John Atkins (American football)

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John Atkins
Free agent
Position:Nose tackle
Personal information
Born: (1992-12-21) December 21, 1992 (age 28)
Thomson, Georgia
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:320 lb (145 kg)
Career information
High school:Thomson
(Thomson, Georgia)
College:Georgia
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Total tackles:22
Sacks:0
Forced fumbles:0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Johnathan Bandavious Atkins (born December 21, 1992) is an American football nose tackle who is free agent. He played college football at Georgia, and has been a member of the New England Patriots, Detroit Lions, and Atlanta Falcons.

College career[]

Atkins spent five seasons as a member of Georgia Bulldogs, redshirting his freshman year.[1] During his redshirt senior season, Atkins made 38 tackles, including one for a loss, as the Bulldogs' starting nose tackle.[2] He finished his collegiate career with 81 total tackles, 3.5 for loss, five pass deflections and a fumble recovery in 48 games played.[3]

Professional career[]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 2+7⁄8 in
(1.90 m) 		321 lb
(146 kg) 		34 in
(0.86 m) 		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		 5.38 s 4.75 s 7.95 s 24.0 in
(0.61 m)		 7 ft 5 in
(2.26 m)
All values from NFL Combine[4]

New England Patriots[]

Atkins signed with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2018.[5] Considered a long shot to make the team, Atkins was cut by the Patriots at the end of training camp on September 1, 2018.[6][7]

Detroit Lions[]

Atkins was signed to the Detroit Lions' practice squad on September 3, 2018.[8] Atkins was waived by the team on November 30, 2018 but subsequently re-signed to the practice squad.[9] Aktins was promoted to the Lions' Active roster on December 18, 2018 after defensive tackle Da'Shawn Hand was placed on injured reserve.[10] Atkins made his NFL debut on December 23, 2018 in a 27–9 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, making two tackles (one for loss).[11]

On August 31, 2019, Atkins was waived by the Lions as part of final roster cuts, but was signed to the team's practice squad the next day.[12][13] He was promoted to the active roster on October 14.[14] Atkins played in 12 games during the 2019 season, including six starts, and made 20 tackles.[15]

On July 29, 2020, Atkins announced he was opting out of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[16] He was waived after the season on June 2, 2021.[17]

Atlanta Falcons[]

On June 17, 2021, Atkins signed with the Atlanta Falcons.[18] He was waived on August 14.[19]

References[]

  1. ^ Butt, Jason (March 31, 2018). "John Atkins spent six years as an amateur football player. Now, it's off to the NFL 'to get some money'". The Telegraph. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  2. ^ Rowe, Jake (January 14, 2018). "At least four UGA players invited to NFL Combine thus far". 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  3. ^ Phelps, Chris (May 26, 2019). "Countdown to Georgia football (historical edition): Number 97 John Atkins". UGA Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  4. ^ "Johnathan Atkins Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  5. ^ Herbert, Michael (April 29, 2018). "Free agency roundup: Undrafted former Georgia players sign with NFL teams". The Red & Black. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  6. ^ Buchmasser, Bernd (August 5, 2018). "New England Patriots 2018 roster breakdown: #TBD DT John Atkins". PatsPulpit.com. SB Nation. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  7. ^ Daniels, Mark (September 1, 2018). "Patriots cut 26 players with more moves to come". The Providence Journal. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  8. ^ Atkins, Nate (September 3, 2018). "Lions cut LB Trevor Bates and sign a DT to finalize practice squad". MLive.com. Advance Publications. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  9. ^ Schlitt, Erik (November 30, 2018). "Lions add WR Deontez Alexander to practice squad, waive DT John Atkins". Lions Wire. USA Today. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  10. ^ Rogers, Justin (December 18, 2018). "Lions place rookie Da'Shawn Hand on injured reserve". The Detroit News. USA Today. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  11. ^ "John Atkins Career Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  12. ^ "Detroit Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. August 31, 2019.
  13. ^ Meinke, Kyle (September 1, 2019). "Detroit Lions sign 10 players to practice squad". MLive.com. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  14. ^ "Lions sign DT John Atkins to active roster". DetroitLions.com. October 14, 2019.
  15. ^ Twentyman, Tim (January 8, 2020). "2019 Position Breakdown: Defensive line". DetroitLions.com. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  16. ^ Rogers, Justin (July 29, 2020). "Lions DT John Atkins opting out of 2020 season". DetroitNews.com. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  17. ^ Birkett, Dave (June 2, 2021). "Detroit Lions waive DT John Atkins, who opted out of 2020 NFL season due to COVID concerns". Freep.com. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  18. ^ "Falcons sign four free agents". AtlantaFalcons.com. June 17, 2021.
  19. ^ "Falcons waive four players, one with injury designation". Falcons Wire. USA Today. August 14, 2021.

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