Jacque Sumpter Jenkins (May 6, 1921 – April 30, 1982) was a running back at Vanderbilt where he was an All-SEC blocking back and also kicked. He was drafted in the first round (tenth overall) of the 1943 NFL Draft by Washington, the first Vanderbilt player ever selected in the first round.
While at Vanderbilt he set a school record for the most points scored in a season at 90, and a career with 147, records that stood for decades. His 1941 team had the best winning record of a Vanderbilt team 8-2, since 1928. That year he was a Collier’s Magazine All-American and the Coach’s poll SEC MVP. The next year he was first team All-SEC and finished his college career in the 1943 Blue-Gray game.
He played in the NFL in 1943, but then had his career interrupted by two years of service during World War II, before returning to the NFL for two more seasons. He served as an assistant football coach at Vanderbilt after his pro playing days.
• Third-team All-American (1941)
• SEC Player of the Year (1941)
• 2x Jacobs Blocking Trophy (1941, 1942)
• 2x First-team All-SEC (1941, 1942)