2009 NFL Draft

bhelmLSU · May 8, 2009

"I'm just excited to get the plays under my belt, to learn what it is they want me to do, to start to study and get better," said Jenkins, who will start out by learning the left and right cornerback positions.

He has the versatility to potentially move inside to free safety at some point.

Jenkins (6 feet, 204 pounds) said he prefers cornerback, but he said all the pre-draft talk about switching him to another position didn't bother him.

"When I heard all that stuff, it was kind of a compliment to me, because a lot of people were saying I could play safety and be a very good safety, while others were saying I could play corner," said Jenkins, who played some at free safety during his junior year before switching back to cornerback full-time as a senior. "To have that kind of versatility, I take it as a compliment. It means I can play corner on first and second down, then move to safety or move inside in the nickel. That brings a lot of options to a defense. They kind of flip it to be a negative, but I always thought it was a positive."
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New Orleans Saints cornerback Malcolm Jenkins gets his first taste of pro ball at the team's minicamp Friday - New Orleans Saints Beat

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2009 NFL Draft

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