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Games played:	87
Games started:	85
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Elgton Jenkins
	Jenkins with the Packers in 2019
No. 74 – Green Bay Packers
Position:	Guard
Personal information
Born:	December 26, 1995 (age 29); Clarksdale, Mississippi, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	311 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school:	Clarksdale; (Clarksdale, Mississippi)
College:	Mississippi State (2014–2018)
NFL draft:	2019 / round: 2 / pick: 44
Career history
	Green Bay Packers (2019–present);
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
	2× Pro Bowl (2020, 2022); PFWA All-Rookie Team (2019);
Career NFL statistics as of 2024
Games played:
Games played:	87
Games started:	85
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

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Elgton Torrance Jenkins Jr. (born December 26, 1995) is an American professional football guard for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
6 ft 4+1⁄2 in (1.94 m)	310 lb (141 kg)	34 in (0.86 m)	10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m)	5.10 s	1.78 s	2.96 s	4.62 s	7.77 s	28.0 in (0.71 m)	9 ft 1 in (2.77 m)	29 reps
All values from NFL Combine/40 time from Pro Day^[1]^[2]

Jenkins was selected by the Green Bay Packers with the 44th overall pick in the second round of the 2019 NFL draft.^[3] He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 13, 2019,^[4] worth $6.782 million.^[5] After entering his rookie season as a backup, Jenkins made his first NFL start on September 22, 2019, in a Week 3 game against the Denver Broncos, replacing an injured Lane Taylor.^[6] On 571 pass-blocking snaps this season, Jenkins did not allow a single sack. He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.^[7] In the 2020 season, he started in all 16 regular season games and both postseason games for the Packers.^[8] For the 2020 season, he earned his first Pro Bowl nod as a starter.^[9]

Jenkins entered the 2021 season as the Packers starting left tackle in place of an injured David Bakhtiari. He started eight games there before suffering a torn ACL in Week 11 of a 34–31 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.^[10] The Packers placed him on injured reserve two days later, ending his season.^[11]

On December 23, 2022, Jenkins signed a four-year, $68 million contract extension.^[12]^[13] In the 2022 season, he appeared in and started 15 games.^[14] He was named as an alternate to the 2023 Pro Bowl.^[15] In the 2023 season, he appeared in and started 15 regular season games and both of the Packers' postseason games.^[16]

References

^ "Elgton Jenkins Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". National Football League. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
^ "Elgton Jenkins, Mississippi State, C, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football".
^ Spofford, Mike (April 27, 2019). "Quick pick: Packers select G Elgton Jenkins in second round at No. 44". Packers.com. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
^ "Packers sign second round pick G Elgton Jenkins; claim S Mike Tyson off waivers". packers.com. May 13, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
^ "Elgton Jenkins Contract Details".
^ "Packers rule out Lane Taylor; Elgton Jenkins to start at LG". Packers.com. September 20, 2019.
^ "2019 NFL All-Rookie Team". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
^ "Elgton Jenkins 2020 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
^ "NFL reveals complete AFC, NFC rosters for 2021 Pro Bowl". NFL.com. December 22, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
^ Jacobson, Zachary (November 22, 2021). "Packers lose do-it-all Jenkins for the season to torn ACL". Packer Report. 247Sports.com. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
^ "Packers place G Elgton Jenkins on injured reserve". Packers.com. November 23, 2021. Archived from the original on November 25, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
^ Shook, Nick (December 23, 2022). "Packers sign OL Elgton Jenkins to four-year, $68M contract extension". NFL.com.
^ "Packers sign G/T Elgton Jenkins to contract extension". Packers.com. December 23, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
^ "Elgton Jenkins 2022 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
^ "Packers G/T Elgton Jenkins named to the 2023 Pro Bowl Games". packers.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
^ "Elgton Jenkins 2023 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 29, 2024.

External links

[1] "Elgton Jenkins Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". National Football League. Retrieved April 22, 2021.

[2] "Elgton Jenkins, Mississippi State, C, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football".

[g046-3] Spofford, Mike (April 27, 2019). "Quick pick: Packers select G Elgton Jenkins in second round at No. 44". Packers.com. Retrieved September 24, 2024.

[4] "Packers sign second round pick G Elgton Jenkins; claim S Mike Tyson off waivers". packers.com. May 13, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2019.

[5] "Elgton Jenkins Contract Details".

[6] "Packers rule out Lane Taylor; Elgton Jenkins to start at LG". Packers.com. September 20, 2019.

[7] "2019 NFL All-Rookie Team". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 27, 2024.

[8] "Elgton Jenkins 2020 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 29, 2024.

[p842-9] "NFL reveals complete AFC, NFC rosters for 2021 Pro Bowl". NFL.com. December 22, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2024.

[10] Jacobson, Zachary (November 22, 2021). "Packers lose do-it-all Jenkins for the season to torn ACL". Packer Report. 247Sports.com. Retrieved November 23, 2021.

[11] "Packers place G Elgton Jenkins on injured reserve". Packers.com. November 23, 2021. Archived from the original on November 25, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021.

