Today marks just 97 days until the opening kickoff of the 2019 season for the Georgia Bulldogs. Let’s take a look back at one of the best players in UGA history to rock the number 97.
John Atkins spent five years as a member of the Bulldogs from 2013-2017. The defensive tackle out Thomson High School in Thomson, Georgia was redshirted during his freshman season. Throughout his four active seasons on the active roster, Atkins recorded 81 total tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, five pass deflections, and one fumble recovery.
Atkins, standing at 6’3, 320 lbs, was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New England Patriots in April of 2018. He was later cut at the end of the 2018 training camp. Shortly after his departure from New England, the Detroit Lions picked him up and he remains on the roster to this day.
