Mississippi State Bulldogs · EDGE RoomEDGE
#97 Jayson Jenkins
Class RS SR/TRFrom Florida State (transfer)Ht / Wt 6'6" · 280 lbHometown Bordentown, NJ · Notre Dame HS (Florida State)
Depth-chart placement
Current role
DE3Placement
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EDGEExperience
5-SRLast change
Updated 2026-07-29EDGE room context
View full depth chart →Jayson Jenkins holds the DE · Depth spot in Mississippi State Bulldogs’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Transfer history
2026Florida State→Mississippi State Bulldogs
Background & career
Jayson Jenkins is a defensive end for Mississippi State standing 6'6" and weighing 280 pounds. A three-star prospect from Bordentown, New Jersey, Jenkins spent three seasons at Tennessee before transferring to Florida State and then to the Bulldogs. Across his college career, he accumulated 15 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks and a forced fumble. In 2024, his final year at FSU, Jenkins appeared in all 13 games and recorded nine tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and 2 sacks.
Tennessee2022 – 20232024
Florida State2025
Mississippi State2026 — presentPrevious schoolFlorida StateRecruiting3-star · No. 1214 nationalOriginBordentown, NJ · Notre Dame HS (Florida State)