Fresh off a head-turning performance at Ohio State camp Wednesday, Tyler Atkinson was wearing a custom-made T-shirt as he addressed a small crowd of reporters. The 6-foot-3, 190-pound defensive end already has his own brand even though he has only just finished eighth grade. “This is my logo, I’m starting it up for four years,” Atkinson said, referencing his T-shirt with the phrase “ATK-N-UP” printed, a play on his last name. “I call it acting up, because I go everywhere with football and act up and show out. So this will be the new fit.”
Atkinson certainly showed out on Wednesday. Working out with a defensive line group that included four-star talents Jalen Thompson, Elias Rudolph, Kendrick Gilbert and Omar White and three-star OSU commit Will Smith Jr., Atkinson arguably was the smoothest-looking player in that group. Why did Ohio State offer @Tyler16Atkinson before hes even started high school? These clips from…
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