:Jess Atkinson

{{Short description|American football player (born 1961)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Jess Atkinson

| image =

| number = 10, 12, 4, 14

| position = Placekicker

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|12|11}}

| birth_place = Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 9

| weight_lbs = 165

| high_school = Crossland

| college = Maryland

| undraftedyear = 1985

| pastteams =

• St. Louis Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1985}})
• New York Giants (1985)
• Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1986|1987}})
• Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|1988}})

|highlights =

• 2× First-team All-ACC (1982, 1983)

| pfr = atkinjes01

}}

Jess Gerald Atkinson (born December 11, 1961) is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, Washington Redskins, and the Indianapolis Colts. He played college football at the University of Maryland.

Since his departure from WUSA, he has gone into different ventures, many of which keep him closely associated with his alma mater. His most recent venture is the production of the television series Terrapins Rising, which is a reality show about the Maryland Terrapins football team that airs on Comcast Sportsnet.[https://web.archive.org/web/20070705193923/http://umterps.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/061807aaa.html `Terrapins Rising' Goes Behind the Scenes With Maryland Football]