Shannon Adkins

Joins Charleston Southern from Dublin, Georgia where he went to West Laurens High School … Played under Head Coach Kip Burdette and position coach Kenny Murphy … Played running back and linebacker in high school, starring on both sides of the ball … Ended his senior year with 140 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, eight sacks, four forced fumbles, an interception and 13 touchdowns to help lead them to a region championship … His junior season saw him post another 100+ tackle fall with 104, two tackles for loss, a sack and nine touchdowns … During his sophomore year he was mostly used just as a running back with him posting 534 yards on the ground to go with 10 touchdowns with four of them being scored in a single game, becoming just the third in school history to do that … In 2023, he was All-Region Honorable Mention selection as a running back followed by being a First-Team All-Region choice and All-State Honorable Mention as a junior … Was a three sport athlete as he also was on the basketball and track teams and earned All-Region status for basketball while there … Uncle, Darrell Williams, played at Western Kentucky … Also had offers from FBS programs in Georgia State and Troy as well as FCS West Georgia.