We're excited to announce our newest Tackle Consulting Partnership with the Highland Park High School Football Program (Dallas, TX). Legendary coach and Texas' second-winningest coach of all time, Randy Allen, and his Scots have chosen to integrate Atavus' Tackle Consulting Service, effectively adding a fractional tackling coach to their defensive staff to transform game film into actionable, technical insights. Learn more about Tackle Consulting at Atavus.com #highlandpark #highlandparkfootball #texashighschoolfootball #atavus #tacklingelevated – at Dallas, TX

In this edition of The Takedown newsletter, our CEO Kerry Carter delivers a personal note on his experience during his playing career, his stories, and the purpose behind why he and us at Atavus do what we do. Read full story here: thetakedown.beehiiv.com/p/a-… #tacklingelevated #footballnewsletter

Not many corners make as much of a tackling impact as Ethan Ming of Carnegie Mellon did this past week. Posting near-perfect ratings across the board and allowing only 0.3 YAC per tackle all while playing at or near the line of scrimmage. Ethan Ming is this week's Atavus College Player of the Week, presented by Autessa. #carnegiemellongfootball #tartans #ethanming #d3football – at Pittsburgh, PA

Brookfield Central's (WI) Nathan Goeckermann was all over the field this past week, posting elite tackle ratings and stats across the board. Goeckermann is this week's Atavus High School Player of the Week, presented by Autessa. #brookfieldcentral #nathangoeckermann #wisconsinhighschoolfootball #wiaa #atavus #tacklingelevated – at Wisconsin, USA

Florida takes down another top-10 opponent, beating Texas 27-23, and has now moved back into the AP Top 25. #floridagators #floridafootball #top25 #atavus #tacklingelevated

Ridge Point through the first 2/3 of the year has been rolling, including this past week. Bonik came up big on defense making all possible tackles, posting and elite effectiveness rating, and making impactfull tackles near the line of scrimmage. Heis this week's Atavus High School Player of the Week, presented by Autessa. #ridgepointhighschool #ridgepointfootball #texashighschoolfootball #tacklingelevated

Agu has had a strong comeback year, including this past week. Agu was all over the field and playing downhill at the line of scrimmage making all possible tackles with a near-perfect effectiveness rating and only allowing 0.3 yac per tackle. Agu is this week's Atavus Player of the Week, presented by Autessa. #tulanefootball #dicksonagu #collegefootball #tacklingelevated

We focus on using your near shoulder to tackle and in doing so emphasize making a strong punch across the runner to maximize control. The other benefit gained with this approach is the opportunity to punch out the ball and cause turnovers. Learn how to teach this technique and more at Atavus.com #peanutpunch #nearshouldertackling #shouldertackling #howtotackle #howtotackleinfootball #howtoteachtackling #tacklingelevated

Pewaukee High School has been dominant all year, and Wall has been a big reason. Wall has been locking down the perimeter. The CB this past week made every tackle with near-perfect effectiveness and 6 Impactful Tackles. Colton Wall is your Atavus High School Player of the Week, presented by Autessa. #pewaukeefootabll #pewaukeehighschool #wisconsinfootball #wisoncsinhighschoolfootball #coltonwall #atavus #tackling #footballtackling #tacklingelevated – at Pewaukee, WI

The Concordia Cobbers are off to their first 4-0 start since 2018 with their defense only allowing 4.0 points per game. A big piece of their defense is LB Kyle Mages and his tackling. This past week he made every single tackle with a near-perfect effectiveness and only allowing less than 0.3 yac per tackle. He is this week's Atavus College Player of the Week, presented by Autessa. #concordiafootball #concordiacobbers #cobbersfootball #kylemages #footballtackling #atavus #tacklingelevated – at Minnesota, USA

We want to give a special thank you to the Off the Field NFL Wives Association for having us be part of their Girls in Flag Football initiative and for letting us run on-field drills for the Seattle Girls Flag Football Clinic this past Tuesday! The game of football is for everyone. We are proud to be part of this initiative of empowering girls, building confidence, and growing the game. Thank you again to @OffTheFieldNFLW #girlsinflag #girlsflagfootball #flagfootball #offthefieldnflwives #nflwivesassociation #nfl #nflflag #atavus #tacklingelevated – at Seattle, WA

Does shoulder tackling work in the NFL? The data says yes. We broke down NFL tackling with Atavus Tacklytics and compared tackles made with shoulder contact against tackles made with any other part of the body. The shoulder came out ahead in every major category: Tackles made: 90.1% with the shoulder vs. 80.1% without Tackle effectiveness: 74.0% with the shoulder vs. 61.6% without Yards after contact per game: 34.1 with the shoulder vs. 64.6 without That last number matters most. Tackles that lead with the shoulder give up almost half as many yards after contact. Fewer missed tackles, more effective tackles and fewer hidden yards add up to stopping drives. This same trend however, holds true across all levels. Your players can learn to do the same. Learn more at Atavus.com #AtavusFootball #ShoulderTackling #Tacklytics #FootballCoaching #NFL #TacklingDrills #CoachingFootball #FootballIQ #tacklingelevated

We are thrilled to announce our new partnership with the University of Memphis Football Program. The Tigers partnered with Atavus Football to strengthen tackling development and provide additional insight into player evaluation. Read the full story now: gotigersgo.com/news/2026/10/… #memphistigers #memphistigersfootball #aac #fbs #ncaafootball #atavus #tacklepeformance #tacklingelevated – at Memphis, TN

An elite tackling performance last week by Tristan Klock helped St. Thomas More (LA) secure their third win of the season. He was all over the field with 12 tackles, only 0.6 yards after contact per tackle, and elite numbers across the board. He is this week's Atavus Player of the Week, presented by Autessa. #stthomasmorefootball #tristanklock #louisianahighschoolfootball #atavus #tacklingelevated – at Lafayette, LA

Can you answer now just how you tackled, but how your tackling is impacting the game? We can. At this midpoint of the season, one of the biggest and most costly issues we currently see across the board is leverage angle issues. Big plays are what can make a difference in the outcome of games. Angle issues when tackling are one of the biggest culprits of that. When they happen, players only make the tackle 25% of the time, give up over 6 yards after contact, and explosive plays happen 18% of the time. How quickly can issues like this be identified and fixed? Immediately. Our Tackle Performance Assessment identifies your own program's biggest issues, implements a plan, and sees measurable improvement in as little as a week. Don't wait until the end of the season. Learn more about Atavus' in-season Tackle Performance Assessment: atavus.com/ #howtotackle #tackleperformance #footballtackling #atavus #tacklingimprovement #tacklingelevated

Army West Point's Elijah Walton was about as effective as a player can be, making 8/9 tackles and giving up less than half a yard after contact per tackle. His performance helped lead Army West Point to a win over Temple and earned him Atavus' College Player of the Week, presented by Autessa. #goarmy #armywestpoint #elijahwalton #armyfootball #atavus #tacklingelevated – at New York, USA

After their Top-10 win against Ole Miss, the Gators this week have moved into the AP Top-10 at No. 8! #ncaatop10 #floridagators #atavus #tacklingelevated – at Florida, USA