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2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 84
Jacob Jenkins
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- TE
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 235
- Prev School:
- Coastal Carolina
- Hometown:
- Hoover, Ala.
2025 (R-Sr.):
Student-Athlete Q&A
What made Liberty University the right place for you to attend college/compete at the collegiate level?
It is pretty simple, Liberty is the best place to practice both faith and football.
Is there anything special you do pregame or postgame and why?
I listen to worship music with a towel over my head and read Philippians 4. It allows me to center myself in God and remember that football, no matter the result or performance, is still just a game meant to be fun and a tool I can use to glorify God.
What is your most memorable athletic moment/accomplishment?
It was my sophomore year at Jacksonville State, and we upset Florida State at their place in a nighttime environment.
If you picked your jersey/uniform number, why is that number important to you?
4 was my number since 6th grade, and being a tight having to wear an 80 number my freshman year, I just combined the two and went with 84 and it has stuck.
Do you have any relatives who are playing or have played college or professional sports? (Names, relation to you, what/where they played)?
Brad Jenkins, my dad, played basketball at King University. Jaden Jenkins, my brother, played football at Erskine University. Abie Jenkins, my sister, ran Cross Country/Track at Auburn University at Montgomery.
Favorite meal (breakfast/lunch/dinner) and what is that special meal?
Got to go with some biscuits topped with sausage and eggs, and then all of that covered in some good southern gravy.
What is the first app you check on your phone each day?
Text messages.
What is your favorite hobby outside of athletics?
Golf.
Do you have any current pets (name and type of animal)?
Maverick - Cat
Who was your favorite athlete growing up?
Tim Tebow
What is your favorite possession and why?
My bible - it has done way more for me than I could have ever done for myself, especially during my 6 years of college.
What is your Go-To karaoke song?
Neon Moon - Brooks and Dunn
What is your dream vacation spot and why?
Wyoming, I have always seen and heard but never got to lay eyes on it myself, and it will be my first trip once I finish up football.
- 2025 HERO Sports Preseason Group of Five All-America third-team
- Athlon Sports CUSA Preseason All-Conference Third-Team
- Conference USA Preseason Player Watch List
- Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll member
- Saw playing time in all 12 games
- Started four contests
- Finished the season with 10 receptions for 99 yards
- Averaged 9.9 yards per reception
- Recorded two touchdowns receptions
- Ranked seventh on the team in offensive snap count (457 snaps by PFF.com)
- Ranked first on the team in offensive snap by a tight end
- Finished the season with four games with multiple receptions
- 33-yard reception against UTEP
- Two receptions for 15 yards against Jacksonville State, including a four-yard touchdown reception
- Two receptions for 11 yards against Middle Tennessee, including a four-yard touchdown reception
- 20-yard reception at UMass
- Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll member
- Sat out most of the year due to transfer rules
- Saw playing time in one game
- Played against No. 8 Oregon during Liberty’s appearance in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
- Transferred to Liberty from Coastal Carolina
- Saw playing time in 11 games in 2022
- Earned All-Sun Belt third-team honors
- Finished the season with 149 receiving yards
- Ranked second on the team with five touchdowns
- Recorded a touchdown in five separate games, including three games in a row
- Had multiple receptions in five games
- Transferred to Coastal Carolina from Jacksonville State
- Saw playing time in 19 games during the 2020 (10 games) and 2021 (nine games) seasons
- Finished the 2021 season with three receptions for 20 yards
- Finished the 2022 season with three receptions for 33 yards
- Helped Jacksonville State advance to the FCS Playoff quarterfinals in 2020
- Graduated from Spain Park High School in Hoover, Pa.
- Versatile player for the Jaguars, playing tight end, fullback, wide receiver and long snapper
- Earned a spot on the 2019 All-County first team
- Had 42 catches for 612 yards and three touchdowns his senior year
- Recorded four receptions for 156 yards in the first game of his senior season against Hillcrest High School
- Also lettered in basketball at Spain Park High School
- Son of Brooke and Brad Jenkins
- Completed his undergraduate degree in business management in May 2024
- Currently pursuing his MBA with a focus in real estate development
- Birthday is on May 8
Student-Athlete Q&A
What made Liberty University the right place for you to attend college/compete at the collegiate level?
It is pretty simple, Liberty is the best place to practice both faith and football.
Is there anything special you do pregame or postgame and why?
I listen to worship music with a towel over my head and read Philippians 4. It allows me to center myself in God and remember that football, no matter the result or performance, is still just a game meant to be fun and a tool I can use to glorify God.
What is your most memorable athletic moment/accomplishment?
It was my sophomore year at Jacksonville State, and we upset Florida State at their place in a nighttime environment.
If you picked your jersey/uniform number, why is that number important to you?
4 was my number since 6th grade, and being a tight having to wear an 80 number my freshman year, I just combined the two and went with 84 and it has stuck.
Do you have any relatives who are playing or have played college or professional sports? (Names, relation to you, what/where they played)?
Brad Jenkins, my dad, played basketball at King University. Jaden Jenkins, my brother, played football at Erskine University. Abie Jenkins, my sister, ran Cross Country/Track at Auburn University at Montgomery.
Favorite meal (breakfast/lunch/dinner) and what is that special meal?
Got to go with some biscuits topped with sausage and eggs, and then all of that covered in some good southern gravy.
What is the first app you check on your phone each day?
Text messages.
What is your favorite hobby outside of athletics?
Golf.
Do you have any current pets (name and type of animal)?
Maverick - Cat
Who was your favorite athlete growing up?
Tim Tebow
What is your favorite possession and why?
My bible - it has done way more for me than I could have ever done for myself, especially during my 6 years of college.
What is your Go-To karaoke song?
Neon Moon - Brooks and Dunn
What is your dream vacation spot and why?
Wyoming, I have always seen and heard but never got to lay eyes on it myself, and it will be my first trip once I finish up football.
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