2018: Started all 13 games at C, earning first-team All-America honors from The Athletic and fourth-team recognition from Phil Steele’s College Football…Was the recipient of the Kent Hull Trophy, awarded annually to the top offensive lineman in the state of Mississippi…Committed just one penalty on the season…Helped the Bulldogs rank No. 2 in the SEC in rushing offense (223.6 ypg, No. 20 in the nation) and yards per carry (5.66, No. 12 in country)…Helped MSU register four 300-yard rushing games for the first time since 2009, the most in the SEC and tied for No. 13 in the FBS…Helped pave the way for four different Bulldogs to combine for an SEC-best 13 individual 100-yard rushing games, led by QB Nick Fitzgerald (seven)…Part of an offense that racked up 66 plays from scrimmage of 20-plus yards, the most by the team since 2015…Was selected to play in the Reese’s Senior Bowl...Was named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll…Vs. Louisiana (Sept. 15): Earned SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week honors for the first time in his career. Did not allow a single pressure and helped clear the way for the Bulldogs’ 331 rushing yards and six TDs on 47 carries (7.0 avg.)…Vs. Auburn (Oct. 6): Played a season-high 75 snaps and blocked for a rushing attack that racked up 349 yards on 57 attempts (6.1 avg.) in the 23-9 victory over the No. 8-ranked Tigers…At Ole Miss (Nov. 22): Earned SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week honors for the second time on the season after the Bulldogs posted 309 yards on the ground and 420 total yards, their highest offensive output in an SEC game all season.
2017: Started all 13 contests at C, helping the Bulldogs rank No. 2 in the SEC and No. 11 in the country in rushing offense (251.7 ypg)…Part of a line that allowed the fewest sacks in the SEC (13), which was also tied for the fifth fewest in the country as the Bulldogs posted their best mark since 1988…Was named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll…At Louisiana Tech (Sept. 9): Part of a line that did not allow any sacks and cleared the way for 327 yards rushing on 40 carries (8.2 avg.)…Vs. LSU (Sept. 16): Helped the offense rack up 465 total yards as MSU handed the Tigers their worst loss in the 111-year history of the series…Vs. BYU (Oct. 14): Part of a line that didn’t give up any sacks and helped the Bulldogs rack up a season-high 546 yards of offense, highlighted by 306 rushing yards on 53 carries (5.8 avg.).
2016: Played in 12 games with five starts, opening three games at LT and two at LG…Helped the Bulldogs rank No. 2 in the SEC in sacks allowed (18)…Part of a line that helped MSU average 230.5 rushing yards per game, which ranked No. 4 in the conference and No. 23 in the country…Vs. South Alabama (Sept. 3): Opened at LT and helped clear the way for MSU to rack up 239 rushing yards on 34 carries (7.0 avg.)…Vs. South Carolina (Sept. 10): Started at LT as the line did not allow a sack and helped MSU record 485 yards of total offense, including 290 rushing yards on 45 attempts (6.4 avg.)…At Ole Miss (Nov. 26): Started at LG and helped the Bulldogs record their largest Egg Bowl victory (55-20) since 1916 as they registered 457 yards on 47 carries (9.7 avg.). Helped Fitzgerald run for 258 yards and two TDs on 14 carries, an 18.4-yard average that was the top mark by an SEC player in conference history. Part of a line that cleared the way for the Bulldogs to produce a 200-yard rusher (Fitzgerald) and a 100-yard rusher (RB Aeris Williams) for the first time in school history.
2015: Appeared in 11 games with three starts as a redshirt freshman, opening two games at LT and one contest at RT…Vs. Troy (Oct. 10): Made his first collegiate start, opening at LT as part of a line that did not allow a sack in the 45-17 win…At Arkansas (Nov. 21): Started at RT and blocked for QB Dak Prescott, who accounted for a school-record 554 yards of total offense and an SEC-record-tying seven TDs (five passing, two rushing) as the Bulldogs registered 631 yards of total offense in the 51-50 win. Played a season-high 87 snaps against the Razorbacks.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned second-team 5A all-state honors and first-team all-region recognition as an offensive lineman as a senior at Clarksdale (Miss.) High School in 2013…Helped his team advance to the second round of the MHSAA 5A state playoffs…Played on the offensive and defensive lines, posting 19 tackles and two sacks as a senior…Was selected to play for the North team in the Bernard Blackwell All-Star Football Game following his senior season…Also lettered four years in track (shot put, discus) and two years in basketball.
PERSONAL: Given name Elgton Torrance Jenkins Jr. …First name is pronounced EL-ton…Nickname is “Big E”…Born in Clarksdale, Miss. …Visited hospitals and schools and participated in an event to benefit The Salvation Army while he was in college…Residence: Clarksdale, Miss.
