Alton Robinson

Alton Ledell Robinson is an American football defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Syracuse.

Alton Robinson
No. 98 – Seattle Seahawks
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born:June 1998 (age 21–22)[1]
San Antonio, Texas
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school:Judson
(Converse, Texas)
College:Syracuse
NFL Draft:2020 / Round: 5 / Pick: 148
Career history
Roster status:Unsigned draft pick
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Early life and high school

Robinson was born in San Antonio, Texas and grew up in Converse, Texas. He attended Judson High School where he was a member of the basketball, football and track & field teams. He recorded 15 sacks and 20 tackles for loss as a junior and was named first team All-District 25-6A.[2] He committed to play college football at Texas A&M over offers from Alabama, Texas, Michigan, Baylor and Oklahoma State after his junior year.[3] As a senior, Robinson recorded 44 tackles, including 23 for a loss, and 12 sacks and was named honorable mention All-State and All-Area by the San Antonio Express-News.[4][5] Shortly after National Signing Day, Robinson was charged with second-degree felony robbery after being accused of stealing an ex-girlfriend's purse, and eventually, Texas A&M withdrew their scholarship offer.[6][7] The charges were later downgraded to misdemeanors and ultimately dismissed entirely. After charges were dropped Robinson was close to signing with Oklahoma State, but was unable to due to the Big 12 Conference's misconduct policy.[8]

College career

Robinson began his collegiate career at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. In his only season with the Golden Norsemen, he recorded 67 total tackles, 17 tackles for loss and 14 sacks and was named second team All-Southwest Junior College Football Conference. Following the end of the season Robinson again recruited by Oklahoma State but was not offered a scholarship due to uncertainty regarding the Big 12's moral conduct policy.[8] He committed to transfer to New Mexico State, but he ultimately de-committed in August and opted to sign with Syracuse.[9][10]

Robinson became a starter at defensive end for the Orange early in his first season with the team and led the team with five sacks and the defensive line with 30 tackles.[11] As a junior, he finished second in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) with 10 sacks along with 39 tackles, 17 tackles for loss and three forced fumbles and was named second team all-conference. Robinson sat out the team's bowl game due to personal reasons.[12] Robinson was named honorable mention All-ACC as a senior after recording 46 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and a forced fumble.[13]

Professional career

Robinson was selected in the fifth round with the 148th pick in the 2020 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks because of their need to replace veteran defensive end Jadeveon Clowney.[14]

References
  1. https://cuse.com/sports/football/roster/alton-robinson/17370
  2. Flores, David (August 21, 2015). "Robinson latest in long line of blue-chip Judson defensive players". USATodayHSS.com. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  3. "Texas A&M adds commitment from three-star DE Alton Robinson". The Dallas Morning News. June 12, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  4. "HS FOOTBALL: Three Midland players earn Class 6A all-state nods". MRT.com. December 17, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  5. "Football: Steele's Jackson, Clemens' Harris lead E-N All-Area team". San Antonio Express-News. December 26, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  6. Wells, Adam (February 16, 2016). "Alton Robinson, Texas A&M Recruit, Arrested for Robbery: Details, Comments". Bleacher Report. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  7. Flores, David (August 5, 2016). "Alton Robinson has lost football scholarship with A&M". KHOU.com. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  8. Baby, Ben (August 3, 2017). "How dismissed charges are still keeping ex-Texas A&M signee Alton Robinson out of the Power Five". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  9. Perroni, Brian (July 8, 2017). "Report: Former A&M signee Alton Robinson headed to NMSU". 247Sports.com. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  10. Bailey, Stephen (August 20, 2017). "Syracuse football adds JUCO DE Alton Robinson; eligible to play immediately". The Post-Standard. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  11. Liberman, Matt (August 30, 2018). "REDEMPTION:Alton Robinson faced up to 20 years in prison on a robbery charge. Now, he's gearing up for a season leading the Orange's defense". The Daily Orange. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  12. Hale, David (December 24, 2018). "Syracuse to be without DE Alton Robinson, NT McKinley Williams for bowl game". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  13. Cassillo, John (December 3, 2019). "Six Syracuse football players receive All-ACC honors for 2019". NunesMagician.com. SB Nation. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  14. Fann, Joe (April 25, 2020). "Seahawks select Syracuse DE Alton Robinson with 148th pick in 2020 NFL Draft". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
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