{"id":133184,"date":"2022-04-24T08:00:59","date_gmt":"2022-04-24T12:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=133184"},"modified":"2022-04-24T05:34:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-24T09:34:52","slug":"2022-nfl-draft-brian-robinson-scouting-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/04\/24\/2022-nfl-draft-brian-robinson-scouting-report\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 NFL Draft: Brian Robinson Scouting Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Brian Robinson NFL Draft Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Position<\/strong>: Running back<br \/>\n<strong>Height<\/strong>: 6\u2019-2\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Weight<\/strong>: 225 lbs.<br \/>\n<strong>School<\/strong>: Alabama<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022-nfl-draft-profiles\/\" target=\"_self\"><em>More 2022 NFL Draft Profiles<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Brian Robinson NFL Draft Profile<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Brian Robinson enters the NFL Draft after taking a fifth-year at Alabama under the COVID-19 exemption rule. The fifth-year served Robinson, as he finally got a chance to start after playing behind a litany of all-star Alabama backs. He rushed 271 times for 1,343 yards and 14 touchdowns. He also caught 35 passes for 256 yards and two touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson stands at a sizeable 6\u20192\u201d and 225lbs, using all of his form in the running game. He heads into contact with a quick first-step burst. He also has the agility to work around defenders in the backfield and reach the second-level. Yet, Robinson loves to run with power, which occasionally puts him in the face of more defenders than he needs to meet. There is a chance the right team finds him who can turn him into a powerful force in a committee backfield.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strengths<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Incredible power and willingness to confront defenders<\/li>\n<li>Has the ability to meet the strength of NFL defenders<\/li>\n<li>Quick feet and usable in the screen game<\/li>\n<li>Precise blocking fundamentals<\/li>\n<li>Reaches the second-level quicker than most \u2018power\u2019 backs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Weaknesses<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Runs into defenders too often<\/li>\n<li>Cannot adjust in the secondary<\/li>\n<li>Receiving abilities limited to screens<\/li>\n<li>Indecisive and poor vision<\/li>\n<li>Unlikely to serve as a number one back<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NFL Comparison<\/strong>: Arian Foster<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teams With Need at Position<\/strong>: Seattle Seahawks, New Orleans Saints, Denver Broncos, Tennessee Titans, New York Giants<\/p>\n<p><strong>Projection<\/strong>: Round 3<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Bottom Line on Brian Robinson<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Brian Robinson carries little wear into his NFL career, having served as the backup in a star-studded Alabama backfield. The most obvious knock against larger running backs is durability due to sustained usage in college; Robinson does not carry that. Moreover, his one-cut running and limited vision may be in large part due to his sustained role as a backup. He served as a starter for one season, and thus can likely learn more in the NFL serving in a backfield crew. Optimistically, Robinson is a toolbox waiting for the right mechanic to unlock and the tools.<\/p>\n<p>However, Robinson may just be a committee member. His one-cut running and limited vision may not evolve. Yet, stating that he is \u2018only\u2019 a committee back suggests that Robinson has a high-floor. He has the ability to make an impact year-one and benefit whomever drafts him. The largest question for Robinson is how much a team can help him evolve. His college game showed signs of ability to convert to an outside runner who can explode on secondaries. While Robinson may not be a scorcher, but he can meet and bowl over the first-wave of defenders.<\/p>\n<p>A team is likely to take Robinson in the middle of round three due to his high-floor. He contains all the fundamentals needed to make an immediate contribution. However, teams may overlook his outside running potential and acquire more explosive, quicker backs, depending on their team needs.<\/p>\n<p>Main Image:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"TUSItq7_TXV87-0hHz8u6w\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1363907886\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'TUSItq7_TXV87-0hHz8u6w',sig:'bIh1j7mYDayCac0-jSyFYcyEBJ__fQdEYjvIVeLgrX0=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1363907886',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brian Robinson enters the NFL Draft with a high-floor as a running back unafraid to confront defenders and break into the secondary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":133185,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1647],"tags":[8755,9148],"class_list":["post-133184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","tag-2022-nfl-draft","tag-brian-robinson"],"modified_by":"Alexander Haynes, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133184"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133184\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}