Jacob Jenkins-Cowart Stats & Scouting Report

AB	105
AVG	.19
OBP	.259
SLG	.276
HR	1

Full name Jacob Sean Jenkins-Cowart
Born 12/24/2002 in Greensboro, NC
Profile Ht.: 6'6" / Wt.: 216 / Bats: L / Throws: R
School East Carolina
Drafted in the 8th round (244th overall) by the Miami Marlins in 2024 (signed for $211,600).

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School: ECU
Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.6
BA Grade: 45/High
Tools: Hit: 50. Power: 50. Run: 40. Field: 50. Arm: 50.

Jenkins-Cowart is a 6-foot-6, 212-pound outfielder who has been a consistent presence in the middle of ECU’s lineup since his 2022 freshman season. Over his three year career Jenkins-Cowart hit .323/.370/.535 with 35 home runs while cutting his strikeout rate season after season. The big lefthander employs a crouched and grounded setup in the box with his weight shifted back on his back leg and a high back elbow in his handset. Many scouts expect a big league club will attempt to stand him taller in the box to create more length to his swing, get him loose and help him tap into his impressive raw power more frequently. While Jenkins-Cowart can hit the ball extremely hard and has shown all fields power, he’s never eclipsed more than 13 homers in a single season which is surprising given his raw power. He is an aggressive hitter who expands the zone more frequently than you’d like to see, but his overall contact rates are solid and perhaps he needs to dial in the approach a bit more to fully access that power. Jenkins-Cowart has played a bit of center field but most of his time at ECU has come in right and he profiles best as a corner outfielder in pro ball. He can move well underway for his size but is probably a below-average runner with average arm strength.

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School: ECU Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.6
BA Grade: 45/High
Tools: Hit: 50. Power: 50. Run: 40. Field: 50. Arm: 50.

Jenkins-Cowart is a 6-foot-6, 212-pound outfielder who has been a consistent presence in the middle of ECU’s lineup since his 2022 freshman season. Over his three year career Jenkins-Cowart hit .323/.370/.535 with 35 home runs while cutting his strikeout rate season after season. The big lefthander employs a crouched and grounded setup in the box with his weight shifted back on his back leg and a high back elbow in his handset. Many scouts expect a big league club will attempt to stand him taller in the box to create more length to his swing, get him loose and help him tap into his impressive raw power more frequently. While Jenkins-Cowart can hit the ball extremely hard and has shown all fields power, he’s never eclipsed more than 13 homers in a single season which is surprising given his raw power. He is an aggressive hitter who expands the zone more frequently than you’d like to see, but his overall contact rates are solid and perhaps he needs to dial in the approach a bit more to fully access that power. Jenkins-Cowart has played a bit of center field but most of his time at ECU has come in right and he profiles best as a corner outfielder in pro ball. He can move well underway for his size but is probably a below-average runner with average arm strength.