[12] Shook, Nick (December 23, 2022). "Packers sign OL Elgton Jenkins to four-year, $68M contract extension". NFL.com.

[13] "Packers sign G/T Elgton Jenkins to contract extension". Packers.com. December 23, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.

[14] "Elgton Jenkins 2022 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 29, 2024.

[15] "Packers G/T Elgton Jenkins named to the 2023 Pro Bowl Games". packers.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2023.

[16] "Elgton Jenkins 2023 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 29, 2024.

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 '''Elgton Torrance Jenkins Jr.''' (born December 26, 1995) is an American professional [[American football|football]] [[Guard (gridiron football)|guard]] for the [[Green Bay Packers]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] for the [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State Bulldogs]].
-==Early life==
-Jenkins was one of three children born to Delandra and Elgton Jenkins Sr. He attended Clarksdale High School. He played the positions of offensive lineman, defensive lineman, defensive tackle as part of the Clarksdale Wildcats.<ref name="Wildcats HS Player E. Jenkins">[https://www.maxpreps.com/ms/clarksdale/clarksdale-wildcats/athletes/elgton-jenkins/?careerid=9c7g8hd0nij22 "Clarksdale, MS Wildcats"] Profile. Retrieved October 22, 2024.</ref> Jenkins was ranked as a three-star recruiting prospect and 15th best prospect in Mississippi by [[247Sports]].<ref name="MSU Big E Jenkins"/>
-==College career==
-Jenkins entered Mississippi State as a [[Redshirt (college sports)|true freshman]] during the 2014 football season. He redshirted the 2015 season, starting three of eleven games in which he played as a left tackle. He later started as a right tackle in the game against [[Arkansas Razorbacks football|Arkansas]].
-During his sophomore season in 2016, Jenkins started five of twelve games. He started as a left tackle during the first three games. By the time of the [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss]] game, Jenkins began as a left guard.
-In 2017 during his junior season, Jenkins started all 13 games as a center. His junior season performace earned him No. 2 in the SEC and was ranked 11th nationally.
-Jenkins' 2018 senior season earned him SEC offensive lineman of the week honors. He started in all 13 games as a center and went on to earn the [[Conerly_Trophy#Kent_Hull_Trophy|Kent Hull Trophy]], being the fourth recipient from Mississippi State.<ref name="MSU Big E Jenkins"/>
-Jenkins made SEC Academic Honor Roll during his freshman and junior semesters before graduating from MSU in 2018 with a degree in [[industrial technology]].<ref name="MSU Big E Jenkins"/>
 ==Professional career==
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-Jenkins was selected by the [[Green Bay Packers]] with the 44th overall pick in the second round of the [[2019 NFL draft]].<ref name="g046">{{cite web | last=Spofford | first=Mike | title=Quick pick: Packers select G Elgton Jenkins in second round at No. 44 | website=Packers.com| date=2019-04-27 | url=https://www.packers.com/news/quick-pick-packers-select-ol-elgton-jenkins-in-second-round-at-no-44 | access-date=2024-09-24}}</ref> He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 13, 2019,<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 13, 2019 |title=Packers sign second round pick G Elgton Jenkins; claim S Mike Tyson off waivers |work=packers.com |url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-second-round-pick-g-elgton-jenkins-claim-s-mike-tyson-off-waivers |access-date=May 13, 2019}}</ref> worth $6.782&nbsp;million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://overthecap.com/player/elgton-jenkins/7835/|title = Elgton Jenkins Contract Details}}</ref> After entering his rookie season as a backup, Jenkins made his first NFL start on September 22, 2019, in a Week 3 game against the [[Denver Broncos]], replacing an injured [[Lane Taylor]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 20, 2019 |title=Packers rule out Lane Taylor; Elgton Jenkins to start at LG |url=https://www.packers.com/news/injury-report-packers-vs-broncos-week-3 |website=Packers.com}}</ref> On 571 pass-blocking snaps this season, Jenkins did not allow a single sack. He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2019 NFL All-Rookie Team |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/nfl-all-rookie-2019.htm |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> During the 2020 season, he earned his first [[Pro Bowl]] nod as a starter.<ref name="p842">{{cite web | title=NFL reveals complete AFC, NFC rosters for 2021 Pro Bowl | website=NFL.com | date=2020-12-22 | url=https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-reveals-complete-afc-nfc-rosters-for-2021-pro-bowl | access-date=2024-09-24}}</ref>
+Jenkins was selected by the [[Green Bay Packers]] with the 44th overall pick in the second round of the [[2019 NFL draft]].<ref name="g046">{{cite web | last=Spofford | first=Mike | title=Quick pick: Packers select G Elgton Jenkins in second round at No. 44 | website=Packers.com| date=2019-04-27 | url=https://www.packers.com/news/quick-pick-packers-select-ol-elgton-jenkins-in-second-round-at-no-44 | access-date=2024-09-24}}</ref> He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 13, 2019,<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 13, 2019 |title=Packers sign second round pick G Elgton Jenkins; claim S Mike Tyson off waivers |work=packers.com |url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-second-round-pick-g-elgton-jenkins-claim-s-mike-tyson-off-waivers |access-date=May 13, 2019}}</ref> worth $6.782&nbsp;million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://overthecap.com/player/elgton-jenkins/7835/|title = Elgton Jenkins Contract Details}}</ref> After entering his rookie season as a backup, Jenkins made his first NFL start on September 