2019 SEASON: 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, tied single-season franchise record), No. 1 in zero-turnover games (team-record 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 a career-high 1,084 rushing yards and a career-best 16 rushing TDs, which was tied for the NFL lead in 2019 and was the second most in team history behind only Taylor (19 in 1962)…Protected QB Aaron Rodgers as he led the league in interception percentage (0.70) and tied for the league lead with 12 zero-INT games…Part of a line that helped the Packers register 10 games with two or fewer sacks, tied for No. 9 in the NFL…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) along with four rushing TDs as Jones matched the single-game franchise record for 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-high 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 career-best 226 yards from scrimmage (67 rushing, 159 receiving), the fourth-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 on 32 carries, 5.8 avg.) and time of possession (37:32). Blocked for Jones as he registered a career-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 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)…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…Residence: Clarksdale, Miss.