2017 Football Roster
John Atkins
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 305
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Thomson, Ga.
- High School:
- Thomson
Career Highs: 5 tackles at Missouri, 2016
2017: Played in all 15 games games, starting in 14..finished with 38 total stops (17 solo, 21 assists)...made four tackles (two solo) in the Rose Bowl...had four tackles (two solo) vs. Mississippi State...was credited with four stops against Auburn...one of his three tackles vs. Georgia Tech resulted in a four-yard loss...had three stops and one batted-down pass in win over Missouri...had two solo tackles in the SEC Championship Game vs. Auburn...had a pair of tackles against Florida...made one tackle assist and recovered a fumble vs. Samford...had three total tackles (one solo) in start at Notre Dame...recorded three assisted tackles against App State in his first career start...one of three defensive winners of the “Up Front” award at team’s post-season awards gala...Senior Bowl Watch List...recipient of the Brinson Family Football Scholarship.
2016: Played in all 13 games, including starts in nine of the last 10 contests...has 22 total stops this season, including one TFL and also has two pass breakups and one QB pressure...had two tackles vs. Auburn...had two stops vs. Louisiana, assisted on a tackle for loss, and had a QB pressure...credited with two assisted tackles against Nicholls...made a career-best five tackles (4 solo, 1 assisted) against Mizzou...two assisted tackles and a pass deflection vs. Vanderbilt...also saw action in short-yardage offensive situations...two assisted tackles vs. Ole Miss...three assists vs. Georgia Tech...earned Hugh Hendrix Award for being a player who most strains his potential following spring practice...recipient of the Brinson Family Football Scholarship.
2015: Appeared in 10 games, making three starts ... 12 total tackles ... tied a career high with three tackles against South Carolina, had a TFL and a QB hurry ... recipient of the Brinson Family Football Scholarship.
2014: Played in 10 games ... nine total tackles ... tied career high with three tackles at No. 24 South Carolina ... career-high three tackles in his UGA debut vs. No. 16 Clemson ... recipient of the Brinson Family Football Scholarship.
2013: Redshirted ... enrolled at UGA in January ... earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for spring semester ... recipient of the Brinson Family Football Scholarship.
Prep School: Hargrave Military Academy, coached by Troy Davis ... finished the 2012 season with 42 total tackles, 2 sacks, 5 tackles for loss and one blocked kick.
High School: Thomson, coached by Milan Turner ... SuperPrep All-Dixie Team ... Scout.com three-star player, #23 DT nationally, #23 overall prospect in Georgia ... Rivals.com three-star player, #40 DT nationally, #52 overall prospect in Georgia ... ESPNU four-star player, #11 DT nationally, #119 overall prospect nationally, #55 overall prospect regionally, #12 overall prospect in Georgia ... 122 in the ESPNU Top 150 ... 247sports.com four-star player, #17 DT nationally, #16 overall prospect in Georgia ... participated in the 2012 Under Armour All-American game.
Personal: JOHNATHAN BANDAVIOUS ATKINS...Major: Sociology... completed his bachelor’s degree during Fall Semester, 2016.
