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Georgia Southern University Athletics

2025 Football Roster

49 Amar Jenkins

  • Position Defensive Back
  • Ht./Wt. 5-10 / 180
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown St. Helena Island, S.C.
  • High School Whale Branch
  • Major Construction Management

Biography

2024-25: Did not see any game action … Made the Honor Roll in the spring.

2023-24: Did not play in any games. 

2022-23: Was enrolled at Georgia Southern in the fall but was not on the team … Redshirted … Joined the program in the spring after going through the Edwin Jackson Memorial Walk-On Tryouts … Made the Honor Roll in the spring.

2021-22: Enrolled at Georgia Southern in January as a mid-year student after graduating from high school in 2021.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Coach Jerry Hatcher at Whale Branch Early College High … A first-team all-region selection in 2020 … As a senior, had four interceptions, eight pass breakups, 30 tackles, and scored three touchdowns … Also played basketball and baseball.

PERSONAL: Born Amar Jassiem Jenkins on February 1 in Beaufort, SC … Son of Shannel Holmes and Williams Jenkins Jr. … Has an older brother, Kameron, and a younger sister, Onyx. 

MAJOR: Construction Management

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Historical Player Information

  • 49

    2023Redshirt Freshman

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 180 lbs
    49
  • 49

    2024Redshirt Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 180 lbs
    49
  • 49

    2025Redshirt Junior

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 180 lbs
    49