Keith Jenkins Jr. Named 2022 Stats Perform FCS Freshman All-American

BALTIMORE, Md. (Dec. 20, 2022) ⎯ Morgan State freshman return specialist Keith Jenkins Jr. earned another postseason football honor when he was selected to the 2022 Stats Perform FCS Freshman All-American on Tuesday, December 20, 2022.

Jenkins was one of 31 players from 26 schools who were on the Freshman All-America Team.

After earning All-MEAC first-team honors this season, Jenkins was named as a BOXTOROW All-American after also being named to the Phil Steele All-MEAC First Team, HERO Sports 2022 FCS Freshman All-American, and Blue Bloods All-MEAC First Team.

Jenkins had a sensational 2022 campaign in his first year at Morgan. The freshman is one of the top return specialists in the nation and finished the season with two kickoff returns for touchdowns (T-No. 2 in the FCS). He picked his way through the Hornets for a 90-yard kickoff return touchdown against Delaware State (Nov. 12) and was named the MEAC Specialist of the Week for that performance. He recorded a 96-yard kickoff return for a touchdown at North Carolina Central (Oct. 13) and was named both the MEAC Rookie of the Week and Specialist of the Week for his efforts. Jenkins completed the season ranked No. 6 in the nation in kickoff returns (29.4 avg).

Morgan was picked to finish last (6^th) in the MEAC preseason head football coaches and sports information directors, but instead finished in a 3-way tie for second place with a 2-3 mark in league play. In just his first season as a head coach, Damon Wilson has helped Morgan State improve from a 2-9 regular season in 2021 to a 4-7 regular season in 2022.

Here is the link to the All-America team: Stats Perform FCS All-America, Freshman Teams | The Analyst

ABOUT MORGAN
Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified high research (R2) institution offering nearly 140 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University, and the only university to have its entire campus designated as a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu.

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Players Mentioned

#14 Keith Jenkins Jr.: DB; 6' 1"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#14 Keith Jenkins Jr.
: 6' 1"; Freshman
: DB

Players Mentioned

#14 Keith Jenkins Jr.

Players Mentioned

#14 Keith Jenkins Jr.