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Jersey Number 11
Billy Atkins
- Year:
- Redshirt Junior
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 204
- Hometown:
- Parkton, Md.
- High School:
- Mount St. Joseph
- Major:
- Economics
2024:
2023:
2022:
2021:
High School:
Personal:
- Played in three games, making one start
- Made second career start in Boca Raton Bowl
- Completed 16-of-24 pass attempts for 181 yards and a touchdown
- Also had two rushes for six yards, with pair of three-yard carries
- Completed 70% of his passes (16/23) for a career-high 181 yards and a score to lead JMU to win vs. Western Kentucky in Boca Raton Bowl (Dec. 18)
2023:
- Played in four games
- Completed 1-of-2 pass attempts for 10 yards
- Also had three carries for 16 rushing yards with a long of 11
2022:
- Played in five games, making one start
- Completed 19-of-43 pass attempts for 212 yards and two touchdowns with five interceptions
- Also had 13 carries, with a career-long 12-yard rush
- Made first career start vs. Marshall (Oct. 22), throwing 13-of-35 for 164 yards and a touchdown
- Was 6-of-7 for 48 yards and a score vs. Norfolk State (Sept. 10)
2021:
- Played in four games, redshirting to retain a year of eligibility
- Completed 9-of-14 pass attempts for 71 yards and two touchdowns
- Had a .643 completion percentage
- Also had three carries for 12 yards with a long of eight
- Was 4-of-7 for 44 yards and first career touchdown vs. Morehead State (Sept. 4)
- Completed all five passes for 27 yards and a score vs. Campbell (Nov. 6)
High School:
- First Team All-State quarterback as a junior and Second Team as a sophomore
- Two-time All-MIAA selection
- Helped Mount St. Joseph to 2019 Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association title
- Gaels ranked 20th nationally in final 2019 high school rankings
- In one game as a senior, passed for 284 yards and three touchdowns in a 22-19 overtime win vs. Palloti
- Threw for 3,089 yards and 36 touchdowns as a junior
- Passed for 2,743 yards and 36 scores as a sophomore
- Tallied 1,136 passing yards and 17 touchdowns as a freshman
- Team finished 10-2 in each of sophomore and junior seasons
- Honor roll student
- Made Principal’s List at MSJ
Personal:
- Son of William and Sheryl Atkins
- Has three sisters, Shari, Sherise and Shanti
- Majoring in economics
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