CFL Calgary Stampeders

Stamps re-sign talented back

Published on October 26, 2004 under Canadian Football League (CFL)
Calgary Stampeders News Release


(Calgary) – Today Calgary Stampeders' General Manager and Head Coach Matt Dunigan announced the re-signing of Running Back Ronney Jenkins. Jenkins joined the Stampeders back on September 21, 2004 after playing 4 seasons in the NFL. In 2001 Ronney was named the San Diego Chargers Special Teams Player of the Year leading the NFL with a 26.6 yard average on kickoff returns ... Jenkins, who was named the first alternate for the NFL's all star game, set a team record with 1,541 kickoff return yards that season.

Here is a closer look at Ronney Jenkins:

Ronney Jenkins

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Running Back

College: Northern Arizona

HT: 5' 11" WT: 199 lbs

Born: May 25, 1977

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California

Stampeders: 1st year

CFL: 1st year

Import

Pro

Re-signed with the Stampeders on October 26, 2004 ... playing in his first season with the Stampeders ... originally signed on September 21, 2004 ... most recently Ronney was with the New Orleans Saints until August 30, 2004 ... in 2003 he played 7 games with the Oakland Raiders recording 25 kick-off returns for 553 yards ... in 2002 he played in his final season with the San Diego Chargers playing in 13 games returning the ball 40 times on kick-offs for 925 yards ... he may have had his best season in 2001 where he played in 16 games recording 58 kick-off returns for 1541 yards and an impressive 26.6 average ... in 2000 he joined the Chargers playing in 16 games and returning 67 kick-offs for 1531 yards.

2004

Enters his first season with the Stampeders ... signed on September 21, 2004 ... was with the New Orleans Saints in the NFL until August 30.

2003

Played in 7 games with the Oakland Raiders ... returning the ball 25 times for 553 yards ... his biggest gain on the ground came in his first game recording 5 kick-off returns for 115 yards for an average of 23.0 with his longest being 33 yards ... his best average came on September 22 vs the Denver Broncos ... Jenkins picked up 91 yards on 3 carries for an 30.3 average with his longest being 33 yards ... Ronney picked up another 91 yards vs the Cleveland Browns on October 12 where he returned the ball 4 times.

2002

Ronney played in 13 games with the San Diego Chargers ... he recorded 40 kickoff returns for 925 yards for an average 23.1 with his longest being 56 yards.

2001

Named Chargers Special Teams Player of the Year leading the NFL with a 26.6 yard average on kickoff returns ... Jenkins, who was named the first alternate for the NFL's all star game, set a team record with 1,541 kickoff return yards ... He bettered his previous team record by 10 yards, doing so on nine fewer returns than it took him to set the previous record in 2000 ...In the Chargers game in Oakland, Jenkins set a team record with 250 kickoff return yards, including a spectacular 93-yard touchdown return and a 67-yard return on the opening kickoff of the second half ... His 93-yard return tied a career long and equalled the sixth-longest in team history .... It was his third return for a touchdown and his second of the season, tying Andre Coleman's team record for the most touchdowns returns in a season ... Jenkins was named the AFC Special Teams Player of the month for October ... During the month he had an 88-yard return for a touchdown on the opening kickoff against Denver, and against Buffalo, his 72-yard return late in the fourth quarter set up Doug Flutie's game winning 13-yard touchdown run ... During the month Jenkins racked up 17 returns for 527 yards for an awesome 31.0-yard average ... He began the month ranked eighth in the NFL in kickoff return yards and finished as the league leader.

2000

Racked up 1,531 kickoff return yards, breaking Andre Coleman's team record of 1,411 yards set in 1995 ... returned 67 kickoffs, breaking Coleman's record of 62 , also set in 1995 ... ranked 10th in AFC and third among rookies with 22.9 yard kickoff return average ... tied Coleman's team record with eight kickoff returns Week 5 at St. Louis and Week 13 against San Francisco ... earned AFC Special Teams Player of Week honors after scoring first career touchdown on 93-yard kickoff return in Week 2 versus New Orleans Saints ... recorded eight carries for six yards and one catch for one yard.

College

Second team All-Big Sky Conference performer in 1999 ... became only eighth running back in school history to rush for over 1,000 yards ... tied for team high with 67 catches while ranking second with 716 receiving yards and 10 scores ... his 10 touchdown catches set school record for running backs ... first Lumberjacks running back to record 100 rushing and receiving yards in same game ... played at Brigham Young University in 1997 and 1998 ... second team All-WAC pick in 1998 after rushing for 1,307 yards and 12 touchdowns ... ranks sixth on BYU career charts with 2,040 rushing yards and 174 points scored ... named WAC Freshman of Year in 1997 after rushing for 733 yards and 11 touchdowns.

Noteworthy

Jenkins is a parks and recreation major ... All-CIF and all-country selection at Hueneme High School in Oxnard, California ... lettered in football, basketball and track ... As a prep at Oxnard, California's Point Hueneme High School, Jenkins set a national high-school record when he rushed for 619 yards and seven touchdowns in a single game ... during the summer, Jenkins retuned to his alma mater to host a two-day football camp with the proceed from the camp going to the school's athletic programs ... Aside from the camp, Jenkins has made several visits to the Oxnard campus to speak with students about life skills and the importance of staying in school ... A youth leadership major in college, Jenkins would like to work with at-risk kids when his playing days come to a conclusion ... Jenkins admits that he gets his soft hand for dealing with youth from his grandmother, Jean Cobbs ... During his formative years in junior high and high school, it was Cobbs who raised Jenkins and took him into her home to get him into an environment where he could succeed in athletics ... Jenkins holds a special place in his heart for his grandmother who not only raised him, but also nine kids of her own while living on a fixed income ...An interesting medical fact about Jenkins is that he lives and plays football despite only having one kidney, the result of a bicycle accident when he was six years old.

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