Alfred Jenkins

Alfred Donnell Jenkins (born January 25, 1952) is a former professional American football wide receiver who played for the Birmingham Americans in 1974 and nine seasons for the Atlanta Falcons from 1975 through 1983. Jenkins was selected to the Pro Bowl during the 1980 and 1981 seasons and is considered the most successful NFL player from the short-lived World Football League.[1]

For other uses, see Alfred Jenkins (disambiguation).
Alfred Jenkins
No. 84
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1952-01-25) January 25, 1952
Hogansville, Georgia, U.S.
Career information
College:Morris Brown
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:360
Receiving Yards:6,267
Touchdowns:40
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Jenkins played college football at Atlanta's Morris Brown College and went undrafted in the 1974 NFL Draft. He received a tryout and signed with the WFL's Birmingham Americans and led them to the WFL's only championship that season. The WFL folded midway through the following season and Jenkins signed with the Falcons and became a mainstay at wide receiver, starting every game in each of his NFL seasons (with the exception of 1978, in which he played only one game before suffering a broken collarbone). Jenkins led the NFL in receiving yards (1,358) and receiving touchdowns (13) in the 1981 season.[2]

References
  1. "For Jenkins, career-ending jolt never came; Ex-Falcon still owns record for TD catches". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. July 27, 1993. p. D2. Retrieved April 11, 2010. To those less familiar with Jenkins, he was Most Valuable Player of the World Football League in 1974, playing with the Birmingham Americans.
  2. https://www.ajc.com/sports/football/whatever-happened-alfred-jenkins/rr09H3OGbkkFXLEbEspwVI/


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