Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-13vs UL Monroe | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 38-13@ Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#97
Jayson Jenkins
Senior defensive lineman on Mississippi State's 2026 roster.
6′6″ · 280 lb · Bordentown, NJ · Notre Dame HS (Florida State)
CFB Index 38 · #221 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceTransferred Florida State → Mississippi State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
5 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 tackles, vs UL Monroe
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Mississippi State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Tennessee in 2022.
- Transferred from Florida State to Mississippi State in 2026.
Jayson Jenkins
Wins his gap play after play. Jayson Jenkins has played for three head coaches across five seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 4 tackles against UL Monroe — Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
2022
- Signed with Tennessee3-star out of Notre Dame
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coaches2022
Mississippi State
2023era →
Greg Knox
Mississippi State
Played under 3 different head coaches: Mike Leach, Greg Knox, and Jeff Lebby. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Mississippi State
2025Florida State
2026Mississippi State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Tennessee11-2HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning
2023Tennessee9-4HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning
2024Tennessee10-3HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy
2025Florida State5-7HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning
2026Mississippi State2-0HC: Jeff Lebby · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidenceBreakout
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
38 · #221 of 330 interior linemen
Three-star recruit. Now #221 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mississippi State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Florida State | 17 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Tennessee | 9 | 3 | 3.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 37 | 14 | 6.5 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–13
at Minnesota
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 25-point win on the road against Minnesota.
With K. Taylor — 227 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.8 · 86 rush yds (13 car) · A. Evans III — 6 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jalen Harris’s 2022 season.
Matches Jalen on
Weight
TFL rate
Hurry rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Cory Stover's senior season at Oregon State (2023).
66%match
Matches Cory on
Class year
TFL rate
Sack rate
Differs from Cory on
Hurry rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jayson Jenkins
Background
Career Honors 2023 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll 2022 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll Career Notes Has appeared in 33 games with five starts Before Mississippi State (2022-2025) Played in all 12 games at Florida State with five starts ... finished the season with 16 tackles, 1.5 tackles for los...
The defensive line · Mississippi State
- #9Jaray Bledsoe5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #43Will Whitson4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #35Kalvin Dinkins3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #42DJ Reed2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #97Jayson Jenkins2 tackles for loss · 2025
14 more on the roster · Mississippi State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology