Former South Carolina WR E.J. Jenkins catches touchdown pass against Clemson
Former South Carolina football wide receiver E.J. Jenkins may not be in the Garnet and Black anymore but he still had Gamecocks fans cheering on Monday night.
Now starting for Georgia Tech, the 6-foot-7, 243-pounder snagged a 12-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter of the Yellow Jacket’s Monday night matchup with Clemson.
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At the time of this writing, Jenkins had three catches for 34 yards and the touchdown.
Jenkins, who is a redshirt senior, played in 12 games with South Carolina last year, making one start, and caught eight passes for 117 yards and a touchdown.
He entered the transfer portal in April.
The Fredericksburg, Va. native joined the South Carolina football program as sort of a hybrid tight end/wide receiver but ultimately played more wide receiver for the Gamecocks last season, rotating between the first- and second-string offense.
Jenkins joined the Gamecocks along with his long-time best friend, quarterback Jason Brown, who himself entered the transfer portal in December after Spencer Rattler committed to South Carolina.
Jenkins and Brown played together in high school and at St. Francis and then at South Carolina this past season. Brown transferred to Virginia Tech.
Jenkins, a second-team All-NEC performer, caught 44 passes for 831 yards for the Red Flash prior to his arrival in Columbia.
A three-star prospect out of Chancellor High School, Jenkins was ranked by the On3 Consensus as the No. 254 wide receiver in the 2017 class.
Bio
2021 (South Carolina): Appeared in 12 games, making one start after enrolling in the spring … Caught eight passes for 117 yards, a 14.6-yard average … Had two catches for 28 yards, including his lone TD reception, in the win over Troy (Oct. 2) … Earned the start against Florida (Nov. 6) … Longest reception was 30 yards in the regular-season finale against Clemson… Named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll … Retains one season of eligibility.
2017-20 (St. Francis (Pa.)): Hauled in 44 passes for 831 yards in two years of action after redshirting in 2017 … Named preseason All-NEC prior to season being moved to the spring due to Covid-19 … Earned second Team All-NEC honors in 2019 … Caught 39 passes for 779 yards (20.0 ypc), including a long of 79 yards … Set the single-season school record with 13 receiving touchdowns … Burst onto the scene with five catches for 125 yards and a 75-yard TD in a win at Lehigh (Aug. 31) … Caught a 10-yard touchdown reception at James Madison (Sept. 7) … Led SFU with 71 receiving yards and another touchdown in a win over Merrimack (Sept. 14) … Caught four passes for 91 yards and a 74-yard touchdown vs. Columbia (Sept. 21) … Hauled in a one-handed touchdown versus Robert Morris (Oct. 12) … Finished with three catches for 107 yards including a 79-yard TD at LIU (Oct. 16) … Caught a 16-yard TD pass vs. Sacred Heart (Oct. 26) … Caught two passes for 58 yards and a touchdown at Duquesne (Nov. 2) … Tied the school record with three receiving TDs in a win over Wagner, posting nine catches for a career-high 128 yards (Nov. 16) … Finished with four catches for 90 yards and two scores in a win at Delaware State (Nov. 23) … Finished the season with 5 catches for 52 yards in 2018 … Scored his first career touchdown vs. West Virginia Wesleyan (Sept. 29).
High School: Helped the Chargers to a 9-3 record in the 2016 … Earned First Team All-Conference honors and was named the Free Lance-Star Male Athlete of the Year… In 2016, caught 44 passes for 1,002 yards and 16 touchdowns, while averaging 22.8 yards per catch … Logged 4,310 receiving yards and 37 touchdowns in his Chargers career … Owns Chancellor records for career receiving yards, career receiving touchdowns, longest receiving touchdown, most touchdowns in a season and most receiving touchdowns in a game … Coached by Bob Oliver … Also played basketball, averaging 21.5 points and 12 rebounds per game as a senior.
Personal: Graduated from South Carolina with a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies in May 2022 … Pursuing graduate studies in history, technology and society at Georgia Tech.
