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Jersey Number 72
Tank Jenkins
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 320
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Montgomery, Ala.
- High School:
- Park Crossing HS
- Prev School:
- Texas A&M
Bio
As a Senior (2024)
As a Junior (2023)
As a Sophomore (2021)
As a Sophomore (2020)
Prior to Houston
High School
Personal
- Played in 11 games, starting 10 – all at right guard
- 621 total snaps played
- Fourth on team with 602 offensive snaps played
- All 602 offensive snaps at right guard
- 19 snaps on FG/XP kick
- Just two penalties committed in 602 offensive snaps
- One of 12 Big 12 guards (min. 600 snaps) with two or fewer penalties committed
- 87.8 pass block grade at Kansas (Oct. 19)
- No pressures in 26 chances against Jayhawks
- UH honorary game captain vs. UNLV (Aug. 31)
As a Junior (2023)
- Earned Bachelor of Science in Retailing & Computer Science
- Started all 12 games at right guard
- 696 snaps at right guard; 47 snaps on FG/XP block
- 96.8 efficiency grade according to PFF
- Three sacks allowed in 421 opportunities
- Just one penalty committed, coming in finale at UCF (Nov. 25)
- Just one pressure allowed at Kansas State (Oct. 28)
- Just one pressure allowed at Baylor (Nov. 4)
- Season best 84.2 pass block grade – no pressures allowed – vs. Sam Houston (Sept. 23)
- No pressures allowed in 41 opportunities at Rice (Sept. 9)
- One of four Big 12 guards with one or no penalties in 500+ snaps
- One penalty matched fewest among UH starting linemen (500+ snaps)
- Just one sack allowed in final five games – 153 chances (@K-State, @BAY, CIN, OKST and @UCF)
As a Junior (2022)
- 2022-23 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
- Appeared in all 13 games (338 snaps)
- Backup right guard
- Started at right guard at UTSA (Sept. 3) and at Texas Tech (Sept. 10)
- 260 snaps at right guard
- 78 snaps on field goal/extra points
- Paved way for four 100+ yard rushing performances
- Supported Cougar squad that ranked 25th nationally in total offense (455.8)
- Helped Houston finish 16th nationally in scoring (36.1)
- 39 snaps in Houston’s 3+ rushing TD performance vs. Temple (Nov. 12)
- 33 snaps and season-high 85.6 pass block grade (per PFF) in Independence Bowl
- After allowing two sacks in first three games, did not allow sack in final five contests
As a Sophomore (2021)
- Started all 14 games at right guard
- Played 1,019 snaps including 932 at right guard
- 87 snaps on field goal/extra points
- Allowed just two sacks in final seven games (265 opportunities)
- Helped Houston rank fourth in The American in passing offense (271.4)
- Cougars were also third in offensive efficiency (154.5)
- Season-high 71.8 run block grade (per PFF) at USF (Nov. 6)
- Paved way for Cougars to amass 261 rushing yards and four rushing TDs
As a Sophomore (2020)
- Did not see action
Prior to Houston
- Spent 2018-19 seasons at Texas A&M
- Did not see action during 2019
- Redshirted during 2018
High School
- Prepped at Park Crossing High School (Montgomery, Ala.)
- Coached by Smitty Grider
- 2017 Alabama Sports Writers Association First-Team Class 6A All-State
- Four-star prospect
- Top-10 player in state of Alabama by all three national recruiting services
Personal
- Earned Bachelor of Science in Retailing & Consumer Science from UH
- Nickname: Tank
- Hobbies: fashion
- Describes himself as funny
- Favorite childhood memory is going to Disneyland
- Game day ritual is taking a cold shower
- Dream job outside football: entrepreneur
- Can cook
- Hidden talent: is a fashion designer
- Played with current teammate Brandon Mack in high school
- Can cook
- Chose UH because it’s the best school he wants to be a part of and the culture here is awesome
- One word to describe him on the field: refrigerator
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: wings
- Best advice: Never give up, keep going
- Highlight of his life thus far: graduating from the University of Houston
- Sports hero: Kobe Bryant
Postgame Press Conference: Football at Rice
Saturday, September 06
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Stephen F. Austin
Friday, August 29
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews SFA
Monday, August 25
Camp Availability: Head Coach Willie Fritz
Monday, August 04
