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2020 Football Roster

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  • WR
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Mesquite, Texas
    Hometown
  • 6'3
    Height
  • 210
    Weight
  • Horn HS
    High School
Jared Atkinson 2019
#16
Jared Atkinson
WR
Position
Senior
Class
Mesquite, Texas
Hometown

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2020 (Senior): Played in five games, including one start … Finished the season with two catches for 68 yards …  Had one catch for six yards in the season opener vs. Kansas (9/26) ... Saw action but did not record a catch at WVU (10/3) ... Did not play at Texas (10/24) ... Played against TCU (10/31) but did not record a stat ... Recorded Baylor’s longest play from scrimmage on the season and his longest career catch (62 yards) against Iowa State (11/7) ... Saw time against Texas Tech (11/14), but did not record a reception ... Did not play the final three games due to injury.

2019 (RS-Junior): Appeared in all 14 games on the year ... finished the year with seven receptions for 77 yards and a long of 16 ... appeared in the Sugar Bowl vs. Georgia (1/1) but did not record a stat ... made an appearance in the Big 12 championship game vs. OU (12/7) but did not record a stat ... hauled in 1 pass for 16 yards at Kansas (11/30) ... had 1 reception for 6 yards vs. Texas (11/23) ... hauled in 1 reception for 9 yards at TCU (11/9) ... had a season-high 2 receptions for 21 yards with a long of 13 yards vs. WVU (10/31) ... Made appearances vs. Oklahoma (11/16), OSU (10/19), vs. Texas Tech (10/12) and at K-State (10/5), but did not record a catch ... Recorded his second catch of the season, a 9-yd reception vs. ISU (9/28) ... made an appearance at Rice (9/21) and had one pass attempt to his credit, but did not record a catch ... Made an appearance vs. UTSA (9/7) but did not catch a pass ... Caught one pass for 16 yards vs. SFA (8/31). 

2018 (Junior): Appeared in four games on the season ... Tossed second career pass to QB Charlie Brewer for a gain of 36 yards vs. UTSA ... Made his first start of the year vs. Duke ... Has also lined up on defense vs. ACU and UTSA ... Made an appearance vs. Duke but did not record any stats.

2017 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games with two starts ... Had career highs of five receptions and 73 receiving yards ... Started at No. 10 TCU, set career highs with three catches for 49 yards, including career-long 25-yard grab ... Made first career start vs. Iowa State, one rush for eight yards ... Made one grab for five yards vs. Texas Tech ... Had one catch for 19 yards at Kansas and tossed first career pass for 20 yards to QB Charlie Brewer ... Played but did not record any stats vs. Texas ... Played vs. No. 23 West Virginia but did not record any stats ... Played at No. 14 Oklahoma State but did not record any stats ... Played at Kansas State but did not record any stats ... Had one rush for seven yards against No. 3 Oklahoma ... Saw action in first three games, but did not record any stats.

2016 (Freshman): Played in nine games ... Recorded first career catch in season opening win over Northwestern State ... Had five-yard reception vs. Kansas ... Made season-long 20-yard grab at West Virginia ... Posted one catch for 10 yards in bowl win over Boise State.

High School: National top 300 recruit and two-sport playmaker from Horn High School in Mesquite, Texas ... Versatile athlete played receiver, quarterback and returner at HHS under head coach Mike Overton ... Rated No. 149 overall national prospect on Top247 and No. 240 on ESPN300 ... National rankings among wide receivers: 26th by 247Sports, 39th by ESPN, 69th by Scout ... Rated 42nd in region by ESPN ... Rankings among prospects in Texas: No. 23 by 247Sports, No. 39 by ESPN, also on Waco Tribune-Herald Top 100 ... Earned 2015 first-team All-District 10-6A honors at wide receiver after leading Horn to 6-5 record ... Had 570 yards and six touchdowns on 27 receptions as senior ... Totaled 216 yards and one TD on 10 receptions (21.6 yards per catch), 197 yards and two TDs on 16 rushes (12.3 rushing average) as junior in 2014, led HHS to 11-2 mark and to regional semifinals ... Also an accomplished track athlete ... eight-time Junior Olympic qualifier ... competed in the 200m, 400m and relay events ... eight-time track All-American ... Holds Horn HS record in 100m and 200m.

Personal: Son of Keith and Monique Atkinson ... Major is kinesiology.