THE FLATS – E.J. Jenkins became the 21st former Georgia Tech football player to win a Super Bowl on Sunday when his Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, 40-22, in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.
A wide receiver at Georgia Tech in 2022 who has converted to tight end as a pro, Jenkins was on the field for 25 plays at TE and on special teams in Sunday’s Super Bowl. The snap count was his highest in four playoff games this postseason and his fourth-highest of the season overall.
E.J. Jenkins (left) celebrates with teammate Kenneth Gainwell after the Philadelphia Eagles’ 40-22 win over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX (National Football League photo)
After spending the 2023 season on the Eagles’, New York Jets’ and Las Vegas Raiders’ practice squads, Jenkins was promoted to Philadelphia’s active roster in 2024 and saw action in 12 games (eight in the regular season and four in the postseason). Playing primarily on special teams, he caught one pass on the season – a 7-yard touchdown versus the New York Giants on Jan. 5.
Jenkins played in 12 games and made 11 starts at wide receiver in his lone season at Georgia Tech in 2022. He caught 17 passes for 316 yards and three touchdowns as a Yellow Jacket. Prior to coming to Tech as a graduate transfer, he played three seasons at St. Francis (Pa.) and one at South Carolina.
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A former Yellow Jacket has now been on the winning team for three-consecutive Super Bowls. Former Tech place kicker Harrison Butker made his fifth Super Bowl appearance on Sunday with the Chiefs, who were trying to become the first team to ever win three-straight Super Bowls. Butker, one of Kansas City’s team captains, did become the first former Yellow Jacket to ever play in five Super Bowls and, despite Sunday’s defeat, remains Georgia Tech’s only three-time Super Bowl champion.
2025 GEORGIA TECH FOOTBALL SEASON TICKETS
2025 Georgia Tech football season tickets are on sale now and include the best seats for the Yellow Jackets’ six-game home slate, which features Atlantic Coast Conference showdowns versus Clemson, Pitt, Syracuse and Virginia Tech. Georgia Tech season ticket members will also have elevated seating priority for tickets purchased for the 2025 edition of “Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate” versus archrival Georgia, set for Nov. 28 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Season ticket prices remain unchanged from 2024, with packages beginning at just $225. For more information and to become a season ticket member today, visit ramblinwreck.com/footballtickets.
Full Steam Ahead
Full Steam Ahead is a $500 million fundraising initiative to achieve Georgia Tech athletics’ goal of competing for championships at the highest level in the next era of intercollegiate athletics. The initiative will fund transformative projects for Tech athletics, including renovations of Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field (the historic home of Georgia Tech football), the Zelnak Basketball Center (the practice and training facility for Tech basketball) and O’Keefe Gymnasium (the venerable home of Yellow Jackets volleyball), as well as additional projects and initiatives to further advance Georgia Tech athletics through program wide-operational support. All members of the Georgia Tech community are invited to visit atfund.org/FullSteamAhead for full details and renderings of the renovation projects, as well as to learn about opportunities to contribute online.
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