Caden Jenkins

• Preseason Fourth-Team All-Big 12 (Phil Steele) 2024 (Sophomore): Played in 11 games with 11 starts, missing two games due to injury … Finished with 24 tackles, one interception and five pass break-ups … Posted a 65.1 pass coverage grade from PFF, the sixth-best rating on the team … Had a 67.5 defensive grade, ranking 10th best on the roster and eighth among players who played over 100 snaps … Had a tackle vs. Tarleton and at Utah … Went for two stops vs. Air Force and at Colorado … After missing two games due to injury, returned at Texas Tech to go for six tackles, with an interception and a pass break-ups … Had five tackles vs. OSU … Made two stops vs. TCU and one at WVU … Had a tackle vs. Kansas and two pass break-ups … Had three stops vs. LSU in the Texas Bowl and broke up a pass … According to PFF, allowed 18 catches – on 35 targets – for 434 yards and three TDs on the year with seven defensive pass interference penalties. 2023 (Freshman): Had a second-team freshman All-America season as tabbed by The Athletic … Played in all 12 games with seven starts … Had 37 tackles, three interceptions, three pass break-ups and two fumble recoveries … Was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week and the Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week following a week five performance at UCF, where he had an interception and returned a fumble 72 yards for a TD … Was Baylor’s second-highest graded defensive player via Pro Football Focus (74.9), and his 58.1 reception percentage was the second-best on the team … Ranked as the 10th best qualified (20% of 598 snaps) freshman in pass coverage grade via PFF (74.5), ranking fifth among power-4 schools … Had two tackles and a pass break-up in the first two games of the year vs. Texas State and in his first career start vs. No. 12/12 Utah … After a tackle vs. Long Island, had seven tackles and a TFL vs. No. 3/6 Texas … After his break-out game vs. UCF, had an interception vs. Texas Tech … Had five tackles and his third interception vs. Houston … Went for four tackles at No. 25 Kansas State … Had six tackles and returned a fumble 10 yards at TCU … Had four tackles vs. West Virginia. High School: Consensus three-star prospect … Ranked as the No. 73 player on The Dallas Morning News’ top 100 recruits list … Rated the No. 98 cornerback in the nation and No. 177 overall player in Texas by 247Sports … The No. 77 corner nationally according to Rivals … Helped Lewisville to a 12-2 record and a regional finals appearance in 2022 … Earned District 6-6A first-team honors in 2022 after tallying 25 total tackles, five pass breakups and forcing two fumbles … Recorded 30 tackles and 13 pass breakups as a junior in 2021 … Earned District 6-6A first-team honors in 2021, leading Lewisville to an 11-2 record and an appearance in the third round of the 6A Division I playoffs … Also ran track, serving on the third leg of Lewisville’s bronze medal-winning 4x200-meter relay team at 6A state championship … Chose Baylor over offers from Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas State, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, SMU and Texas Tech, among others.