Ishmel Atkins
Sam Houston Bearkats
74
Average

Ishmel Atkins

Sam Houston BearkatsRebuilding
LCBDefenseAverageTRANSFER · Elon
Projected Starter

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Ishmel Atkins is the projected starter at LCB for Sam Houston Bearkats.

Redshirt senior · #5 · 6'4", 200 lbs

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Depth at LCB · Sam Houston Bearkats

  1. 1574Ishmel AtkinsStarter
  2. 2258Justin Cottrell

Sam Houston Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

This season: 5 tackles, 3 INT, 0 PBU. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 74 overall (Average tier).

Team Share0%
Greensboro, NC
Jersey
#5
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
200 lbs
Transfer
Elon

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—530

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Why this rating?

On a 71-rated defense; 59th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.60 for competition level) put them +3 vs unit starters → 74.

Team defense (SP+)
71
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 59% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 49% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.60)
Depth-chart adjustment
+3 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 15LWKUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 16-3

Oct 8LLIBTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 35-3

Sep 26LTTUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 49-14

Sep 19WNICHTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 59-0

Sep 12LTLSATKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 23-17

Sep 5LTROYTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
3

Final L 24-21

Ishmel Atkins's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

5 tkl · 0 PD · 3 INT
Usage / Involvement0%
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