2007 Football Roster
Roster
Craig Jenkins
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 315
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Pearl, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Pearl HS
- Career & Game-By-Game Statistics
CAREER:
Won the starting job at right offensive tackle during his redshirt freshman season and has maintained his starting status . . . Moved inside to guard as a sophomore and has remained at that position the remainder of his career . . . Has started 30 games in his career (of a possible 37 games played), playing every the first six games of his career . . . Has started 12 times at right offensive tackle and 18 games at right offensive guard . . . Has graded out at 80 percent or better 24 times . . . Came to MSU following a standout high school career in the metro-Jackson high school ranks.
2008:
Played in all 12 games during the season, starting seven times at an offensive guard position . . . Opened back-to-back games at mid-season against LSU and Vanderbilt, and the final five contests of the year . . . Played 31 of a possible 74 offensive snaps at Louisiana Tech to open the season . . . Scored an 87 percent blocking mark at Ruston . . . Played 40 snaps one week later in the Bulldogs’ home-opening win over Southeastern Louisiana . . . Was on the field for 26 offensive plays in the team’s SEC opener against Auburn . . . Scored a 79 percent blocking grade vs. the Tigers, the second-best mark on the team . . . Forced to go most of the way one week later at Georgia Tech when injury sidelined Mike Gates . . . Only missed the first five snaps of the game and turned in a team-best 88 percent blocking grade against the Ramblin’ Wreck . . . Tied for second on the team with six knockdown blocks . . . Was on the field for all 59 offensive snaps in Week 5 at LSU, scoring a 77 percent blocking mark . . . Played 57 of the 73 offensive plays during the Bulldogs’ 17-14 win over Vanderbilt at mid-season . . . Scored a team-best 87 percent blocking grade against the Commodores . . . Again hit the 87 percent blocking score at Tennessee in Week 7, playing 49 of the 63 offensive snaps . . . It was a team-best grade and his seven will-breaking blocks also paced the club . . . Went all 64 offensive snaps and graded out second-best on the team with an 87 percent mark against Middle Tennessee at homecoming . . . Was on the field for all 57 plays at Alabama in Week 10 . . . Scored a 72 percent blocking ratio vs. the Crimson Tide . . . Was on the field for all 76 offensive snaps in the Bulldogs’ Week 11 victory over Arkansas . . . Graded out at an 85 percent blocking mark with a team-best 11 knockdown blocks . . . Started at offensive guard in the season finale at Ole Miss.
2007:
Started 11 of the 13 games for Mississippi State during his sophomore campaign, only missing a start and appearance in the season-ending Battle For The Golden Egg vs. Ole Miss . . . Played but did not start in the post-season bowl game . . . Reached an 80 percent blocking grade eight times during the season . . . Moved from tackle inside to offensive guard during spring drills and maintained his first unit designation when pre-season camp concluded in August . . . Opened his sophomore season at the top of the depth chart on the right side . . . Played in 34 of a possible 59 offensive snaps against LSU in the opener and graded out at a 75 percent . . . Was on the field for all but 13 offensive snaps (72 of 85 plays) during the team’s victory over Tulane one week later . . . Tallied an 80 percent blocking grade against the Green Wave . . . Helped MSU rush for 266 yards on 54 carries, a 4.9-yard per carry average, against Tulane . . . Was on the field for all but 12 snaps (54 of 66) of the Bulldogs’ Week 3 win at Auburn . . . Had a 76 percent blocking grade with four knockdown blocks against the Tigers . . . Beginning in Week 4, he went six straight weeks with an 80 percent blocking grade or better, averaging 80.6 over that stretch . . . Again played all but a dozen snaps (47 of 59) one week later in the team’s win over Gardner-Webb . . . Had an 82 percent blocking mark against the Runnin’ Bulldogs with five knockdown blocks . . . Helped the team rush for 215 yards on 39 attempts, a 5.5-yard average, against GW . . . Was on the field for all 73 offensive snaps in Week 5 action at South Carolina . . . Graded out at an 83 percent clip and registered four knockdown blocks . . . Played all but 12 snaps (54 of 66) in MSU’s Week 6 triumph over UAB . . . Scored an 82 percent blocking mark against the Blazers with 10 pancake blocks . . . Played more than half the game (41 of 73 offensive plays) against Tennessee in Week 7 . . . Graded out at 80 percent, tying for the team high, with six will-breaking blocks . . . Split time exactly in half at one offensive guard position at West Virginia in Week 8 . . . In 37 snaps, he tied for the team lead with an 88 percent blocking average against the Mountaineers, registering a pair of knockdowns . . . Played 56 snaps in the team’s 31-14 win over nationally No. 14 Kentucky . . . Tied for the team high with an 88 percent blocking mark against the Wildcats with four pancakes . . . Was on the field for 39 of a possible 66 offensive snaps in the team’s Week 10 win over No. 21 Alabama . . . Scored a 77 percent blocking mark with six will-breaking blocks in State’s 17-12 win over the Crimson Tide . . . Was on the field for 61 of a possible 85 offensive snaps at Arkansas in Week 11 . . . Made an 83 percent blocking grade against the Razorbacks with one knockdown block.