22, 2019, in a Week 3 game against the [[Denver Broncos]], replacing an injured [[Lane Taylor]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 20, 2019 |title=Packers rule out Lane Taylor; Elgton Jenkins to start at LG |url=https://www.packers.com/news/injury-report-packers-vs-broncos-week-3 |website=Packers.com}}</ref> On 571 pass-blocking snaps this season, Jenkins did not allow a single sack. He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2019 NFL All-Rookie Team |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/nfl-all-rookie-2019.htm |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> In the 2020 season, he started in all 16 regular season games and both postseason games for the Packers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elgton Jenkins 2020 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JenkEl00/gamelog/2020/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> For the 2020 season, he earned his first [[Pro Bowl]] nod as a starter.<ref name="p842">{{cite web | title=NFL reveals complete AFC, NFC rosters for 2021 Pro Bowl | website=NFL.com | date=2020-12-22 | url=https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-reveals-complete-afc-nfc-rosters-for-2021-pro-bowl | access-date=2024-09-24}}</ref>
 Jenkins entered the 2021 season as the Packers starting left tackle in place of an injured [[David Bakhtiari]]. He started eight games there before suffering a [[torn ACL]] in Week 11 of a 34–31 loss to the [[Minnesota Vikings]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jacobson |first1=Zachary |title=Packers lose do-it-all Jenkins for the season to torn ACL |url=https://247sports.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/Article/Packers-lose-do-it-all-Jenkins-for-the-season-to-torn-ACL-176000094/ |website=Packer Report |publisher=247Sports.com |access-date=November 23, 2021 |date=November 22, 2021}}</ref> The Packers placed him on [[injured reserve]] two days later, ending his season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Packers place G Elgton Jenkins on injured reserve |url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-place-g-elgton-jenkins-on-injured-reserve |website=Packers.com |access-date=November 23, 2021 |date=November 23, 2021 |archive-date=November 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125062432/https://www.packers.com/news/packers-place-g-elgton-jenkins-on-injured-reserve |url-status=dead }}</ref>
-On December 23, 2022, Jenkins signed a four-year, $68 million contract extension.<ref>{{cite web|title=Packers sign OL Elgton Jenkins to four-year, $68M contract extension|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/elgton-jenkins-packers-four-year-68m-contract-extension|author=Shook, Nick|website=NFL.com|date=December 23, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Packers sign G/T Elgton Jenkins to contract extension|url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-g-t-elgton-jenkins-to-contract-extension-2022|website=Packers.com |access-date=December 23, 2022|date=December 23, 2022}}</ref> He was named as an alternate to the [[2023 Pro Bowl]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Packers G/T Elgton Jenkins named to the 2023 Pro Bowl Games|url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-g-t-elgton-jenkins-named-to-the-2023-pro-bowl-games|publisher=packers.com|access-date=January 30, 2023|archive-date=February 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201031136/https://www.packers.com/news/packers-g-t-elgton-jenkins-named-to-the-2023-pro-bowl-games|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+On December 23, 2022, Jenkins signed a four-year, $68 million contract extension.<ref>{{cite web|title=Packers sign OL Elgton Jenkins to four-year, $68M contract extension|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/elgton-jenkins-packers-four-year-68m-contract-extension|author=Shook, Nick|website=NFL.com|date=December 23, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Packers sign G/T Elgton Jenkins to contract extension|url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-g-t-elgton-jenkins-to-contract-extension-2022|website=Packers.com |access-date=December 23, 2022|date=December 23, 2022}}</ref> In the 2022 season, he appeared in and started 15 games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elgton Jenkins 2022 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JenkEl00/gamelog/2022/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He was named as an alternate to the [[2023 Pro Bowl]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Packers G/T Elgton Jenkins named to the 2023 Pro Bowl Games|url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-g-t-elgton-jenkins-named-to-the-2023-pro-bowl-games|publisher=packers.com|access-date=January 30, 2023|archive-date=February 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201031136/https://www.packers.com/news/packers-g-t-elgton-jenkins-named-to-the-2023-pro-bowl-games|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the 2023 season, he appeared in and started 15 regular season games and both of the Packers' postseason games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elgton Jenkins 2023 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JenkEl00/gamelog/2023/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
-==Personal life==
-It was announced on June 23, 2024 that Clarksdale High School would name its football stadium after Jenkins. He also sponsors and hosts an annual youth camp in Clarksdale alongside his former high school teammate J. T. Gray.<ref name="Fox 11 Online">[https://fox11online.com/sports/packers-and-nfl/elgton-jenkins-mississippi-high-school-naming-football-stadium-after-him "Elgton Jenkins' Mississippi high school naming football stadium after him"] Fox 11 Sports. Retrieved October 22, 2024.</ref>
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 [[Category:Mississippi State Bulldogs football players]]