Education
A highly touted prospect, he attended the University of Florida in his freshman season, but legal trouble cut his football career short. A native of Daytona Beach, Florida, Atkins attended Mainland High School, where he was an All-State cornerback and running back. Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, he chose Florida over numerous offers, including Auburn, Florida State, Miami, Michigan, and South Carolina.
Career
He died in 2007 from an overdose of MDMA. Atkins was the highest-rated prospect in Urban Meyer"s first recruiting class. As a true freshman, Atkins started three games in the 2005 season. In the Florida–Florida State game he intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble.
He enrolled at Bethune-Cookman College, where he played three games in 2006 before leaving the team
In January 2007 he enrolled at Florida again, but dropped out after only a few weeks and returned to Daytona Beach. On July 5, 2007, he was found dead in his car in Portuguese Orange, Florida.
Autopsy later determined the cause of his death as drug overdose.