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2007: Played in every game as a redshirt freshman free safety and was credited with seven tackles (six solos) and a pass breakup ... Totaled a career-high two tackles (one solo) vs. Rice to register lone multi-tackle performance of season ... Had first career pass breakup vs. Texas Tech ... Saw action on 183 total plays, 95 of which were on special teams, to earn first Baylor monogram ... Spring Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll member. 2006: Elected to take a redshirt year as a true freshman free safety ... Dressed for season's first two games, but did not play and then redshirted. High School:Copperas Cove High School, Copperas Cove, Texas ... Ranked as nation's 42nd-best safety by Rivals.com and No. 90 on Rivals.com's Texas Top 100 list ... No. 5 on Waco Tribune-Herald's Central Texas Top 25 list ... The defensive MVP of the 2005 Waco Tribune-Herald Super Centex team also earned first-team Class 5A all-state honors from both Associated Press and 5ATexasFootball.com as well as second-team recognition from the Texas Sports Writers Association ... 3-star Rivals.com recruit ... Registered 147 tackles, six interceptions, three blocked kicks, three fumble recoveries and a forced fumble as a prep senior en route to District 13-5A Defensive Player of the Year honors ... Returned three of six interceptions for touchdowns and also took a blocked kick into the end zone for another score ... 2005 Texas Football Texas Top 300 selection ... Helped 2005 Bulldawgs to a 13-1 record, district, bi-district and area titles, the quarterfinals of the 5A Division II playoffs and a final No. 9 state ranking ... Had 127 tackles, three interceptions, three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and a blocked kick as junior en route to first-team all-district and honorable mention 2004 Tribune-Herald Super Centex honors ... Credited with 42 tackles and five pass breakups as sophomore ... In final two prep seasons led Copperas Cove to back-to-back district titles, a pair of playoff appearances and a 23-3 record ... Began prep career as a running back and played wide receiver before settling into the defensive backfield ... Also considered Georgia Tech, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Purdue, TCU and UTEP ... Coached by Jack Welch at the District 5A-13 school. Personal: The son of Stacey Atchison, Timothy Drew Atchison was born Sept. 27, 1987, in Houston, Texas ... Speech communication major. |
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