Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Teven Jenkins was born March 3, 1998, in Topeka, Kansas. He is an offensive lineman in the NFL.

He attended Topeka High School, where he played baseball, basketball and football. He was named All-State in his junior and senior seasons. Jenkins was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Oklahoma State over offers from Kansas State, Louisville, Missouri and Nebraska. Jenkins redshirted his true freshman season. He played in 12 games with three starts the following season. Jenkins was named the Cowboys starting right tackle going into his redshirt sophomore season and was named honorable mention All-Big 12 Conference after starting all 13 of the team's games, with three starts coming at left tackle due to an injury to regular starter Arlington Hambright. He was again named honorable mention All-Big 12 after his redshirt junior season. He started every game as a senior and was named to the 2020 All-Big 12 Conference football team. He was drafted 39th by the Chicago Bears.

During the 2022 preseason, the Bears chose to switch Jenkins from offensive tackle to right guard. He started 11 games at right guard before being placed on injured reserve on January 4, 2023.