Receiver, Tulsa, 2012–⁠16

Josh Atkinson

Number
No. 88
Height
6′2″
Hometown
Carrollton, TX

Josh Atkinson played receiver at Tulsa (2012–⁠16).

Career highs

12catches, career highvs. Central Michigan, 2016142receiving yards, career highvs. Tulane, 20162receiving touchdowns, career highvs. East Carolina, 2016

Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2012

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Tulsa4338.3013
2013Tulsa9768.4116
2014Tulsa3541611.9038
2015Tulsa761,07114.1580
2016Tulsa781,05813.6864
Career2022,65413.11480

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Tulsa88WR
2013Tulsa88WR
2014Tulsa88WR
2015Tulsa88WR
2016Tulsa88WR6′2″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2016Tulsa1110.7176th (n=489)0.5278.710%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2016 Tulsa 13 games, 78 catches, 1,058 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.San José StateW 45–⁠10242033
Sep 10atOhio StateL 3–⁠48438015
Sep 17vs.North Carolina A&TW 58–⁠21552019
Sep 24atFresno StateW 48–⁠4110107124
Oct 7vs.SMUW 43–⁠4011115118
Oct 15atHoustonL 31–⁠38123023
Oct 22vs.TulaneW 50–⁠277142149
Oct 29atMemphisW 59–⁠30472028
Nov 5vs.East CarolinaW 45–⁠2410123264
Nov 12atNavyL 40–⁠425102156
Nov 19atUCFW 35–⁠20115115
Nov 25vs.CincinnatiW 40–⁠37696022
Dec 19 ✦vs.Central MichiganW 55–⁠1012131130
2015 Tulsa 12 games, 76 catches, 1,071 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 12atNew MexicoW 40–⁠213119169
Sep 19atOklahomaL 38–⁠5210104118
Oct 3vs.HoustonL 24–⁠386107045
Oct 10vs.UL MonroeW 34–⁠249110028
Oct 17atEast CarolinaL 17–⁠308136037
Oct 23vs.MemphisL 42–⁠66499180
Oct 31atSMUW 40–⁠31324011
Nov 7vs.UCFW 45–⁠301707
Nov 14atCincinnatiL 38–⁠49856015
Nov 21vs.NavyL 21–⁠44871019
Nov 27atTulaneW 45–⁠34599139
Dec 26 ✦vs.Virginia TechL 52–⁠5511139144
2014 Tulsa 12 games, 35 catches, 416 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 28vs.TulaneW 38–⁠31780025
Sep 6vs.OklahomaL 7–⁠521909
Sep 13atFlorida AtlanticL 21–⁠50785028
Sep 27vs.Texas StateL 34–⁠371000
Oct 4atColorado StateL 17–⁠42422010
Oct 11atTempleL 24–⁠35243038
Oct 18vs.South FloridaL 30–⁠38230016
Oct 31atMemphisL 20–⁠40449017
Nov 8vs.SMUW 38–⁠28231018
Nov 14atUCFL 7–⁠3131907
Nov 22atHoustonL 28–⁠38117017
Nov 28vs.East CarolinaL 32–⁠49131031
2013 Tulsa 4 games, 9 catches, 76 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 2vs.UTSAL 15–⁠341616
Nov 9atEast CarolinaL 24–⁠581909
Nov 23atLouisiana TechW 24–⁠14226016
Nov 30vs.North TexasL 10–⁠42535011
2012 Tulsa 1 game, 4 catches, 33 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 15vs.NichollsW 66–⁠16433013

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2017
Height6′0¼″
Weight200 lb
Arm length32⅝″
Hand size10¼″
40-yard dash4.74 s
Vertical jump33″
Broad jump9′7″
Bench press12 reps
3-cone drill7.03 s
20-yard shuttle4.39 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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