2021 SEASON: Started at LT in all eight games he appeared in (Weeks 1-2, 6-11)…Was inactive (ankle) in Weeks 3-5…Was placed on injured reserve (knee) on Nov. 23...At New Orleans (Sept. 12): Started at LT for the first time in his career and appeared on all 57 snaps. Made a tackle of CB Paulson Adebo at the New Orleans 40 early in the third quarter on a QB Aaron Rodgers interception…Vs. Detroit (Sept. 20): Started at LT and played all 65 snaps, protecting Rodgers as he connected on 22 of 27 passes for 255 yards and four TDs with no INTs (145.6 rating)…At San Francisco (Sept. 26): Inactive due to an ankle injury, his first NFL game missed due to injury as his streak of 34 consecutive games played came to an end…Vs. Pittsburgh (Oct. 3): Inactive (ankle)…At Cincinnati (Oct. 10): Inactive (ankle)…At Chicago (Oct. 17): Started at LT and played all 59 snaps, helping clear the way for the Packers' 154 rushing yards on 31 carries (5.0 avg.). Protected Rodgers as he completed 17 of 23 passes for 195 yards and two TDs (128.0 rating)…Vs. Washington (Oct. 24): Started at LT and played all 56 snaps, protecting Rodgers as he threw for 274 yards and three TDs with no INTs (127.6 rating)…At Arizona (Oct. 28): Started at LT and played all 73 snaps, protecting Rodgers as he was sacked just once on the evening as the Packers racked up 151 rushing yards on 34 carries (4.4 avg.)…At Kansas City (Nov. 7): Started at LT and appeared on all 63 snaps as part of a line that allowed only one sack for the second straight game…Vs. Seattle (Nov. 14): Started at LT and played all 74 snaps as the line allowed just one sack for the third consecutive game…At Minnesota (Nov. 21): Started at LT and played 49 of 59 snaps, departing the game early in the fourth quarter after sustaining a significant knee injury. Helped the offense rack up 467 yards of offense as Rodgers connected on 23 of 33 passes for 385 yards and four TDs with no INTs (148.4 rating).
2020 SEASON: Started all 16 games, opening 12 at LG, three at C and one at RT…Was selected to his first career Pro Bowl, becoming just the third offensive lineman in franchise history to make the Pro Bowl in his first two seasons in the NFL (Teteak, 1952; Brock, 1940)…Became the first Green Bay offensive lineman to start a game at guard, center and tackle in the same season since the 1970 merger…Saw action at four different spots on the line (LT, LG, C, RT) and helped the Packers rank tied for No. 2 in the NFL in sacks allowed (21), the fourth fewest by Green Bay in a 16-game season…Part of a line that allowed one sack or zero sacks in a league-best 13 games, tied for the most in team history (2004), including four zero-sack games, the most by Green Bay since 2008 (four)…Helped the Packers rank No. 1 in scoring (31.8 ppg), giveaways (franchise-record 11), zero-giveaway games (team-record 10), red-zone TD percentage (team-record 80.0) and time of possession (32:29), No. 2 in third-down percentage (team-record 49.4), No. 5 in total offense (389.0 ypg) and yards per play (6.29), No. 8 in rushing offense (132.4 ypg), No. 9 in passing offense (256.6 ypg) and No. 7 in rushing average (4.78)…Helped protect QB Aaron Rodgers as he led the NFL in passer rating (121.5), passing TDs (team-record 48), completion percentage (team-record 70.7) and interception percentage (0.95), the first NFL quarterback to lead the league in all four categories since Steve Young in 1992, on his way to earning league MVP honors…Also started both playoff games at LG…At Minnesota (Sept. 13): Started at RT for the first time in his career, appearing on the first 32 snaps of the game there before moving back to LG after an injury to Lucas Patrick (shoulder). Played the final 46 snaps of the game at LG, helping the Packers register their first game in franchise history with 40-plus points, 500-plus yards, 30-plus first downs and no turnovers…Vs. Detroit (Sept. 20): Started at LG and helped clear holes for Jones' career-high 168 rushing yards and two TDs on 18 carries (9.3 avg.) as he finished with a career-best 236 yards from scrimmage, the third most in a game in franchise history. Part of an offense that racked up a season-high 259 rushing yards on 35 attempts (7.4 avg.), the top yardage total by Green Bay since Dec. 28, 2003, vs. Denver (262 yards on 34 carries)…At San Francisco (Nov. 5): Started at LG and played all 64 snaps, taking over at LT in the second half with Billy Turner moving to RT in place of an injured Rick Wagner (knee). Played C for the final four snaps of the game, his first NFL action at the position. Part of a line that allowed just one sack as Rodgers connected on 25 of 31 passes for 305 yards and four TDs with no INTs for a 147.2 rating…At Indianapolis (Nov. 22): Appeared on all 60 snaps, starting at LG and playing the first 10 snaps of the game there before moving to C due to an injury to C Corey Linsley (back). Played the final 50 snaps of the game at center, the most significant action of his NFL career at the position…Vs. Chicago (Nov. 29): Played all 71 snaps, starting at LG and playing there for the first 21 snaps before moving to C late in the first quarter after Linsley sustained a knee injury. Played C for the final 50 snaps, part of a line that did not allow a sack as Rodgers posted a 132.3 passer rating (21 of 29 for 211 yards and four TDs with no INTs)…Vs. Philadelphia (Dec. 6): Started at C for the first time in his career and played all 61 snaps, protecting Rodgers as he threw for 295 yards and three TDs on 25-of-34 passing. Also blocked for Jones, who posted 130 yards on just 15 carries (8.7 avg.), highlighted by a career-long 77-yard TD run in the fourth quarter as Jones became the first player in team history to have two TD runs of 75-plus yards in a season…At Detroit (Dec. 13): Started at C and was part of a line that did not allow a sack as Rodgers connected on 26 of 33 passes for 290 yards and three TDs with no INTs for a 133.6 rating…Vs. L.A. Rams (NFC Divisional, Jan. 16): Started at LG and played all 75 snaps as the line did not allow a sack of Rodgers against a Rams defense that ranked No. 2 in the NFL in sacks (53.0) during the regular season. Part of a line that helped the offense rack up 484 total yards, the second most in a game in franchise playoff history, including 296 passing yards and two TD passes from Rodgers and the team's 188 yards and two TDs on 36 rushing attempts (5.2 avg.).
