Five-star linebacker recruit Tyler Atkinson is fresh off his official visit to the University of Georgia. Atkinson is the top linebacker in the class of 2026 and has gone on over a dozen visits to Georgia over the years.
Atkinson is Georgia’s top five-star recruiting target. He plays high school football for Grayson High School in Loganville, Georgia. The 6-foot-2, 210-pound linebacker is the top ranked player at his position in the country and the top recruit in Georgia. Atkinson is the No. 9 recruit in the nation, per 247Sports.
Atkinson took to social media after his latest visit to Georgia. “Always walkin’ my dawg off the leash,” said Atkinson after visiting Georgia.
Photos from Tyler Atkinson’s UGA visit
Georgia co-defensive coordinator Glenn Schumann is among the Dawgs’ lead recruiters for Atkinson. Georgia has a strong pitch for the five-star linebacker. The Bulldogs had a pair of linebackers (Jalon Walker and Mykel Williams, who played defensive end too) selected in the first-round of the 2025 NFL draft. Georgia is willing to commit to significant name, image and likeness resources to Atkinson.
Signing Atkinson won’t be easy though. The five-star linebacker has tons of suitors from many of the top college football programs in the country. Atkinson has gone on recent official visits with the Clemson Tigers and Oregon Ducks. He has an upcoming official visit with the Texas Longhorns on June 20, so Georgia has no shortage of competition.
More on Atkinson’s impressive 2024 season
The highly-touted linebacker prospect helped Grayson win a Georgia 6A state championship in 2024 (6A is the highest classification of high school football in the Peach State). Atkinson posted an insane level of production as a junior en route to a state title.
In 2024, Atkinson posted 166 tackles, 13 sacks, an interception and a forced…
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Publish date : 2025-06-19 12:34:00
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