{"id":84616,"date":"2020-04-06T22:35:37","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T02:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=84616"},"modified":"2025-09-16T20:49:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T00:49:16","slug":"alton-robinson-2020-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/04\/06\/alton-robinson-2020-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Alton Robinson 2020 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Position:<\/strong> Defensive End<br \/>\n<strong>Height:<\/strong> 6\u20193\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Weight:<\/strong> 264 pounds<br \/>\n<strong>College:<\/strong> Syracuse Orange<\/p>\n<p><strong>Combine Performance Data<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>40-yard dash:<\/strong> 4.69 seconds<br \/>\n<strong>Vertical jump:<\/strong> 35.5 inches<\/p>\n<h2>Alton Robinson 2020 NFL Draft Profile<\/h2>\n<p>One of the Syracuse Orange football program\u2019s great reclamation projects is defensive end <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/R\/RobiAl03.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Alton Robinson<\/strong><\/a>. He came to central New York with a checkered past after several off-the-field incidents forced Texas A&amp;M to rescind their scholarship offer to him. For Robinson\u2019s sake, he rebounded nicely by having a terrific season at the junior college power, Northeast Oklahoma A&amp;M. Robinson recorded 14 sacks that earned him Second-Team All-Conference honors in his only season at the school.<\/p>\n<p>Orange head coach Dino Babers brought Robinson into the program as the defense\u2019s designated pass rusher. And no one was disappointed with the results as Robinson recorded 30 tackles (six for loss) and five sacks in 12 games. His junior season is where Robinson registered on every scout\u2019s radar. He dominated the line of scrimmage as Robinson had 10 sacks which ranked second in the ACC. But he became more of a disruptor to an opponent\u2019s running game. Robinson recorded 39 tackles with 17 of them for loss. This performance earned him Second-Team All-ACC honors. Robinson\u2019s senior campaign at Syracuse was a struggle. He became more of a run-stuffing defender (46 tackles) than a polished (4.5 sacks) pass rusher.<\/p>\n<h3>Strengths<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>a classic pass-rushing specialist;<\/li>\n<li>tough to slow down his forward progress;<\/li>\n<li>superb footwork off the line of scrimmage;<\/li>\n<li>impactful tackler that creates turnovers;<\/li>\n<li>excellent lower body technique;<\/li>\n<li>takes great pursuit angles downfield;<\/li>\n<li>edge defender who can play the run.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Weaknesses<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>tends to runs past the pocket;<\/li>\n<li>needs to shed blockers faster;<\/li>\n<li>lacks a counter pass-rushing move;<\/li>\n<li>fails to protect the edge on outside runs;<\/li>\n<li>needs to become a better open-field tackler;<\/li>\n<li>fails to use his hands to disrupt a quarterback\u2019s range of vision;<\/li>\n<li>stays engaged with a pass blocker too long.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NFL Comparison:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BarrSh00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Shaq Barrett<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Teams With Need at Position:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/nyg\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Giants<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/pit\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/sdg\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/nor\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Orleans Saints<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/ram\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Rams,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/det\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Detroit Lions<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Projection:<\/strong> third or fourth round<\/p>\n<h2>Bottom Line<\/h2>\n<p>The concern is real about Robinson\u2019s lack of production in his senior season at Syracuse. After a terrific junior campaign, Robinson\u2019s overall numbers flatten in every area except in tackles. However, a majority of pro scouts blame his struggles with the team\u2019s poor defensive schemes. To support this point, Babers fired the entire defensive coaching staff at the conclusion of the last season.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Robinson is the best edge pass rusher to come out of Syracuse since <strong>Chandler Jones<\/strong>. His athleticism will afford him the time needed to develop his overall game. Teams will be surprised how well Robinson defends the run as his footwork allows him to stuff the gap. At first, Robinson will be best utilized in pass-rushing schemes that showcases his ability to get off the line of scrimmage quickly. If he adapts, Robinson could become a starter by season\u2019s end.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"K-BJcRLvRsN9_TMUKGaRew\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1175069017\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" 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:'K-BJcRLvRsN9_TMUKGaRew',sig:'c2dJ5-ma2ZlzKbNnX6_TCJQ3_acPb8PwE2KNjt36T-k=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1175069017',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>Overview Position: Defensive End Height: 6\u20193\u201d Weight: 264 pounds College: Syracuse Orange Combine Performance Data 40-yard dash: 4.69 seconds Vertical jump: 35.5 inches Alton Robinson 2020 NFL Draft Profile One of the Syracuse Orange football program\u2019s great reclamation projects is defensive end Alton Robinson. He came to central New York with a checkered past after [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2802,"featured_media":84654,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","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":"Alton Robinson NFL Draft Profile","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"1","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"400","footnotes":""},"categories":[1647],"tags":[5273,5997,61,40,1900],"class_list":["post-84616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","tag-2020-nfl-draft","tag-2020-nfl-offseason","tag-football","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-combine"],"modified_by":"Michael Kovacs, ADMIN","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84616","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\/2802"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84616"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":247107,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84616\/revisions\/247107"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}