CB Malcolm Jenkins (New Orleans Saints)

[stxbuck]

OSU definitely has been demonstrating a preference for bigger 6'0+ DB's, who obviously have speed. Harrison is 5'9/5'10, and did absolutely nothing to impress me when I saw him play last year. I'll trust Coach Tucker's judgment on this one....

[Naplesbuckeye]

All of the idiots on BN seem to forget that at Camp, Tucker took personal time away from others to work with him one on one. Tucker is as good as anyone as knowing who can play in the defensive backfield. He was good enough to get the offer so I support him.

[Oh8ch]

I just won me some v-cash!!!!!

Alas - this is not so. If you read the fine print in the first post of the event thread, since this occurred prior to the closing date for the event I must abandon the bet. All monies will be returned.

I think I might have casually mentioned in the FAQ on vBook that it was important to read the first post in an even thread.

[sears3820]

My mistake.

Next time I'll be sure to sweat the minor details before I exult in joy.

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

Welcome aboard, Malcom...

[BuckWrestler141]

<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width=490 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top>Jenkins Becomes Ohio State's Ninth Commitment
By Bucknuts.com Staff
Date: Aug 5, 2004

Cornerback Malcolm Jenkins of Piscataway, New Jersey had a tough college choice to make between Ohio State, Rutgers and Virginia Tech, but the Buckeyes won in the end. We caught up with Jenkins today to learn more about his decision.
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The Buckeyes received another outstanding addition to their 2005 recruiting class today as cornerback <!--Default NodeId For Malcolm Jenkins is 1200861,2004-->Malcolm Jenkins of Piscataway, New Jersey made it known that he had decided to attend <!--Default For Ohio State is to ignore-->Ohio State.

Jenkins' decision came down to <!--Default For Ohio is to ignore-->Ohio State, <!--Default For Virginia Tech is to ignore-->Virginia Tech, and <!--Default For Rutgers is to ignore-->Rutgers. In the end, Rutgers was tough to turn down, but the Buckeye coaching staff was a big factor in his decision.

"Basically, everything was a dead lock until I looked at the coaching staffs and what coaching staff I feel comfortable with the most, and it was Ohio State," he said.

The Ohio State atmosphere also played a part in his choice.

"There weren't a lot of negatives between the schools," he said. "All of them academically had what I want, so it was basically about the team and the atmosphere."

Ohio State first caught Jenkins' attention with the recruiting letters that they sent to him, and then Jenkins (6-0 1/2, 185, 4.43) in turn caught the attention of the OSU staff at the four-day camp session in June.

"I guess I was on their mailing list, and when I started getting letters from them, I really started liking it and I wanted to look into it more," Jenkins said. "I got together with my parents, and I asked them if I could attend the camp so I could try to get a scholarship and impress the coaches. That all worked out how I wanted it to."

Despite being one of thousands of campers, Jenkins was able to stand out from the crowd at camp with a stellar performance.

"I was just doing drills, and the DBs coach (<!--Default NodeId For Mel Tucker is 1192464,2004-->Mel Tucker) came up to me and was like, 'You do these real, real smooth,'" Jenkins said. "Then later on, we were doing one-on-ones, and they had me going against the best receivers there, and the coaches were real impressed. Right there, he was like 'Oh, we gotta get you here!'"

Jenkins is a versatile player who was instrumental in Piscataway's state championship run last season, their second straight title.

"I started both ways at corner and receiver," he said. "I had eight interceptions, I think 26 solo tackles and four breakups."

Jenkins projects as a corner at Ohio State.

"They primarily want me to play corner," he said. "I think if they wanted me to play something else, they would let me, but most likely I would be coming back to corner anyway."

Malcolm Jenkins is the ninth commitment for the OSU recruiting class of 2005. He plans on majoring in business at Ohio State. Keep posted to Bucknuts.com in the coming days for details on how you can hear Malcolm talk about his commitment on the Bucknuts Radio Hour.

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[jimotis4heisman]

Personally I hate to see us get these nobodys that the coaches offer early, they really hasnt worked out well, i mean we are stuck with guys like hawk and holmes,

[DaBuckMD]

Originally Posted by jimotis4heisman

Personally I hate to see us get these nobodys that the coaches offer early, they really hasnt worked out well, i mean we are stuck with guys like hawk and holmes,

Add to that....Gamble and the other Jenkins.

[LightningRod]

Welcome aboard the Championship Express.

[CrabMan]

Welcome to the family, Malcolm!

[jenkinswoody]

Welcome- You gotta love the name. Keep the Jenkins tradition rollin!

[brutus2002]

I think we have a pathetic WR corps too!!!! I mean the following underclassmen suck!!!!

Holms
Hall
Jordan
Hartline
Ginn
Lyons
Dukes
Gonzales

[osugrad21]

Welcome aboard Malcolm

[brutus2002]

Why are we going after DB's!!!! What is Jt thinking!!!! The sky is falling!!!!!
Why are we going after all these DB's!!!!!

O.K. I'm done being sarcastic!!!!!

Welcome to the Buckeyes Malcolm!!!!! You are one hell of an addition to an already great class. We are Defensive Back University baby and the Tressel train just keeps on rolling!!!!

[CleveBucks]

This is a very good pickup. Already 6-0+ 185 with legit speed, and seems very fluid according to what Coach Tucker says. Should be able to play Snyder's bump and run nicely. I really wish somebody had some film for us to watch.