Ralph Jenkins
6-0,175,Junior
Wide Receiver
DeFuniak Springs, Fla./Walton HS
2002 Pre-Season All-Southland Conference
2002 SPRING UPDATE: Enters the fall as the top-rated receiver on the club.saw limited action in the spring due to injury. JSU CAREER: As a sophomore, Jenkins emerged as the top receiver for the Gamecocks...he caught 33 passes for 759 yards and eight touchdowns...ranked 46th in Division I-AA last season in receiving yards per game (75.9)...longest reception of the season was 72 yards...made three catches for 134 yards in a 34-15 win over Nicholls State...snagged five passes for 134 yards at Stephen F. Austin...had his best game versus Tennessee Tech in which he hauled in five receptions for 140 yards and a score...saw limited action as a kick returner, with three returns for 71 yards and a long return of 41 yards...also had one punt return for six yards...As a true freshman, played in five games with three receptions for 30 yards...longest reception was 11 yards vs Southwest Texas State...HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for Bill Rager at Walton High School...named the team's Most Outstanding Offensive Player during his junior and senior seasons...had 110 catches for 2,000 yards during his career...selected to All-State, All-District and All-Region teams during his sophomore, junior and senior seasons...as a senior, finished with 38 catches for over 1,100 yards...was named to the DeFuniak Herald's All-State team after leading the Braves to a 9-2 record his junior year and 10-2 his senior season...also played baseball, where he earned all-district honors as a junior and senior and led the Braves to the district title as a junior...PERSONAL: Full name is Ralph Jenkins...son of Ralph and Nancy Jenkins...has one sister...born on June 16, 1982...was a National Honor Society member...his father, Ralph, played football at Tuskegee and with the Kansas City Chiefs...lists Randy Moss as his football hero...majoring in exercise science.
RECEIVING G REC. YDS. TD LG. AVG./G
2000 5 3 30 0 11 6.0
2001 10 33 759 8 72 75.9
TOTAL 15 36 789 8 72 52.6
