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**Baraka Atkins**
	No. -- San Francisco 49ers
	Defensive end
Personal information
	Date of birth: September 28, 1984 (age 25)
	Place of birth: Sarasota, Florida
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Weight: 271 lb (123 kg)
Career information
	College: University of Miami
	NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 4 / Pick: 120
	Debuted in 2007 for the Seattle Seahawks
Career history
	As player:; Seattle Seahawks (2007-2009); San Francisco 49ers (2009-present);
Career highlights and awards
	2x Honorable mention All-ACC (2004, 2006);
Career NFL statistics as of week 17, 2008
Tackles	29
Sacks	2.0
INTs	0
Stats at NFL.com

Baraka Atkins (born September 28, 1984) is an American football Defensive End for the San Francisco 49ers. He previously played for the Seattle Seahawks. He played college football for the University of Miami.

[edit] Early years

Atkins attended Booker High School, Sarasota, Fla., where he played mainly strongside defensive end in high school. He was First-team Class 5A all-state selection as a senior, when he recorded 78 tackles and 25 sacks, forced four fumbles, recovered four fumbles (returned one for a TD). As a junior, returned a blocked punt for a touchdown, adding 79 tackles and eight sacks. He also lettered in track and basketball.

[edit] College career

At the University of Miami he split time between defensive tackle and end. He played in 49 games, starting 45 times and registered 175 tackles (84 solos), 18 sacks and 29.5 stops for loss and 52 quarterback pressures and nine pass deflections, recovered three fumbles, including one for a touchdown and caused five fumbles. In 2006 as a senior he was honorable mention All-Atlantic Coast Conference after starting 10 games at left defensive end and recorded 49 tackles (22 solos) with four sacks, nine stops for losses and eleven quarterback pressures and recovered a pair of fumbles and deflected two passes. In 2005 as a junior he was a starting defensive tackle playing in all 12 games (11 starts). He finished the season with 50 tackles (25 solo), five tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, three pass breakups and six QB pressures. In 2004 he started all 12 games at both defensive end and defensive tackle and made 33 total tackles (15 solo), including nine tackles for a loss and 6.5 sacks, forced two fumbles, one of which he returned for a touchdown. He added one pass breakup and had a team-high 19 QB pressures and was voted honorable mention All-ACC. In 2003 he started 12 of the teams 13 games and was Third-team Freshman All-America honors by The Sporting News. He recorded 43 total tackles (22 solo), including 6.5 tackles for a loss, and five sacks and registered a team-high three forced fumbles and was responsible for 16 quarterback hurries. In 2002 he sat out the year with a redshirt season.

[edit] Professional career

[edit] Pre-draft

Height	Weight	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20 ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP	Wonderlic
Pre-draft measureables
6-4 *	271 *	4.69 *	1.69 *	2.79 *	4.67 **	7.02 **	33" *	9'04" **	22 *	11 *
* represents NFL Combine **represents Miami Pro Day

350-pound bench press. 425-pound squat

[edit] Seattle Seahawks

Atkins was drafted in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks. As a rookie in 2007 Atkins played in 12 games and made 5 tackles. In 2008 he played in 9 games and recorded his first two sacks in the NFL. On September 5, 2009 Atkins was released by Seattle for the final 53 man roster.

[edit] San Francisco 49ers

Atkins was signed by the 49ers on December 9, 2009 as a replacement for Kentwan Balmer on the active roster.