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Alabama State Highlights (2013-16): Part of the Hornets’ program for four years ... Played in only one game his final season, recording an assisted tackle and a fumble recovery in the opener at Texas-San Antonio, before suffering a season-ending injury (broken leg) and receiving a medical redshirt ... Recorded 26 total stops — including 4½ behind the line of scrimmage — one interception and three other passes broken up in 2015 ... Also forced one fumble and recovered another that year ... Posted nine tackles against both Alcorn State and Prairie View A&M, with one stop for loss in the match-up with the former and 1½ vs. the latter ... Credited with 35 tackles and four passes defended as a sophomore ... Finished with seven stops in win over Mississippi Valley State and six the previous week in defeat of Tennessee State ... Had 26 tackles and broke up three passes his freshman season.

High School Highlights: Received three stars from 247Sports.com while earning two stars from Rivals.com, Scout.com and ESPN.com ... Lettered in football at Daphne High ... Following his prep career was invited to play in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic ... Was named honorable mention all-state as a senior by the Alabama Sports Writers Association after posting 84 tackles, four interceptions and seven other passes broken up ... Part of a Trojan team that went 15-0 and won the state 6A championship when he was a sophomore ... Helped DHS go 10-2 the following season after a first-round playoff victory ... School also won a postseason game on the way to an 8-4 finish his senior year.

Personal: Full name is Alfred Houston Jenkins III ... Born March 12, 1994, in Fairhope, Ala. ... Son of Alfred Jr. and the deceased Ernestine Jenkins ... Is the youngest of six children ... Likes to spend time with friends and listen to music in his free time ... Wants to become a coach in the future ... Coming out of high school had scholarship offers from Northern Illinois, Louisiana-Lafayette, Alabama-Birmingham and Florida International ... Was also recruited by Minnesota ... Is working toward a master’s of education leadership degree.