2005 Football Roster
Roster
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Jamar Atkinson
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Woodbridge, VA
- High School:
- SUNY Morrisville/Garfield HS
Career Biography (PDF Format)At SU:
Two letters … Moved to defensive end from linebacker prior to 2005 Spring practice … Redshirted in 2004.
Senior Year (2006):
Played in all 12 games … Against Iowa, had one tackle … At Illinois, recorded a career-high two tackles and had his first career sack … Against Miami (OH), had a tackle for a loss of six yards … Against Wyoming, recorded one solo tackle … At West Virginia, had one tackle … At South Florida, recorded one solo tackle … Against Connecticut, had one sack for a loss of nine yards and two total tackles … At Rutgers, recorded one solo tackle.
Junior Year (2005):
Played in eight games … Against Virginia, recorded one tackle assist … Versus Rutgers, notched a solo tackle … At Notre Dame, posted a tackle assist.
SUNY-Morrisville:
2003 first-team NJCAA All-American … 2003 Northeast Football Conference Defensive Player of the Year after starting all 11 games at middle linebacker … 2002 and 2003 First-team All-Northeast Football Conference selection after leading team to 2002 and 2003 league titles … Morrisville’s all-time tackling leader with 171 tackles, including 81 solo stops and 26 tackles for a loss of 115 yards, in two seasons … Had five sacks for losses of 53 yards, two interceptions returned for 65 yards, eight pass breakups, two blocked kicks, five forced fumbles and a safety in his career … Led Morrisville and finished second in the conference with 106 total tackles, including 52 solo stops and 18 tackles for a loss of 53 yards in 2003 … Recorded one sack for a loss of nine yards and one interception, which he returned 58 yards … Broke up six passes, forced four fumbles and blocked a punt … Rushed one time for a 42-yard touchdown … Former SU football student-athlete Kwazi Leverette (2000-01) and current teammate Jason Tanner also attended Morrisville.
High School:
2001 PrepStar All-Atlantic Region selection … Rated the No. 30 prospect in Virginia by SuperPrep … Washington Post All-State Honorable Mention as a senior … Scored 11 touchdowns, passed for 330 yards, rushed for 840, and posted 97 tackles, including 12 for a loss, earning him team MVP, team offensive player of the year and the team’s top linebacker awards as a senior … Scored 80 career touchdowns … Had 580 yards passing and 2,860 yards rushing in his scholastic career … Rushed for 308 yards and four touchdowns in one game … Has three years to play two seasons at SU … Recruited by former assistant coach David Walker.
Personal:
Jamar Atkinson … Born February 29, 1984 in Washington, D.C. … Son of Dwight and Josephine Atkinson … Three brothers and one sister … majoring in communications and rhetorical studies.
