2018 Football Roster
Roster
Elgton Jenkins
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 310
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Clarksdale, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Clarksdale HS
2019 NFL Combine Participant
2018 Senior Bowl Selection
2018 Kent Hull Trophy Winner (top OL in Mississippi)
2018 First-Team All-American (The Athletic)
2018 Fourth-Team All-American (Phil Steele)
2018 SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week (vs. Louisiana, at Ole Miss)
2018 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2017 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2015 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll2018 Senior Bowl Selection
2018 Kent Hull Trophy Winner (top OL in Mississippi)
2018 First-Team All-American (The Athletic)
2018 Fourth-Team All-American (Phil Steele)
2018 SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week (vs. Louisiana, at Ole Miss)
2017 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2015 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
CAREER: The No. 1 center prospect for the 2019 NFL Draft, according to ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr., who is also versatile enough to play every position on the line โฆ Transitioned into the starting center role in 2017 preseason camp and shined as a junior โฆ Played in 49 career games with 34 starts โ 26 at center, five at left tackle, two at left guard and one at right tackle โฆ Allowed only one sack over 762 pass-blocking snaps at center during his junior and senior seasons, per Pro Football Focus โฆ Two-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll โฆ Graduated from MSU in December 2018 with a degree in industrial technology.
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2018 SENIOR SEASON: Started all 13 games at center โฆ Recipient of the Kent Hull Trophy, awarded annually to the top offensive lineman in the state of Mississippi โฆ Earned first-team All-America honors from The Athletic and fourth-team honors from Phil Steele โฆ Played 773 total snaps, including 369 in pass protection, according to Pro Football Focus โฆ Did not allow a sack through the first nine games of the season โฆ Surrendered zero QB hits and only six total pressures โฆ Committed just one penalty โฆ Tied for the SEC lead in fewest total pressures allowed (6) among centers who played at least 200 pass-blocking snaps โฆ Earned a pass-blocking grade of 80.0 or better from PFF in seven different games, including four times in SEC action ... Earned the third-best overall PFF grade (74.1) in the SEC among centers who played a minimum of 770 snaps โฆ His 74.1 overall grade was his highest since 2015 when he finished with a 73.1 grade โฆ Collected the second-highest PFF pass-blocking grade (84.8) in the conference among centers โฆ Finished as one of only four centers in the SEC who did not allow a QB hit over at least 350 snaps played in pass protection โฆ Led an offensive line that helped the offense rank second in the SEC in both rushing yards per game (223.6) and yards per rush (5.7) โฆ Helped pave the way for the offense to rush for 300 or more yards in an SEC-best four games โฆ Earned SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week honors for the first time in his career after his performance vs. Louisiana (9/15) โฆ Did not allow a single pressure and anchored an offensive front that cleared paths for 331 yards rushing against the Raginโ Cajuns as the offense averaged 8.5 yards per play โฆ Was the highest-graded center by PFF in the SEC for the week with a season-high 81.0 overall grade โฆ Added an 82.2 grade in the pass game and a 75.7 grade in the run game from PFF โฆParticipated in a season-high 75 snaps vs. No. 8 Auburn (10/6) โฆ Helped spearhead a rushing attack that generated 349 yards and averaged 6.1 yards per carry against the Tigers โฆ Picked up his second SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week award after blocking for a rushing attack that pounded out 309 yards on the ground in the Egg Bowl at Ole Miss (11/22) โฆ Helped the offense finish with 420 yards of total offense, its highest output in a conference game on the year โฆ Did not allow a pressure against the Rebels and finished with an 81.3 pass-blocking grade from PFF โฆ Produced a season-best 84.0 pass-blocking grade from PFF in the Outback Bowl vs. Iowa (1/1) โฆ Did not allow a single pressure in 35 snaps in pass protection โฆ His 84.0 pass-blocking grade was the fifth-best among centers nationally in bowl games.
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2017 JUNIOR SEASON: Started all 13 games at center โฆ Made his first career start at center in the season-opener vs. Charleston Southern (9/2) โฆ Paved the way for a dominant rushing offense that ranked second in the SEC, racking up 251.7 yards per game, which was also 11th nationally โฆ Part of an offensive line that allowed the fewest sacks in the SEC and the fewest by an MSU team since 1988 (13)
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2016 SOPHOMORE SEASON: Played in 12 games with five starts โฆ Did not play against Samford (10/29) โฆ According to Pro Football Focus, ranked second in the SEC in pass block efficiency with a 97.8 percentile โฆ Was in on 514 snaps during the year, including a season-high 70 in a dominating performance against No. 4 Texas A&M (11/5) โฆ Started at left tackle the first three games of the year โ South Alabama (9/3), South Carolina (9/10) and LSU (9/17) and then moved to guard โฆ Started at left guard at Ole Miss (11/26) and in the St. Petersburg Bowl (12/26).
2015 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in 11 games with three starts โฆ Started at left tackle against Troy (10/10) and Ole Miss (11/28) โฆ Started at right tackle at Arkansas (11/21) โฆ Saw action in 420 snaps during the regular season โฆ Played in 54 snaps during his first career start vs. Troy โฆ Played a season-high 87 snaps during start at Arkansas โฆ Did not play against LSU and Missouri.
2014 TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON: Redshirted during first year on campus โฆ Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
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HIGH SCHOOL: A three-star recruit according to 247Sports ... Rated as the 15th best prospect in Mississippi by 247Sports ... Was a high school teammate of fellow MSU teammate signee J.T. Gray as a senior ... Two are the first SEC prospects from Clarksdale since Charles Mitchell went to the NFL after four years at Mississippi State โฆ Earned Second-Team 5A Mississippi Association of Coaches All-State honors as a senior ... Selected to play for the North Team as an offensive lineman in the Bernard Blackwell All-Star Football Game following final year ... Earned a place on the Mississippi High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) Region 1-5A First All-Region Team ... Played for head coach Henry Johnson and helped the Cougars to a 7-5 record in 2013 ... Team advanced to the second round of the MHSAA 5A state playoffs after a 38-21 victory against Ridgeland in the postseason opener ... Played on both sides of the line during final campaign โฆ Collected 19 tackles with 2.0 sacks in 2014.
PERSONAL: Born Elgton Torrance Jenkins Jr. on Dec. 26, 1995 โฆ Nickname is โBig Eโ โฆ Parents are Delandra and Elgton Jenkins Sr. โฆ Has two siblings โ Indigol and Jerry โฆ All-time favorite MSU player is Mario Haggan.
