Player
Geno Atkins
DT (retired)
Geno Atkins: facts drawn from the play-by-play.
11-year career, all in Cincinnati. 8x Pro Bowler. 2x First-Team All-Pro. 75.5 career sacks as a 3-tech DT.
MilestoneCareer honors
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Pro Bowls | 8 (all in CIN) |
| First-Team All-Pro | 2 (2012, 2015) |
| Career sacks (DT) | 75.5 (top-5 among DTs of his era) |
| Tm | CIN all 11 years |
| Draft | 2010 4th round (#120) |
2012: 12.5 sacks at DT earned First-Team All-Pro — a top-3 finish in DPOY voting.
MilestoneAtkins 2012 AP-1
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Sacks | 12.5 (DT) |
| AP-1 | Yes |
| DPOY voting | Top-3 (J.J. Watt won) |
| Pro Bowl | Yes |
Tore his ACL in Oct 2013, came back in 2015 with 11 sacks and 2nd AP-1 — a textbook ACL rebound.
TrendAtkins sacks by season (DB)
| Season | Sacks |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 8.5 |
| 2012 AP-1 | 12.5 |
| 2013 ACL | 6 |
| 2014 rehab | 3.5 |
| 2015 AP-1 | 12 |
| 2016 | 9 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2018 | 10 |
Pro Bowl distribution: 2012, 2015-2018, 2019, 2020. Eight selections in eleven seasons.
SplitAtkins Pro Bowl distribution
| Phase | Years | Pro Bowls |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-AP-1 | 2010-2011 | 1 |
| Peak 1 | 2012-2013 | 1 (incl. AP-1) |
| Post-ACL peak | 2015-2018 | 4 (incl. AP-1) |
| Late career | 2019-2020 | 2 |
4th-round pick (#120, 2010) who ended up with the most Pro Bowls of any player from his draft class.
Anomaly2010 draft Pro Bowl leaders
| Player | Round | Pro Bowls |
|---|---|---|
| Geno Atkins | 4 (#120) | 8 |
| Earl Thomas | 1 (#14) | 7 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 2 (#42) | 5 |
| Ndamukong Suh | 1 (#2) | 5 |
His 75.5 sacks as a DT rank top-5 among interior DTs since 2000.
ComparisonTop interior DT sacks (2000+)
| Player | Sacks |
|---|---|
| Aaron Donald | 111 |
| Warren Sapp | 96.5 |
| Cameron Heyward | 80+ |
| Geno Atkins | 75.5 |
| Ndamukong Suh | 71.5 |
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