AS A JUNIOR (2013): Capital One Academic All-District selection and a member of the PBC Presidential Honor Roll … Garnered the D2 Academic Achievement Award … Played in 10 games for UNCP … Registered 15 tackles, including three solo tackles, and an assist on a tackle for loss … Tallied two or more tackles in five games … Turned in a pair of tackle assists against both Winston-Salem State and Wingate … Registered three tackles (one solo) against Tusculum … Turned in a season-high five tackles (one solo), including a tackle for loss assist, in the regular season finale against Virginia-Lynchburg.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2012): Capital One Academic All-District selection … Played in all 10 games for UNCP … Totaled 33 tackles (18 solo), including three tackles for loss (-10 yards) … Also registered a sack (-6 yards), one pass break-up and one quarterback hurry … Turned in five or more tackles in three different games, including a season-best 10 stops (five solo) in season-opening win over Fayetteville State … Turned in a season-best four solo tackles (five total) in win over Newberry, including a tackle for loss (-1 yard) … Registered three tackles (two solo) in season finale at West Liberty, including two tackles for loss (-9 yards) … Performance against Hilltoppers included a third-quarter sack (-6 yards).
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2011): Played in eight games for UNCP, mainly on special teams … Booked 10 tackles (one solo) … Turned in a trio of stops against Glenville State … Registered tackles in four out of the last five games of the season … Tallied one stop against Tusculum and two at Charleston (W.Va.) … Grabbed a pair of tackles, including his lone solo stop of the season, at Newberry … Tallied a pair of tackles in the season finale against West Liberty.
AS A FRESHMAN (2010): Redshirted. Did not see varsity action.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at South Johnston High School for coach Joe Salas … Booked 69 tackles (27 solo) as a prep senior in helping to pace the Trojans to a 14-2 record and a spot in the state championship game … Also registered seven sacks, one fumble recovery and a pass break-up.
PERSONAL: The son of Brenda and Danny Atkins … Has three older sisters - Angela, Angie and Tina – one older brother, Anthony, and one younger brother, Dominick … Maintained a 4.2 cumulative grade point average at South Johnston High School and graduated 10th among his senior classmates … An exercise physiology major at UNCP.
