(1988-03-28) March 28, 1988 (age 36) Pembroke Pines, Florida, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:
300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school:
St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
College:
Georgia (2006–2009)
NFL draft:
2010 / Round: 4 / Pick: 120
Career history
Cincinnati Bengals (2010–2020)
Career highlights and awards
2× First-team All-Pro (2012, 2015)
Second-team All-Pro (2011)
8× Pro Bowl (2011, 2012, 2014–2019)
NFL 2010s All-Decade Team
First-team All-SEC (2007)
Second-team All-SEC (2009)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:
384
Sacks:
75.5
Forced fumbles:
8
Fumble recoveries:
2
Defensive touchdowns:
1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
Gene Raynard Atkins Jr. (born March 28, 1988) is an American former football defensive tackle. He played college football at Georgia, and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL draft. Atkins has twice been selected as a first-team All-Pro, once been selected as a second-team All-Pro and is an eight-time Pro Bowler.
2007, Atkins saw significant playing time as a backup behind Kade Weston and Jeff Owens. On September 21, Owens said of Atkins's impact, "Geno is doing...
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cousins with Willis McGahee, former Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle GenoAtkins, and Green Bay Packers inside linebacker Randy Ramsey. Butler has two...
December 19, 2012. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. "Rice, Atkins, Spurlock named AFC Players of the Week". Pro Football Weekly. December...
fantasy football champion. Michael Irvin was assisted by player captains GenoAtkins and Devonta Freeman, while Jerry Rice was assisted by player captains...
Green, defensive lineman (DL) GenoAtkins, and tight end (TE) Jermaine Gresham—were elected to the 2012 Pro Bowl; Atkins was also selected to the Associated...
Bengals and he was replaced in the starting unit with second-year player GenoAtkins. In November 2005, Johnson was arrested at the Excalibur nightclub in...
for me." He drew comparisons, by multiple media outlets, to teammate GenoAtkins and his equally unexpected slide in the draft during the 2010 NFL Draft...
season, the Bengals set the tone from the beginning of the contest, with GenoAtkins slamming a play-action Palmer to the turf on the game's first play from...
Playoff finish Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Colts) 10–26 Pro Bowlers DT GenoAtkins QB Andy Dalton WR A. J. Green P Kevin Huber Uniform ← 2013 Bengals seasons...
Second-team All-Pro. Freeman was named one of the captains, along with GenoAtkins of the Cincinnati Bengals, for Team Irvin in the 2016 Pro Bowl. He was...
Aaron Donald Pittsburgh 2014 – – DT Bryant Young Notre Dame 1994 – P DT GenoAtkins Georgia 2010 – – DE DeMarcus Ware Troy 2005 – P DE Michael Strahan Texas...
Clark Harris LS 10 Kevin Huber P 3 Austin Seibert K Reserve lists 97 GenoAtkins DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 9 Joe Burrow QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)...
Stadium Results Record 6–10 Division place 4th AFC North Playoff finish Did not qualify Pro Bowlers DT GenoAtkins Uniform ← 2017 Bengals seasons 2019 →...
Bowl". thejetpress.com. January 14, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2020. "GenoAtkins added to Pro Bowl roster". NBCSports.com. January 16, 2015. Retrieved...