
• Ranks fifth all-time at Holy Cross with 53 career punt
returns, and ninth with 378 career punt return yards.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2009:
• Played in five games as a wide receiver, running back, punt
returner and kickoff returner.
• Had two catches for 10 yards and one rush for eight yards
on the season.
• Also returned two kickoffs for 24 yards and two punts for
17 yards.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2008:
• Saw action in all 11 games, starting two times.
• Ranked third on the team with 35 receptions for 329
yards.
• Led the team with 23 punt returns for 146 yards and 25
kickoff returns for 466 yards.
• Placed seventh on the Holy Cross single-season list for
kickoff returns, and ninth for kickoff return yards.
• Ranked third in the Patriot League in punt returns, seventh
in kickoff returns, ninth in receptions and 10th in all-purpose
yards.
• Finished the season 60th in the nation in punt returns.
• Named the Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week
following the Harvard game.
• Totaled 163 all-purpose yards at Harvard, with four kickoff
returns for 106 yards, two punt returns for 26 yards and three
catches for 31 yards.
• Returned three punts for 62 yards and two kickoffs for 23
yards against UMass.
• Caught six passes for 51 yards at Yale.
• Totaled six receptions for 47 yards against Bucknell.
• Made five catches for 66 yards against Fordham.
• Recorded 151 all-purpose yards against Brown, including 30
yards on four receptions.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2007:
• Played in all 11 games with one start as a wide
receiver.
• Also served as one of the team’s top kickoff and punt
returners.
• Caught six passes on the year for 52 yards, while rushing
eight times for 55 yards and a touchdown.
• Returned 28 punts for 224 yards, and 10 kickoffs for 201
yards.
• Ranked fourth in the conference and 47th in the nation in
punt returns.
• Tied for eighth on the Holy Cross single-season list for
punt returns.
• Had three carries for 26 yards and a touchdown, two
receptions for 17 yards and five punt returns for 53 yards against
Georgetown.
• Totaled two catches for 21 yards, two rushes for 21 yards
and two punt returns for 41 yards against Dartmouth.
• Recorded 51 kickoff return yards and 27 punt return yards
at Lehigh.
HIGH SCHOOL:
• Named to the Illinois High School Association All-State and
Academic All-State teams.
• Earned second team All-State honors from the Chicago
Tribune.
• Selected as the offensive Most Valuable Player of the West
Suburban Conference as a senior.
• Selected All-West Suburban Conference and Academic All-West
Suburban Conference in both 2005 and 2006.
• Named Proviso East’s team Most Valuable Player and
offensive Most Valuable Player.
• Caught 71 passes for 1,071 yards and six touchdowns as a
senior.
• Had a school-record 17 receptions for a state-record 240
yards against Downers Grove on Sept. 15, 2006.
• Also a member of the baseball and basketball teams at
Proviso East.
PERSONAL:
• Son of Aaron and Shawn Peppers, and Johnny Jenkins.
• Has not yet declared a major.
| JENKINS' RECEIVING STATISTICS | ||||||
| YEAR | GP-GS | REC | YARDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
| 2007 | 11-1 | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 0 | 17 |
| 2008 | 11-2 | 35 | 329 | 9.4 | 0 | 28 |
| 2009 | 5-0 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
| TOTAL | 27-3 | 42 | 391 | 9.3 | 0 | 28 |
| JENKINS' RUSHING STATISTICS | ||||||
| YEAR | GP-GS | ATT | YARDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
| 2007 | 11-1 | 8 | 55 | 6.9 | 1 | 17 |
| 2008 | 11-2 | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 0 | 26 |
| 2009 | 5-0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| TOTAL | 27-3 | 15 | 112 | 7.5 | 1 | 26 |