2019: Appeared in all 16 games and started the final 14 contests at LG as a rookie...Was named to the PFWA All-Rookie team, only the second Packers guard to be selected since 1974 (Colledge, 2006)...Part of an offense that ranked No. 2 in the league in giveaways (13), No. 1 in zero-turnover games (nine) and No. 8 in red-zone TD percentage (64.0)...Helped the offense register 18 rushing TDs on the season (tied for No. 7 in the NFL), the most by the Packers since 2009 (20)...Helped clear the way for Jones, who posted 1,084 rushing yards and a career-best 16 rushing TDs, which was tied for the NFL lead and was the second most in team history behind only Taylor (19 in 1962)…Protected Rodgers as he led the league in interception percentage (0.70) and tied for the league lead with 12 zero-INT games…Started both games at LG in the playoffs…At Chicago (Sept. 5): Made his NFL debut, appearing on two plays on special teams...Vs. Minnesota (Sept. 15): Saw the first action of his NFL career on offense, appearing on 18 snaps at LG as he rotated in periodically for Taylor…Vs. Denver (Sept. 22): Made his first NFL start, opening at LG and playing all 57 snaps in place of an injured Taylor (biceps). Helped the Packers post their first game with zero sacks allowed since Nov. 28, 2016 (at Philadelphia), and provided time for Rodgers to complete 17 of 29 passes for 235 yards and a TD for a 96.2 rating…Vs. Philadelphia (Sept. 26): Helped to protect Rodgers as he threw for 422 yards and two TDs on 34-of-53 passing. Part of an offense that registered season highs for total net yards (491) and first downs (31)...At Dallas (Oct. 6): Helped to clear the way for Jones' 182 yards from scrimmage (107 rushing, 75 receiving) as Jones matched the single-game franchise record with four rushing TDs...Vs. Oakland (Oct. 20): Part of an offense that posted a season-high 42 points and 481 total yards, highlighted by Rodgers' season-best 429 passing yards and five TDs with no INTs on 25-of-31 passing as he set a single-game franchise record with a perfect 158.3 passer rating. Helped the offense average 8.75 yards per play, the best average by the Packers since Nov. 16, 1997 (at Indianapolis, 10.02). Part of a line that allowed just one sack, giving Green Bay a streak of six consecutive games with two or fewer sacks allowed, the longest single-season streak by the Packers since a 10-game streak in 2007…At Kansas City (Oct. 27): Blocked for Jones, who racked up a season-high 226 yards from scrimmage (67 rushing, 159 receiving), the fifth-best mark in team history and the top total since RB Ahman Green registered 227 scrimmage yards vs. Denver on Dec. 28, 2003...At Minnesota (Dec. 23): Helped clear the way as the Packers posted season highs for rushing yards (184 yards) and time of possession (37:32). Blocked for Jones as he registered a season-high 154 rushing yards and two TDs on 23 carries (6.7 avg.)…Vs. Seattle (NFC Divisional, Jan. 12): Helped to protect Rodgers as he connected on 16 of 27 passes for 243 yards and two TDs with no INTs for a 113.7 rating. Part of an offense that converted 9 of 14 third downs (64.3 percent), the top percentage by Green Bay in a playoff game since posting the same number (9 of 14) vs. Dallas in the 2014 postseason…2019 Draft: Selected by the Packers in the second round (No. 44 overall), becoming just the second Mississippi State offensive lineman since 2000 to be selected in the first two rounds of the draft (Sherrod, first round, 2011).
COLLEGE: Played in 49 career contests with 34 starts at Mississippi State, opening games at four different positions on the offensive line (26 at C, five at LT, two at LG, one at RT)…Helped the Bulldogs rank in the top 20 in the country in rushing offense as a junior (No. 11, 251.7 ypg) and as a senior (No. 20, 223.6 ypg)…Earned his degree in industrial technology…Senior season (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)…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)…Was selected to play in the Reese's Senior Bowl...Was named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll…Earned SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week honors vs. Louisiana (Sept. 15), his first time winning the award, as he 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.)…Junior 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…Sophomore season (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…Started at LG at Ole Miss (Nov. 26) and helped the Bulldogs record their largest Egg Bowl victory (55-20) since 1916 as they registered 457 rushing 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…Redshirt freshman season (2015): Appeared in 11 games with three starts, opening two games at LT and one contest at RT…Made his first collegiate start vs. Troy (Oct. 10), opening at LT as part of a line that did not allow a sack in the 45-17 win…Started at RT at Arkansas (Nov. 21) 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.
PERSONAL: Given name Elgton Torrance Jenkins Jr. …First name is pronounced EL-ton…Nickname is "Big E"…Born in Clarksdale, Miss. …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…Community involvement: Visited hospitals and schools and participated in an event to benefit The Salvation Army while he was in college.