Malcolm Jenkins continues to prove his worth to the Philadelphia Eagles.

It goes way beyond the millions he'll earn.

The free agent safety recorded an interception for the third straight game, this time stepping in front of a Colin Kapernick pass and going 53 yards through traffic for a touchdown.

Jenkins' score wasn't enough in a 26-21 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.

This much is obvious through the first four games: Jenkins was the right player to add to their secondary.

Jenkins' pick gave the Eagles a 14-10 lead.

"It was just a coverage where, sometimes we can pass things off and have guys fall off into windows that the quarterback isn't expecting and I kind of fell off into a 'slant' window and he wasn't expecting me," Jenkins told Philadelphiaeagles.com. "From there, I got some great blocks by teammates who were really hustling to get me into the end zone."

The last Eagles safety to come up with interceptions in three consecutive games?

Try Brian Dawkins in 2004.

Ironically, Jenkins is the hardest-hitting safety the Eagles have featured since Dawkins left via free agency following the 2008 season.

Jenkins is also showing similar leadership qualities as well as the ability to make big plays.

"It's a mentalilty that, yeah, every time we have the ball we want to score. We're the defense and we don't touch the ball that much," Jenkins said. "Every time we touch it, we want to score. That's why you see guys turning and blocking and trying to escort the ballcarrier into the end zone. It's a big deal when we're able to do that and hopefully turn a game around."