Morgan’s men picked up two points in their 35-29 defeat to Scotland last weekend and complete their campaign with a home clash against England at a sold-out Principality Stadium this weekend.
“Seeing Jac doing special things really inspires you to think we do have the sort of team to start winning games and hopefully win championships in the future,” said Jenkins.
“He’s an incredible player, a class bloke and very humble. I love playing with and playing for him. You always know he is going to give everything and be one of the best players on the pitch, whoever we are playing against.
“Having people like that – Jac, Toby, Tomos – it does help the team move forward. They are special players.
“But Jac is above everyone else and, for me, he is the best No 7 in Britain at the moment. If you are talking about a Lions tour, he’s on there for sure, isn’t he?”
Jenkins also says the squad can build on the positives from the last two games.
“I think the coaching staff that’s come in, in terms of Matt Sherratt with the attack, is making us look like a real threat. Our set-piece has been good in the last couple of games, and we want to become a dominant pack,” added Jenkins.
“There are a lot of positives to take into the next game. We obviously all know the situation in terms of the losses, but I think from taking the positives out of the games you can see there’s actually a progression forward where maybe it wasn’t as much.”
Jenkins topped the Wales tackle charts at Scottish Gas Murrayfield with an amazing 28 and also won eight line-outs. After a lengthy injury break last year he is now returning to peak form.
“I’m quite happy with how I’m playing, but I know there is a long way to go forward if I want to be considered one of the top locks in the world. That’s what you are aspiring to be as a player, but I know I’m a long way off that at the moment,” admitted Jenkins.
“I do pride myself on my work-rate, but if you are playing for your country, your family, you are going to go to the well every week without a problem. It is probably just getting your body right in the week that’s the hard part.”
If the game against Ireland, the first at home in the championship, was a great experience for Jenkins and the rest of the players, this weekend’s finale against a Triple Crown chasing England is going to be even bigger.
“This is the game you dream of playing in as a kid. It’s sold out. I’m pretty sure they can win the championship, so we can’t be having that in Cardiff, can we?” he added.
“Everyone had written us off going into the Ireland game and I think a lot of the fans were just proud of the fact we were taking it to probably one of the top teams in the world. All credit to Ireland, many teams would probably have got spooked, especially when we were up.
“That’s why you can tell they are a top team – somewhere we want to be – because they kept composed in those tough situations.”
