Mike Jenkins

SoCon Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 21, 2026) · 2026 Preseason All-SoCon First Team · 2026 Preseason All-SoCon First Team by Phil Steele · 2025 All-SoCon Second Team 2025 Season (Junior) - Jenkins played in and started all 12 games for the Buccaneers in 2025...He finished third on the team with 59 tackles and was tied for the team-lead with two interceptions...The Summerville, South Carolina native also broke up three passes and logged a pair of quarterback hurries...Surpassed 100 career tackles as a Buc in the season finale against The Citadel...Jenkins also totaled a career-high nine tackles in the win over the Bulldogs...Notched an interception against Elon on September 20 and picked off another one at Furman on October 4...He also broke up two passes and finished with six tackles against the Paladins...For his play all season long, Jenkins landed a spot on the All-SoCon Second Team. 2024 Season (Sophomore) - As a sophomore, Jenkins played in nine games for ETSU in 2024...On the season, Jenkins totaled 14 tackles and had a pair of pass breakups...His top tackling performance came on October 12 vs. Samford...Also had multiple stops against Appalachian State, UVA Wise, The Citadel, and VMI. 2023 Season (Freshman) - During his first season in Johnson City, Jenkins appeared in 10 of the 11 games for ETSU...The Summerville, S.C. native totaled 32 tackles (21 solo, 11 assists) on the season along with two pass breakups...Both of those breakups came in ETSU's victory over Wofford in mid-October...Registered at least one tackle in eight of his 10 games this season...Totaled a season-high nine tackles vs. Mercer on October 7. Prior to ETSU - Lettered in football, basketball and track and field at Summerville High School ... For his career, totaled 220+ tackles, 35+ pass breakups, three interceptions, seven blocked punts, two blocked field goals, 57 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown ... Three-year starter for the Green Wave ... Played in the 2022 Shrine Bowl ... As a senior, recorded 103 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and 12 pass breakups, while also recording four blocked punts and two extra-points ... 2022 first team all-state ... Earned all-region honors in football and basketball ... Two-time first team All-Lowcountry in football...Cousin is Roddy White, who played wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons from 2005-15.