Austin Seferian-Jenkins
| No. 88 New York Jets | |||||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | September 29, 1992 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Fox Island, Washington | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Gig Harbor (WA) | ||||||||
| College: | Washington | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2014 / Round: 2 / Pick: 38 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Receptions: | 55 |
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| Receiving yards: | 713 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 7 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Austin Edward Seferian-Jenkins (born September 29, 1992) is an American football tight end for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Washington.
Seferian-Jenkins attended Gig Harbor High School in Gig Harbor, Washington. He had 126 receptions during his career. He played in the 2011 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Seferian-Jenkins was ranked as the No. 2 tight end prospect in his class, behind Nick O'Leary and ahead of Jace Amaro. He chose his home-state school Washington over offers from Alabama, Miami (FL), Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Southern California, and Texas.
As a true freshman in 2011, Seferian-Jenkins started 10 of 13 games and had 41 receptions for 538 yards and six touchdowns. He also played basketball as a freshman. In his sophomore season, Seferian-Jenkins recorded 69 receptions for 852 yards and 7 touchdowns. He finished third in the Mackey Award voting. Upon completing his sophomore season, Seferian-Jenkins had already set Washington records for receptions (110), receiving yards (1,390) and touchdowns (13) for the tight end position. On August 12, 2013, Seferian-Jenkins suffered a broken pinkie during practice. Coach Steve Sarkisian announced the next day that Seferian-Jenkins will have to undergo surgery to repair the broken pinkie. Following Washington's win in the 2013 Fight Hunger Bowl Seferian-Jenkins announced he would leave school early and enter the 2014 NFL Draft.
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