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'''Elgton Torrance Jenkins Jr.''' (born December 26, 1995) is an [[American football]] [[Guard (gridiron football)|guard]] for the [[Green Bay Packers]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] at [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 1, 2019 |title=MSU's Jenkins, Calhoun still together at NFL combine |url=https://www.cdispatch.com/sports/article.asp?aid=72103 |access-date=May 18, 2023 |website=The Dispatch}}</ref>
==High school career==
The towering Mississippi native of six feet, four inches and three hundred, ten pounds aptly named "Big E" began his career as a member of the Clarksdale High School Cougars team. Under Cougars head coach Henry Johnson, Jenkins played as a lineman. During the Cougars' 2013 season, Jenkins helped the team finish with a win-loss record of 7-5. Jenkins finished the 2014 season with 19 tackles and 2.0 sacks. His senior year saw him earn Second-Team 5A Mississippi Association of Coaches All-State honors. 247Sports rated Jenkins as a three-star recruit as well as 15th best prospect in Mississippi. He played high school football alongside [[J.T. Gray]]. Both men would play together as members of Mississippi State.<ref name="'Big E' Elgton Jenkins">[https://hailstate.com/sports/football/roster/elgton-jenkins/4684 "'Big E' Elgton Jenkins"] at Hailstate.com. Retrieved July 13, 2024</ref>
==College career==
After entering MSU in 2014 as a true freshman, Jenkins redshirt season in 2015 included starting in three of 11 games played as both right and left tackle positions. As a sophomore during the 2016 season, Jenkins started five of the 12 games played. In that season, Pro Football Focus ranked Jenkins 2nd in the SEC in pass block efficiency with a 97.8 percentage. He was assigned to left tackle for the first three games of the year before later assigned to the guard position.<ref name="'Big E' Elgton Jenkins"/>
By the start of the 2017 season, MSU head coach [[Dan Mullen]] assigned Jenkins to center, describing him as possessing "versatility, experience and football knowledge.<ref name="MSU's Elgton Jenkins">[https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/mississippi-state/2017/07/25/why-jenkins-msus-center-and-how-his-move-impacts-look-o-line/509606001/ "Elgton Jenkins"] at Clarion Ledger.com. Retrieved July 13, 2024</ref> Further described by MSU's offensive line coach [[John Hevesy]] as having "a great knowledge of the game" and being "a communicator" who "likes to talk," Jenkins began all 13 games at the center position. As center, Jenkins was part of a rushing offense that was ranked second in the SEC.
Jenkin's senior season in 2018 included starting all 13 games. His performance earned him the [[Conerly Trophy#Kent Hull Trophy|Kent Hull Trophy]]. Sports writer and analyst [[Phil Steele]] awarded Jenkins with first-team All-America honors and fourth-team honors.<ref name="'Big E' Elgton Jenkins"/>
An accomplished scholar throughout his in college, Jenkins was a two-time SEC Academic Honor Roll student. He graduated from MSU in December 2018 with a degree in industrial technology.<ref name="'Big E' Elgton Jenkins"/>
==Professional career==
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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>
==Personal life==
He is one of three children born to Delandra and Elgton Jenkins Sr. His siblings include Indigol and Jerry.
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