Receiver, South Alabama (from Samford), 2023–⁠26

Brendan Jenkins

Number
No. 12
Height
6′0″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Hoschton, GA

Brendan Jenkins plays receiver for South Alabama, after Samford (2023–⁠24). Last time out, at Arkansas State: 1 catch, 36 yards. Jenkins leads South Alabama in receiving yards this season.

2026 so far

21 catches, 355 yards, 3 TD

Last game: 1 catch, 36 yards at Arkansas State, W 56–⁠49

Next game: at Marshall, Oct 20

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 78SELA
  2. 119@TULN
  3. 5OHIO
  4. 26@UK
  5. 91ULM
  6. 36@ARST

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

9catches, career highat Tulane, 2026119receiving yards, career highat Tulane, 20262receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Furman, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Samford382737.2338
2024Samford4857612.0368
2025South Alabama911713.0130
2026South Alabama2135516.9372
Career1161,32111.41072

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Samford12WRFr.
2024Samford12WRSo.
2025South Alabama12WRJr.
2026South Alabama12WRSr.6′0″195

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2023Samford (FCS)400.4613th (n=681)0.8018.46%
2024Samford (FCS)450.8742nd (n=581)0.9239.26%
2025South Alabama120.77––9.3–
2026South Alabama210.8189th (n=829)0.4317.16%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 South Alabama 6 games, 21 catches, 355 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5vs.SE LouisianaW 39–⁠14578126
Sep 12atTulaneL 24–⁠289119120
Sep 19vs.OhioW 41–⁠361505
Sep 26atKentuckyL 21–⁠45226013
Oct 3vs.UL MonroeW 52–⁠35391172
Oct 8atArkansas StateW 56–⁠49136036
2025 South Alabama 5 games, 9 catches, 117 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30vs.Morgan StateW 38–⁠21115015
Sep 13atAuburnL 15–⁠31231025
Sep 20vs.Coastal CarolinaL 20–⁠38236030
Oct 4atTroyL 24–⁠311404
Oct 23atGeorgia StateW 38–⁠31331118
2024 Samford 11 games, 48 catches, 576 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31atWest GeorgiaL 29–⁠38481168
Sep 7atFloridaL 7–⁠45451035
Sep 14vs.Alabama StateW 12–⁠7474048
Oct 5vs.VMIW 27–⁠3223118
Oct 12atEast Tennessee StateL 28–⁠313606
Oct 19vs.MercerW 55–⁠35356041
Oct 26atThe CitadelL 11–⁠28221015
Nov 2vs.WoffordL 13–⁠17890019
Nov 9vs.Tennessee TechL 7–⁠2742209
Nov 16atChattanoogaW 36–⁠13893138
Nov 23vs.Western CarolinaL 42–⁠47659016

No box score in the source for Sep 28 at Furman, so that game is not listed.

2023 Samford 9 games, 38 catches, 273 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 9atWestern CarolinaL 7–⁠3021309
Sep 16atAuburnL 13–⁠451606
Sep 23vs.ChattanoogaL 24–⁠4752508
Sep 30vs.East Tennessee StateW 42–⁠28431011
Oct 7atWoffordW 31–⁠1063819
Oct 14vs.FurmanL 21–⁠27777238
Oct 21atVMIW 27–⁠1462208
Oct 28vs.The CitadelW 37–⁠7653013
Nov 11atMercerL 21–⁠281808

No box score in the source for Aug 31 vs. Shorter, so that game is not listed.

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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