Verbal to CU '25 TNFR TE Zach Atkins

[WasianCU]

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Northwest Missouri State University / Blue Valley Southwest HS (Olathe, KS)

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Ht: 6'5"
Wt: 240
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Transfer ratings:
247s rating: 3* - 84 grade; #2 TE (#58 overall)
ESPN rating:
Rivals rating:
On3 rating: 3* - 87 grade; #5 TE (#60 overall)

Reported Offers: COLORADO, Arkansas, Cal, Duke, Houston, Kentucky, Liberty, LSU, Middle Tenn St, Ole Miss, New Mexico St, North Carolina, Old Dominion, Pitt, South Carolina, Toledo, Tulsa, USF, West Virginia, Western Kentucky

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As a '22 recruit:

247s rating: unrated WR
ESPN rating:
Rivals rating:
On3 rating: unrated TE

247sports Composite:

Reported Offers: FCS offers

 

[WasianCU]

 

[Buffnik]

I'm impressed with the film. He can do everything you want from a TE.

Also, he claims he's 6'5" in the video.

 

[Alfred91]

I'm impressed with the film. He can do everything you want from a TE.

Also, he claims he's 6'5" in the video.

Watching other games highlights our TE needs so much. Smalls tries, but he's just not it.

Kinda wish #2 had had a consistent TE option this year, but if we can bring one in for Juju, it can provide a great security blanket, considering the WR and RB talent defenses will have to account for.

 

[alec10burks]

Having a great TE is such a cheat code in CFB, hope we keep loading up on them.

 

[WasianCU]

Set to visit:

 

[Liver]

this is the unicorn we have been waiting for. can block and catch.

this, plus a better run game, and juju will look elite in year 1.

 

[Uncle Ken]

Zatkins!

 

[WasianCU]

 

[mattrob]

Juju just found his new best friend!

 

[Buffnik]

Huge commitment that immediately makes the offense more versatile and dangerous.

 

[Darth Snow]

 

[TDforTD]

Looks every bit of the 6’4”+ he’s listed at in that IG picture with Coach Bartolone.

 

[Bread]

 

[manhattanbuff]

 

[Jello Bear]

 

[PrimeTimeBuffs]

 

[slider]

Nice.

#1 rated transfer portal TE on 247 and had plenty of blue blood offers. Honestly surprised we landed him

 

[Buffnik]

Nice.

#1 rated transfer portal TE on 247 and had plenty of blue blood offers. Honestly surprised we landed him

Great example of why it can be so hard to project TEs out of HS. If you were scouting him as a senior, you'd have seen a 6'3" 190lb WR from Kansas who needed to be developed into a TE.

 

[Jello Bear]

Honestly surprised we landed him

 

[SewallBeach]

 

[manhattanbuff]

Great example of why it can be so hard to project TEs out of HS. If you were scouting him as a senior, you'd have seen a 6'3" 190lb WR from Kansas who needed to be developed into a TE.

Portal it is!

 

[Burrito]

 

[Tatanka™]

 

[JMBuffs]

 

[BuffUp]

 

[Highlander]

 

[BuffinCali]

 

[GoBuffs99]

This isn’t meant as a complaint towards CU taking this player (the offer list is impressive)…but how does 30 receptions in 3 seasons at a D-2 school lead to double-digit power conference offers?

 

[H.E. Pennypacker]