6′4″ · 272 lb · Houston, TX · Trinity Valley C.C.
He was the 23rd-ranked junior college recruit in the country in the 2026 class.
2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: his team’s results.
Tavion Atkinson
On tape: 2 tackles against Boston College, Week 5, 2026.
12 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
Bull-rushes through contact at the point of attack.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Dallas Morning News Oct 20
On3 Oct 11Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SMU | 12 | 7 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Career | 12 | 7 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Last game (Wk 7): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 56-10vs UC Davis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-24vs Missouri State | 8 | 5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 25-16vs Boston College | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 23-13vs Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 17 · W 23-13 vs Virginia, play by play
1 tackle.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 4 games with play by play.
How SMU’s defense played that day
Virginia’s 8 drives: 5 stopped (1 takeaway) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 6.
2 tackles.
8 tackles, including 2 sacks, tied for 9th-most sacks in FBS that week.
Sacked the quarterback for a 10-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 28-18.
1 tackle.
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +7 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
17%2 sacksTFL rate
17%2 TFL12 tackles · 2 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Pass share
51.0%
208 pass / 200 run
Plays / game
68.0
6 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
216 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
His career
