WR Jaray Jenkins’ 2022 player profile

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Going into the 2022 football season, LSU Wire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Tigers roster.

Over the preseason, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for Brian Kelly this season.

We’ve already looked at LSU’s top-two receivers heading into 2022, and now we examine another player who is likely to play a major role in the passing game, redshirt senior Jaray Jenkins. He’s looking to build off a solid junior season in his fifth year on the bayou.

Here’s his profile.

Preseason Player Profile

Hometown: Jena, Louisiana

HT: 6-2

wt: 205

247Sports Composite Ranking

Three Stars | No. 16 in Louisiana | No. 73 receiver

Class in 2021: Redshirt Junior

Career Stats

year G Rec Yards Avg tutorials
2019 7 5 67 13.4 0
2020 10 23 397 17.3 2
2021 13 34 502 14.8 6

PFF Rankings

year Insulted passing Run Blocking
2019 63.2 63.1 59.9
2020 65.4 64.2 70.6
2021 68.0 67.5 79.6

Depth Chart Overview

After redshirting his first year on campus in 2018, he saw action in seven games as a reserve receiver in 2019. He saw his role expand more as a redshirt sophomore, finishing fourth on the team in receiving and starting seven of the 10 games he appeared in.

His most productive season came in 2021, when he started six of 13 games and saw a bigger role down the stretch when Kayshon Boutte was out. The highlight was an eight-catch, 169-yard and two-touchdown performance against Texas A&M.

Carving out a role on this year’s squad won’t be easy. Boutte is back and set to likely be one of the best receivers in all of college football, and the Tigers also return a talented pair of sophomore pass-catchers in Malik Nabers and Jack Bech.

Both will push Jenkins for targets, but as the elder statesman in the receiver room, he should still see the largest role he’s had since joining the team in the class of 2018.

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