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Eloy Atkinson

Player Profile

Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Los Fresnos, Texas

High School:
Los Fresnos

Height / Weight:
6-4 / 275

Position:
OL

Experience:
HS

Rated the no. 129 offensive tackle in the country by Scout.com ... All-Metro Co-MVP and District 32-5A Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year as a senior at Los Fresnos High School ... also a unanimous first team All-Valley choice in 2007, as well as second team All-Region ... second team All-District and All-Valley pick his junior year ... three-year varsity letterwinner for coach Scott Ford ... saw action at right tackle and left tackle as a sophomore, and was a full-time starter at left tackle as a junior and senior ... helped Los Fresnos High to a 31-5 record over three seasons with back-to-back area, district and bi-district titles in 2006 and 2007 ... also recruited heavily by Iowa State, Kansas and North Texas ... competed in track and field and powerlifting as a prep as well ... regional qualifier in the shot put his junior year ... second team Academic All-State honoree who was in the top 10 percent of his class academically ... parents are Eloy, Sr. and Alma Atkinson ... has two brothers and one sister ... full name is Eloy Atkinson, Jr. ... born 1/24/90 (Brownsville, Texas).

 
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