EJ Jenkins

WR · Sr. · Georgia Tech6′7″ · 243 lb · Fredericksburg, VA · Chancellor

EJ Jenkins: WR · Georgia Tech.

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EJ Jenkins

WR · Georgia Tech · Sr

Beats you over the top. Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Shane Beamer and Brent Key. A game that shows it: 66 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Florida State — Week 9, 2022.

Style of play

Play style

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Georgia Tech in the news

NC State fires Dave DoerenOct 29
Georgia Tech releases depth chartSports Illustrated Oct 27

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2022	Georgia Tech	17	316	18.6	3	43
2021	South Carolina	8	117	14.6	1	30
Career		25	433	17.3	4	43

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 10-41vs No. 4 Clemson	3	34	11.3	1	16
Wk 2	W 35-17vs Western Carolina	1	13	13.0	0	13
Wk 3	L 0-42vs No. 20 Ole Miss	1	14	14.0	0	14
Wk 4	L 10-27@ UCF	2	27	13.5	0	15
Wk 5	W 26-21@ No. 24 Pittsburgh	2	54	27.0	1	33
Wk 6	W 23-20vs Duke	2	18	9.0	0	13
Wk 9	L 16-41@ Florida State	3	66	22.0	1	32	Season-high 66 yds
Wk 10	W 28-27@ Virginia Tech	1	43	43.0	0	43
Wk 13	L 14-37@ No. 1 Georgia	2	47	23.5	0	41
Total		17	316	18.6	3	43

Signature game

Week 9 · 2022

L 16-41

at Florida State

3 rec · 66 yds · 1 TD

With D. Shanahan — 38 yards per punt · 7 punts · 47 long · Z. Pyron — 198 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 17.5

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 9 · Florida State · 3rd and 13 · Q3 · EPA +4.65Zach Pyron pass complete to E.J. Jenkins for 32 yds for a TD, (Gavin Stewart KICK)
Week 5 · Pittsburgh · 2nd and 12 · Q4 · EPA +3.14Jeff Sims pass complete to E.J. Jenkins for 21 yds for a TD, (Gavin Stewart KICK)
Week 1 · Clemson · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +3.01Jeff Sims pass complete to E.J. Jenkins for 13 yds for a TD, (Jude Kelley KICK)
Week 5 · Pittsburgh · 2nd and 11 · Q1 · EPA +2.92Jeff Sims pass complete to E.J. Jenkins for 33 yds to the Pitt 22 for a
Week 13 · Georgia · 2nd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.88Zach Gibson pass complete to E.J. Jenkins for 41 yds to the GTech 49 for a
Week 9 · Florida State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.46Zach Pyron pass complete to E.J. Jenkins for 28 yds to the FlaSt 47 for a

4 more plays

Week 9 · Florida State · 4th and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.29Zach Pyron pass complete to E.J. Jenkins for 6 yds to the FlaSt 34 for a
Week 3 · Ole Miss · 3rd and 14 · Q3 · EPA +2.03Jeff Sims pass complete to E.J. Jenkins for 14 yds to the GTech 35 for a
Week 1 · Clemson · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.95Jeff Sims pass complete to E.J. Jenkins for 16 yds to the Clem 33 for a
Week 6 · Duke · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.21Jeff Sims pass complete to E.J. Jenkins for 13 yds to the GTech 42 for a

Teams and coaches

2021South Carolina7-6HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning

2022Georgia Tech5-7HC: Geoff Collins and Brent Key · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 35 (#367 of 488). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2022 season

35Below cohort / limited sample #367 of 488 · 2022?

5 metrics · season cumulative

2022 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: yards / catch (94th percentile). Concern: receptions (17th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#31 / 550 · 94th pct

18.6

Rec TDs#216 / 550 · 54th pct

Long catch#338 / 550 · 37th pct

Rec yards#364 / 550 · 34th pct

316

Receptions#450 / 550 · 17th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2022, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home3g	1.3	15.0	12.0	0.0
Road5g	2.0	47.4	25.8	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.8	26.7	14.6	0.3
Weeks 8+3g	2.0	52.0	29.5	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2022 season

Head Coach

Brent Key

Pass share

47.6%

381 pass / 419 run

Plays / game

66.7

12 games

Team sack rate

9.4%

413 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

17 catches in 9 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

35 · #367 of 488 WRs · 2022

Two-star recruit. Now #367 at the position.

EJ Jenkins

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Style of play

Fans

Georgia Tech in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

17 catches in 9 games

Two seasons, two schools

Moves

2017

2021 6 games

2022 9 games