- February 8, 2025
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Everyone likes to root for the little guy.
Often the big, yolked athletes with massive biceps and gifted physiques are noticed by scouts and coaches, and the smallest guy on the field tends to get lost in the shuffle.
Enter Mainland wide receiver B.J. Jenkins. Despite being one of the quickest and most volatile weapons on the No. 9 ranked team in the state of Florida, he has yet to receive a single offer from a Division 1 program.
And it's because he's small.
At 5-foot-6 and 160 pounds, Jenkins is as diminutive as it gets on the gridiron. At first glance he draws comparisons to other smaller athletes like NFL running back Darren Sproles and former Mainland standout Adrian Killins.
I covered UCF football last season and Killins immediately stood out. He was the smallest player at UCF by quite a lot, and it cost him playing time during his freshman season. Killins was a track star at Mainland and even according to Jenkins is faster than him, but Jenkins deserves his chance.
He's been on the radars of different recruiting sites, most notably being featured in the Orlando Sentinel's recruiting page as someone to watch for, so thankfully for Jenkins, there looks like there should be something on the horizon.
Teammates D'Marcus Adams and Johnathan Huggins have committed to FSU and most recently, Mainland offensive lineman Adonis Boone committed to USF.
The next man up to get an offer this season should be Jenkins, who excels catching the ball out of the backfield and in the slot.
Mainland players and coaches are waiting to see what's in store for him, and so is he.
By staying patient.
"Everybody’s time comes eventually," Jenkins said. "Those guys [Adams and Huggins] were on FSU’s radar and they deserve it. That definitely gives me hope that I’ll fit somebody’s system too."
