Wetherington Chiropractic Clinic Athlete of the Week - H.V. Jenkins Football player senior Arkeem Byrd

Wetherington Chiropractic Clinic Athlete of the Week - H.V. Jenkins Football player senior Arkeem Byrd

This week's Wetherington Chiropractic Athlete of the Week is H.V. Jenkins senior football player ARKEEM BRYD. Byrd has been getting a lot of attention from Division I football programs as one of the top prep running backs in the state of Georgia. The colleges that have offered Arkeem are Appalachian State, Army, Central Michigan, Chattanooga, Georgia State, Kansas, Marshall, Mercer, Middle Tennessee State, Navy, Samford, Western Kentucky, and Wyoming.             

Last year, Arkeem missed a month during the season with an injury, but finished up strong rushing for 868 yards and 13 TDs in just eight games. He also was targeted out of the backfield and caught 12 passes for 171 yards and three touchdowns. Byrd was a Savannah Morning News All-Greater Savannah Offensive first team player and was an all-region 1-AAA first-team selection.all-region 1-AAA first-team selection.