Beau Atkinson

Ohio State Overview • Beau joined the Ohio State program in June of 2025 out of the transfer portal • He is a senior academically who has two seasons of eligibility More on Beau • Beau played his first three seasons at the University of North Carolina before entering the portal in the summer of 2025 • He red-shirted the 2022 season at UNC and played in 26 games in 2023 and 2024 • Has career totals of 54 tackles and 16.5 tackles-for-loss (totaling 95 yards), including 11 quarterback sacks • Had 4.5 TFLs, including 3.5 sacks, in 2024 game vs. Florida State and was named Atlantic Coast Conference player of the week • Has a career high of five tackles, twice, most recently in that 2024 game against the Seminoles • Was a four-star prospect as a high school senior and was listed as the nation’s 286th-best player, the No. 18 edge and No. 7 player in North Carolina in the 247Sports Composite • A two-time all-state and two-time all-conference performer • Tabbed the CAP-7 Player of the Year as a junior • A Carolina Bowl and Shrine Bowl honoree • A team captain who tallied 163 tackles, 22 sacks, 53.5 TFL and nine PBU over his three prep seasons • Posted 71 tackles, eight sacks, 22 TFL and three PBU as a senior, helping Leesville Road to a 10-3 record and the fourth round of the state playoffs as a senior • The son of Erika and Christopher Atkinson, both of whom were student-athletes at UConn (volleyball and football, respectively)