Coveted Star Issues Promise to Georgia: ‘I Won’t Forget’ originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Things remain very much up in the air with the recruitment of five-star linebacker Tyler Atkinson.
But after his official visit to the Georgia Bulldogs last weekend, it’s rather clear that no matter where the linebacker plays college football, he’ll have a place in his mind for Georgia.
Atkinson suggested as much while speaking to Dawg Nation’s Jeff Sentell this week.
“I won’t forget this visit,” Atkinson told Sentell on Tuesday.
When asked why he wouldn’t forget it, Atkinson was again direct.
“That’s a good question, but I’m going to keep it to myself on this one.”
Sentell reported Atkinson’s visit to the Bulldogs was “an absolute home run” from the school’s perspective. The linebacker appears to share in that feeling.
“They want me there,” Atkinson told Sentell. “They want me bad. They are doing everything they can to get me there. That’s the message.”
The On3 prediction machine has the Bulldogs as the favorite to land Atkinson, but it’s a very close competition.
The prediction machine gives Georgia a 32.8% chance of signing the linebacker. The Clemson Tigers are second at 10.9%.
In addition to Georgia, Atkinson has officially visited the Tigers and Oregon Ducks. Sentell wrote the linebacker may see the Ohio State Buckeyes next, but on Thursday, Atkinson tweeted that he plans on visiting the Texas Longhorns again.
🚨Official Visit Alert🚨
I’m excited to be #AtkNup in Austin again🤘🤘#HookEm@TexasFootball@InsideTexas@TexasLonghorns@CoachSark@CoachNansenUT@McConaughey@ChadSimmons_@samspiegs@On3Recruits@justinwells2424@SWiltfong_@Mhoward38@Horns247@HornSports@grayson_fbpic.twitter.com/UjYjGuYMLW— Tyler Atkinson (@Tyler16Atkinson) June 19, 2025
According to the 247 Sports composite rankings, Atkinson is the No. 1 linebacker and top Georgia prospect in the 2026 recruiting class. Atkinson is also rated the No. 9 overall recruit.
Sentell called Atkinson the best inside-the-box linebacker prospect in Georgia since NFL All-Pro Roquan Smith.
Smith made the All-American team and won the Butkus Award with the Bulldogs in 2017.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 19, 2025, where it first appeared.