Elgton Jenkins

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Elgton Jenkins
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Jenkins with the Packers in 2019
No. 74 – Green Bay Packers
Position: Guard
Personal information
Born: (1995-12-26) December 26, 1995 (age 28)
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
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 1, 2024
Games played:71
Games started:69
Player stats at PFR

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. [1]

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Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-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 s1.78 s2.96 s4.62 s7.77 s28.0 in
(0.71 m)		9 ft 1 in
(2.77 m)		29 reps
All values from NFL Combine/40 time from Pro Day [2] [3]

Jenkins was selected by the Green Bay Packers with the 44th overall pick in the second round of the 2019 NFL draft. [4] He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 13, 2019, [5] worth $6.782 million. [6] 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. [7] On 571 pass-blocking snaps this season, Jenkins did not allow a single sack. He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team. [8] During 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] He was named as an alternate to the 2023 Pro Bowl. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "MSU's Jenkins, Calhoun still together at NFL combine". The Dispatch. March 1, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Elgton Jenkins Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". National Football League. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Elgton Jenkins, Mississippi State, C, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football".
  4. ↑ "Quick pick: Packers select OL Elgton Jenkins in second round at No. 44". packers.com. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Packers sign second round pick G Elgton Jenkins; claim S Mike Tyson off waivers". packers.com. May 13, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Elgton Jenkins Contract Details".
  7. ↑ "Packers rule out Lane Taylor; Elgton Jenkins to start at LG". Packers.com. September 20, 2019.
  8. ↑ "2019 NFL All-Rookie Team". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  9. ↑ Around the NFL Staff. "NFL reveals complete AFC, NFC rosters for 2021 Pro Bowl". National Football League. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  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. ↑ "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.
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