LSU 4-star LB commit Xavier Atkins sets Colorado visit
Jonesboro (La.) Summer Creek four-star linebacker Xavier Atkins will be visiting Colorado from April 21-23. He has been committed to LSU since July 5.
Atkins is the No. 241 overall prospect and No. 25 linebacker in the 2024 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also the No. 43 player in Texas.
The 6-foot-1, 190-pound defender spent last weekend at Arkansas. He currently holds offers from 16 other programs besides the Tigers.
Atkins is one of 10 commits in LSU’s 2024 recruiting class. The Tigers have added two prospects in the last two days in Destrehan (La.) four-star linebacker Kolaj Cobbins and Ruston (La.) three-star EDGE Ahmad Breaux.
Meanwhile, Colorado has five players in its 2024 class. The Buffaloes’ group is led by Valdosta (Ga.) four-star defensive lineman Omar White and Lafayette (La.) Lafayette Christian Academy four-star cornerback Ju’Juan Johnson.
Atkins also visited Texas A&M on the weekend of Jan. 21. He broke down his trip to College Station with Marshall Levenson of Aggie Scoop.
“I most definitely had a good time,” Atkins said. “I talked to head coach (Jimbo Fisher) and the defensive coordinator (D.J. Durkin) I’m loving it at Texas A&M and what the staff doing there. It’s amazing.”
The Aggies offered Atkins on Jan. 21. It marked his 12th offer.
Atkins has an On3 NIL Valuation of $61K. The On3 NIL Valuation is the industry’s leading index that sets high school and college athletes’ projected annual value (PAV). The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.