Josh Atkinson

Photo by: Erik Campos

Photo by: Brett Rojo

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
6-2
Weight:
208
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Carrollton, Texas
High School:
The Oakridge School
Prev School:
The Oakridge School

Tulsa – A three-year letterwinner and two-year starter . . . received a medical red-shirt season in 2012 . . . named to the preseason watch list for the 2016 Biletnikoff Award . . . has played in 34 career games and has 20 starts . . . has 1,596 career yards and 6 TDs on 124 receptions for a 12.9 average per catch . . . went over the 1,000-yard career receiving mark in the sixth game of the 2015 season against East Carolina . . . has six career 100+ receiving games, all coming in 2015 . . . 2015 – Played in all 13 games and had 12 starts . . . caught 76 passes for 1,071 yards for a 14.1 average and five TDs . . . had career-highs of 11 receptions for 139 yards and one TD vs. Virginia Tech in the Camping World Independence Bowl . . . had six 100+ receiving games, as five of those 100-yard games came consecutively . . . missed two more 100-yard receiving games by one yard in 2015, with 99 yards each against Memphis and Tulane . . . missed his sixth straight 100-yard game by one yard when he had 99 yards on four catches vs. #17 Memphis . . . had a career-long 80-yard TD catch against Memphis . . . also had five receptions for 99 yards and one TD at Tulane . . . had 119 yards, including a 69-yard touchdown vs. New Mexico . . . the TD was his first since his freshman season . . . had 104 receiving yards and one TD on 10 catches at Oklahoma . . . totaled 110 yards against ULM and 107 yards against Houston . . . had his fifth straight 100-yard receiving game with 136 yards on eight catches vs. East Carolina . . . 2014 – Played in all 12 games . . . had eight starts, while starting the first five games . . . had 35 receptions for 416 yards to rank third on the team . . . saw his first start in the season opener vs. Tulane and had 80 yards on seven catches . . . caught the two-point conversion that tied Tulane 28-28 to put the game in OT . . . had a team-high seven catches for a career-best 85 yards at FAU . . . caught two passes for 43 yards at Temple, including a career-long 38-yarder . . . caught four passes for 49 yards at Memphis . . . 2013 – Played in seven games . . . caught nine passes for 76 yards and one TD . . . his touchdown came on a six-yard reception against UTSA . . . led Tulsa with five receptions for 35 yards against North Texas . . . also had 26 yards on two receptions at Louisiana Tech . . . 2012 – Received a medical hardship after playing in two games . . . played in the Tulane and Nicholls State games before suffering a season-ending injury . . . caught four passes for 33 yards against Nicholls State.

High School – Was a three-year letterwinner and starter at The Oakridge School . . . started all three years at receiver and safety . . . was credited with 149 receptions for 2,940 yards and 31 touchdowns in his career, while also totaling 562 rushing yards and nine TDs on 71 carries . . . helped lead his team to a 10-1 record and SPC state title as a senior . . . had 70 receptions for 1,301 yards and 12 touchdowns, and recorded 61 tackles and nine interceptions as a senior . . . was named to the Dallas Morning News Top 100 Area Recruits . . . named to the Fort Worth Star Telegram Super Team his senior season . . . earned all-SPC honors as a junior and senior . . . caught 53 passes for 1,105 yards and 11 touchdowns, while returning seven kicks for 261 yards and one TD his junior season . . . played quarterback as a sophomore and completed 97 passes for 1,548 yards and 15 TDs, while rushing for 445 yards and six TDs on 65 carries his sophomore campaign . . . earned honorable mention all-state honors, while being named all-district on offense and defense his sophomore season . . . was also the District Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore . . . also lettered three years in basketball and track . . . high school coach was Phillip Farhat.

Personal – Favorite movie is Remember the Titans . . . the Dallas Cowboys is his favorite NFL team, while Kobe Bryant is his favorite professional athlete . . . Dez Bryant is his favorite NFL player . . . favorite book is Blind Side . . . favorite actor is Denzel Washington . . . his cousin, John Starks, played in the NBA for four teams, most notably with the New York Knicks . . . “Fun” is the one word that best describes him . . . his favorite superhero is Spiderman . . . favorite food is cereal . . . the game show he would want to appear on is “Family Feud” . . . favorite musician is Big Sean . . . a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes . . . has two older sisters . . . parents are Shawn and Kim Atkinson, both graduates of Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa . . . graduated in May 2016 with a degree in communication . . . working on a second bachelor’s degree in management . . . born August 19, 1993 in Dallas, Texas.