Geno Atkins
Atkins with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2015
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| No. 97 Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 28, 1988 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Pembroke Pines, Florida | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Fort Lauderdale (FL) Aquinas | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Georgia | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2010 / Round: 4 / Pick: 120 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Total tackles: | 244 |
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| Sacks: | 52.0 |
| Pass deflections: | 6 |
| Forced fumbles: | 8 |
| Fumble recoveries: | 2 |
| Defensive touchdowns: | 1 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Gene Renard "Geno" Atkins Jr. (born March 28, 1988) is an American football defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia, and was drafted by the Bengals in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft.
Atkins was born in Pembroke Pines, Florida on March 28, 1988. He attended St. Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale helped his high school football team be the Class 5A runners-up in both 2004 and 2005. As a junior at St. Thomas Aquinas in 2004, Atkins had 70 tackles (12 resulted in lost yardage), one interception, and four fumble recoveries. In 2005, during his senior season, he had 117 tackles, 7.5 sacks, four forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries. Following the season, he was named first-team all-county by the Sun-Sentinel and Miami Herald, first-team Class 5A in the state of Florida and was also named Florida Class 5A Defensive Player of the Year. Coming out of high school he was rated as the 24th best defensive end in the nation by Rivals.com and 41st best by Scout.com.
In track & field, Atkins was one of the state's top performers in the throwing events. In the discus, he got a PR of 48.35 meters at the 2006 FHSAA 3A Region 4, placing 2nd in the finals. At the 2006 FHSAA 3A-4A Outdoor State Finals, he tied for 1st place in the shot put event, recording a top-throw of 18.01 meters.
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