I would like to see this young man on the field Saturday.
‘He is freaky.’ Why 6-foot-7 receiver EJ Jenkins could get more looks for the Gamecocks
The catch won’t show up on any stat sheet. There’s no video of it, no evidence it even happened — other than the wide-eyed descriptions from South Carolina coaches. Shane Beamer called it one of the best catches he’s seen in his life. It happened last Thursday, two days before USC’s 23-14 win over Troy. Gathered in the team’s indoor practice facility and running a two-minute drill, the Gamecocks offense ran a post route over the middle of the field to seldom-used transfer tight end/wide receiver E.J. Jenkins.
Beamer and the offensive coaching staff have been waiting for that kind of breakthrough moment for Jenkins, waiting for the freakish athlete from Fredericksburg, Virginia to make use of his uncommon size and bully defenders in the secondary. Along with quarterback Jason Brown — a former high school teammate — Jenkins transferred to USC from FCS school St. Francis in February. Jenkins’ arrival was met with intrigue and fanfare, if only for the mere fact that his physical measurables jump off the page. The redshirt senior caught a touchdown in USC’s spring game, and throughout the offseason coaches and players talked about his mismatch potential and how USC wanted to employ him both as a receiver out wide and as a tight end.
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‘He is freaky.’ Why 6-foot-7 receiver EJ Jenkins could get more looks for the Gamecocks
The catch won’t show up on any stat sheet. There’s no video of it, no evidence it even happened — other than the wide-eyed descriptions from South Carolina coaches. Shane Beamer called it one of the best catches he’s seen in his life. It happened last Thursday, two days before USC’s 23-14 win over Troy. Gathered in the team’s indoor practice facility and running a two-minute drill, the Gamecocks offense ran a post route over the middle of the field to seldom-used transfer tight end/wide receiver E.J. Jenkins.
Beamer and the offensive coaching staff have been waiting for that kind of breakthrough moment for Jenkins, waiting for the freakish athlete from Fredericksburg, Virginia to make use of his uncommon size and bully defenders in the secondary. Along with quarterback Jason Brown — a former high school teammate — Jenkins transferred to USC from FCS school St. Francis in February. Jenkins’ arrival was met with intrigue and fanfare, if only for the mere fact that his physical measurables jump off the page. The redshirt senior caught a touchdown in USC’s spring game, and throughout the offseason coaches and players talked about his mismatch potential and how USC wanted to employ him both as a receiver out wide and as a tight end.
Few highlight's from THE STATE
To Read full article click the link: https://www.thestate.com/sports/college/university-of-south-carolina/usc-football/article254783637.html#storylink=cpy
