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Bennie Jauan Jennings (born July 10, 1997) is an American football wide receiver. He played college football at Tennessee.

Early years

Jennings attended Blackman High School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He played quarterback in high school. He committed to the University of Tennessee to play college football.

College career

Jennings played at Tennessee from 2015 to 2019 under head coaches Butch Jones and Jeremy Pruitt. He converted to wide receiver in college.

In the 2015 season, Jennings was an instant contributor. In his collegiate debut against Bowling Green, he had three receptions for 56 yards in the 59–30 victory. Later on in the season, in a 28–27 loss to rival Florida, he showed off his dual-threat ability when he threw a 58-yard touchdown pass to quarterback Joshua Dobbs on a trick play.

In the 2016 season, Jennings role in the offense expanded. He recorded his first game with over 100 receiving yards with three receptions for 111 receiving yards and a touchdown in a 38–28 victory over Florida. The win was Tennessee's first over the Gators since the 2004 season. In the following game against rival Georgia, Jennings recorded the game-winning reception on a 43-yard Hail Mary from Dobbs to put the Vols up for good 34–31. Jennings finished the 2016 season with 40 receptions for 580 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns.

In 2017, Jennings appeared in only one game due to a wrist injury but was dismissed from the team under interim head coach Brady Hoke later in the season. He was reinstated for the next season by then-new head coach Jeremy Pruitt for the 2018 season. He earned a medical redshirt for his time missed in the 2017 season. In the 2018 season, Jennings appeared in 11 games and recorded 30 receptions for 438 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns.

In the 2019 season, Jennings was a key contributor for the Vols during their 8–5 season. He recorded four games with at least 100 receiving yards. His best output came in a victory against South Carolina, where he had seven receptions for 174 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns. Overall, he finished his senior season with 59 receptions for 969 receiving yards and eight receiving touchdowns. During his collegiate career, he had 146 receptions for 2,153 yards and 18 touchdowns.

Collegiate statistics

Jauan JenningsReceivingRushing
YearSchoolConfClassPosGRecYdsAvgTDAttYdsAvgTD
2015TennesseeSECFRWR101414910.607152.10
2016TennesseeSECSOWR134058014.575275.40
2017TennesseeSECJRWR13175.70000.00
2018TennesseeSECJRWR113043814.63000.00
2019TennesseeSECSRWR135996916.4813513.91
CareerTennessee481462,15314.71825933.71

Professional career

HeightWeightArm lengthHand size40-yard dash10-yd split20-yd split20-ss3-coneVert jumpBroad
6 ft 3 8 in
(1.91 m)
215 lb
(98 kg)
31 8 in
(0.80 m)
9 in
(0.23 m)
4.72 s29.0 in
(0.74 m)
9 ft 11 in
(3.02 m)
All values from NFL Combine
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