2006:
Earned the starting nod at right offensive tackle during the final days of preseason camp . . . Started all 12 games at the position, going every snap five times (in the first six games of the year) . . . Graded out at 80 percent or better 10 times on year . . . Proved the coaching staff decision to start him was a solid one . . . Responded by playing 46 of a possible 56 offensive snaps against South Carolina in the season opener, his first career start . . . Scored a very respectable 80 percent blocking grade against the Gamecocks, a total that included a team-best nine knockdown blocks . . . Was on the field for all 58 offensive plays during Week 2 action against Auburn . . . Again was the on the field for every snap in Week 3 against Tulane (72 plays) . . . Moved his blocking grade to an 80 percent mark at UAB in Week 4 . . . Was on the field for all 67 offensive snaps against the Blazers, recording five knockdown blocks . . . Part of an offensive line that paved the way to 166 yards rushing and just one quarterback sack allowed in Birmingham . . . Was on the field for all 52 offensive snaps in Week 5 at LSU . . . Again graded out at an 80 percent ratio against the Tigers . . . After grading out at 79.4 percent over the season’s first five weeks, moved the mark to an 86.7 percentage during the remainder of the year . . . Was on the field for all 78 offensive snaps in Week 6 against West Virginia . . . Graded out at a career-high 90 percent and tied for the team high with seven knockdown blocks . . . Played all but 10 snaps (52 of 62) during the Bulldogs’ Week 7 win over Jacksonville State . . . Tallied an 86 percent blocking grade against the Gamecocks . . . Played all but nine snaps (55 of 64) vs. Georgia in Week 8 and recorded a team-best 85 percent blocking grade against the Bulldogs . . . Was on the field for only 28 of a possible 66 plays during the Bulldogs’ Week 9 game against Kentucky . . . Tallied a team-best 92 percent blocking mark against the Wildcats . . . Limited to 17 plays when he suffered a sprained knee in the Bulldogs’ Week 10 win at Alabama . . . Graded out an 87 percent blocking mark against the Crimson Tide with a pair of knockdown blocks . . . Was on the field for 39 of 70 offensive snaps against Arkansas in Week 11 . . . Earned an 80 percent blocking grade against the Razorbacks.
2005:
Sat out the season as a true freshman redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Superprep Magazine rated him No. 16 among the top prospects in the state in its pre-signing day all-America issue . . . Credited with a 285-pound bench press max, he did 19 repetitions of 185 pounds on the bench at the Baton Rouge NIKE Training Camp . . . That performance was sixth-best among linemen at the camp . . . Selected to play in the Mississippi-Alabama High School all-star game following his senior season . . . Was a three-year starter on the offensive line for head coach Larry Weems at Pearl (Miss.) High School, helping the Pirates to a 25-10 mark during those years . . . As an offensive guard, he helped lead his prep team into the state’s postseason playoffs as a senior . . . Named first-team, all-state on the offensive line by the Mississippi Association of Coaches . . . Accorded second-team, all-state mention by the Jackson Clarion-Ledger . . . Also selected first-team, all-Metro Jackson by the Clarion-Ledger at offensive tackle . . . A two-time first-team, all-Region 4-4A offensive lineman . . . Also active in state high school powerlifting circles, he finished fourth in the state in his weight class as a junior . . . Well-above average student who carried a 3.27 grade point average . . . Committed to MSU in October 2004, after receiving his scholarship offer in September.
PERSONAL:
Born Craig Jimmar Jenkins, 2-10-87, in Jackson, Miss. . . . Son of Rev. and Mrs. Herrie Jenkins Jr. . . . His cousin is former MSU wide receiver Justin Jenkins, who lettered at State from 2000-03 . . . Majoring in general business administration.
