Teven Jenkins is a big nasty tackle from Oklahoma State University. He’s 6’6 320 lbs and he plays like a big guy as well. He’s incredibly aggressive and plays with a fierce tenacity. He loves to finish plays with pancakes and will be an infectious player to add to an offensive line because of his competitive nature. 

Strengths: 

  • Explosive Out of His Stance

Teven Jenkins isn’t quite the fastest guy in the world but he gets up out of stance extremely quickly. He does a great job timing the snap and gaining ground backward and to the outside to cut off speed rush.

  • Great Against Counter Moves

Since Teven Jenkins gets so wide early on he has to be able to handle the inside counter move and he is certainly prepared for it. He has great reaction time and uses his hands incredibly well to cut off the inside move.

  • Great Hands

Teven Jenkins has some of the strongest punches that you will ever see an offensive tackle deliver. Once he lands a punch it is very tough for offensive tackles to recover, and the great placement of these punches magnifies their impact.

  • Effective Footwork that Works For Him

Jenkins struggles with speed rushers and he knows this, which is why on his kick slide he takes one big explosive step early to get wider early on and to cut off outside rushes. He’s prepared and has the hand technique to deal with inside counters, so this unorthodox method works for Jenkins.

  • Amazing Controlled Aggressiveness

Jenkins is one of the meanest blockers out there. He loves to finish and pancake guys, especially on the second level of the run game, but his aggressiveness is controlled and never looks chaotic.

Weaknesses: 

  • Lack of Length

There are some concerns with Jenkins especially in regards to his arm length. His punches are so incredibly effective but in the NFL it will be tough for him to land these punches, considering he has just 33 1/2 inch arms.

  • Might Have to Move in to Guard

Teven Jenkins already plays RT, so if teams are looking for the coveted franchise blindside blocker, Jenkins won’t give them one, and he may not even be a tackle altogether in the NFL. He has the arm length concern, as well as the fact that he is very slow after his first couple of steps, which worked in college because he overcompensated early and had the technique and strength to fend off inside counters, but in the NFL he could be exposed in that regard and playing guard would fix that as well. I still think that he should be played at tackle first and then moved to guard if that doesn’t work out.

Player Comp: If Teven Jenkins does end up staying at right tackle as his position in the NFL I like the comparison of Bryan Bulaga for him. Both guys are incredibly strong who pack a lot of power in their punches, and similarly they have short arms so they get outreached and can’t land all of these punches often. They both do the same kick slide technique where they get wide to counter the speed rush early on, and they’re both explosive out of their stances. Teven Jenkins may be a bit more aggressive while Bulaga is a bit quicker but overall I think it’s still a great player comp athletically and style wise, and if Jenkins develops, it could be similar talent wise as well.

Final Thoughts: Jenkins is a guy that I like quite a bit. Recently his draft stock has grown quite a bit with him creeping into the late first round and some people having him higher, and I think that we could go one step further and put him in that tier with Slater and Darrisaw. I don’t think he’s quite as good as those guys but I think he’s a Top 20 pick who can definitely help an offensive line. He’s going to fit better in a power running scheme than zone, because of how aggressive of a run blocker he is, and he’s going to be utilized best as a RT with the capability to be better if moved to RG. The Bears are a team I really like for Jenkins because we saw the offense performed a lot better when the running game was working, but the run blocking wasn’t great last year. The Bears could really use help at RT where Jenkins can slide right in, and if that doesn’t work out he’d still be an upgrade at RG. The Bears are also mainly a power running team. They pick in a slot where Jenkins will likely still be there, and it’s where I would start to see good value with Jenkins, so overall I think is a great team fit.