Atkinson, an Eighth Grader, Earns Offers Early
Tyler Atkinson Tyler Atkinson 6'3" | 185 lbs | LB Grayson | 2026 State GA , a class of 2026 prospect out of Georgia picked up an offer from Georgia Tech on Tuesday. Only a few days after competing at the Under Armour camp in Georgia.
Atkinson is billed at 6-foot-3 and 190 pounds and is a very scary combination of size and speed that is unheard of, on the eighth grade level. He is widely believed to be the top Edge prospect in the entire country for the class of 2026.
The Georgia Tech offer after his first offer from Akron earlier in the month of February.
“GT stung me with the offer! I am honored for them believing in me,” he told me via Twitter.
Expect additional offers quickly, as he’s already visited Tennessee, Florida State and a host of others before even entering high school. He’ll be at LSU this weekend.
He played his youth football career for the Duluth Wildcats and earned an FBU National Championship with Team GFL in December. He followed that up with a stellar performance in the Under Armour Next All-America game in January.