The Draft Bomb · Prospect profile2027 Draft · BB #044
LB· #4 LB· Round 2· Tier 3 · Day 1 starter
Xavier
Atkins.
XA
Bomb Grade
74.5/100
Big Board #44
LB· #4 LB· Round 2· Tier 3 · Day 1 starter
Xavier
Atkins.
XA
Auburn· #17· Jr· Houston, Texas· 6'0"· 210 lb(School-listed)
"In 2024 he was an LSU freshman with a handful of scattered snaps. In 2025, at Auburn, he led the SEC in tackles for loss with 17, added 9 sacks and came out a second-team All-American. Few jumps in college football have been that vertical, and nearly every conversation about him now narrows to one question: does 210 pounds hold up playing this way on Sundays?"
Atkins signed with LSU in the 2024 class, barely played as a true freshman and entered the portal, committing to Auburn on Dec. 18, 2024.
What he does well
- 01Backfield disruption — Seventeen tackles for loss led the SEC in 2025, and they came from every alignment: A-gap pressure, edge loops and simple beating the guard to the spot.
- 02Pass rush — Nine sacks from an off-ball linebacker is a rare number, and he earns it with a genuine first step rather than by being schemed free.
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