LSU wide receiver Jaray Jenkins declares for 2023 NFL Draft
LSU wide receiver Jaray Jenkins announced his intention to enter the 2023 NFL Draft on Monday. Jenkins shared a heartfelt message to his fans, captioning the post, “Once A Tiger, Always A Tiger.”
The Tigers’ third-leading receiver this season will skip the postseason Citrus Bowl game and begin preparations now for the draft.
The senior from Jena, Louisiana wrapped up his fourth season in Baton Rouge with a loss in the SEC title game. This year, Jenkins posted 27 catches for 404 yards and six touchdowns.
Jenkins is one of the more explosive wideouts on the LSU roster. Last year, he snagged a 28-yard touchdown catch to lift the Tigers to a heart-stopping victory over the Texas A&M Aggies. He stepped up in a big way during the 2021 season, hauling in 34 catches for 502 receiving yards and six touchdowns.
Coming out of Jena High School in the 2018 signing class, Jenkins was a three-star prospect, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.
More on the 2023 NFL Draft
The 2023 NFL Draft takes place from Thursday, April 27 through Saturday, April 29 in Kansas City, Missouri. The event location this year is the plaza just outside of Union Station.
Round 1 of the NFL Draft begins at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, Apr. 27. Rounds 2-3 will begin at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Apr. 28, and Rounds 4-7 will begin at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday, Apr. 29. The draft broadcast runs throughout the weekend on both ESPN and NFL Network.
To be eligible for the NFL Draft, players must be at least three years removed from their final year of high school while having used up their collegiate eligibility. Underclassmen are able to request league approval to become eligible for the draft, as are players who have graduated prior to using up all of their collegiate eligibility. One hundred underclassmen gained approval for last year’s draft. Seventy-three of those 100 underclassmen received special eligibility while 27 of them were underclassmen who had completed their college degrees.
The 2023 NFL scouting combine will take place from Feb. 28 through March 6 in Indianapolis.