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Daniel Jenkins

Class: Senior Hometown: Moreno Valley, Calif. Height / Weight: 5-9 / 196

Position: Running Back Experience: 2L Last School: Rancho Verde HS

At Arizona: Will contend for major duty in the backfield after a solid sophomore season ... Rushed 31 times for 176 yards and a pair of scores, against Utah and Louisiana ... Career highs of 10 carries and 43 yards to help in winning effort against UCLA ... Caught four passes for 26 yards against Louisiana, his personal highs ... Also could be a kick returner, with a long of 81 against Louisiana to help spark a victory ... Lettered as a redshirt freshman in 2010, playing in nine games as a backup ... Rushed eight times for 26 yards ... Redshirted as a true freshman in 2009 ... Earned UA Coaches' Scout Team POW honors for the 2009 Iowa preparations.

High School: One of the top running backs in Inland Empire ... PrepStar All-America ... Tacoma News Tribune Western 100 ... CalHiSports All-State nominee for the Southern Section ... All-Inland Valley League honors as a junior defensive back for the Mustangs ... Two big games with 212 rushing yards and three scores against St. John Bosco, and three TDs and 191 yards against Arcadia in 2008 ... Played cornerback as an underclassman just to break into the lineup at Rancho Verde for head coach Pete Duffy ... Ran for over 1,014 yards and 15 touchdowns as a junior in 2007, with a superb nine yards per tote ... Participated in the 2008 Nike Elite Camp.

Personal: Son of Charlotte and William Jenkins ... Skipped the third grade ... Majoring in public management and policy.