E.J. Jenkins

Sixth-year player who is in his second season with the Gamecocks… transfer from FCS St. Francis (Pa.)… hybrid-type player who worked at both wide receiver and tight end and can be used in multiple situations… hauled in 44 passes for 831 yards for the Red Flash prior to his arrival in Columbia.

2021 (Redshirt Senior)

Enrolled at Carolina in mid-March and went through spring drills… played in 12 games, making one start… 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… earned the start against Florida… longest reception was 30 yards in the regular-season finale against Clemson… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2020 (Redshirt Junior)

Named to the preseason All-NEC squad… due to COVID-19, the Northeast Conference moved its fall schedule to the spring of 2021.

2019 (Redshirt Sophomore)

Earned second Team All-NEC honors… 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… caught a 10-yard touchdown reception at James Madison… led SFU with 71 receiving yards and another touchdown in a win over Merrimack… caught four passes for 91 yards and a 74-yard touchdown vs. Columbia…. hauled in a one-handed touchdown versus Robert Morris… finished with three catches for 107 yards including a 79-yard TD at LIU… caught a 16-yard TD pass vs. Sacred Heart… caught two passes for 58 yards and a touchdown at Duquesne… tied the school record with three receiving TDs in a win over Wagner, posting nine catches for a career-high 128 yards… finished with four catches for 90 yards and two scores in a win at Delaware State.

2018 (Redshirt Freshman)

Finished the season with 5 catches for 52 yards… scored his first career touchdown vs. West Virginia Wesleyan.

2017 (Freshman)

Redshirted…did not see any action.

HIGH SCHOOL

Graduated from Chancellor High School in Fredericksburg, Va. in 2017… played football for head coach Bob Oliver… 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… also played basketball, averaging 21.5 points and 12 rebounds per game as a senior.

PERSONAL

Born Nov. 3, 1998, Emanuel E. Jenkins is an interdisciplinary studies major.