.0
SEA (2 Yrs) 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Monitor

PFR HOF Monitor: 9.65 (905th among DB, average HOF DB is 98.02)

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Mel Jenkins?

Mel Jenkins is 62 years old.

When was Mel Jenkins born?

Mel Jenkins was born on March 16, 1962.

Where was Mel Jenkins born?

Mel Jenkins was born in Jackson, MS.

How tall is Mel Jenkins?

Mel Jenkins is 5-10 (178 cm) tall.

How much did Mel Jenkins weigh when playing?

Mel Jenkins weighed 172 lbs (78 kg) when playing.

Is Mel Jenkins in the Hall of Fame?

Mel Jenkins has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did Mel Jenkins play?

Mel Jenkins played 107 games over his career.

How many interception return yards did Mel Jenkins have?

Mel Jenkins had 121 interception return yards over his career.

When did Mel Jenkins retire?

Mel Jenkins last played in 1993.