ANNAPOLIS, Md.—Navy senior nose guard Landon Robinson has been selected to the American Bowl All-Star game, which will take place on Thursday, Jan. 22 at Southeastern University in Lakeland, Fla. Kickoff is set for 8 PM and the game will be televised nationally by the NFL Network.
Robinson, who was named a First-Team All-American by the Associated Press, Sports Illustrated and USA Today and a Second-Team All-American by Walter Camp and the Sporting News, has recorded 58 tackles, a team-high 8.5 tackles for a loss, a team-high 6.5 sacks and a team-high seven hurries for the Mids this season. He is second in the American in sacks per game, which is highly unusual for an interior defensive player.
#22 / #25 Navy is coming off a 17-16 win over Army to win the Commander-In-Chief's Trophy in back-to-back years for the first time since 2012-13. With the win, Navy improved to 10-2 on the year marking the first time in school history that Navy has won 10 games or more in consecutive seasons. Navy can tie the school record of 11 wins (2019 and 2015) with a win against Cincinnati in the Liberty Bowl.
Robinson, who came to Navy as a linebacker, is known for his prolific strength as he has been named to Bruce Feldman's (The Athletic) Freaks List three times in his career.
Robinson Squats 700lbs, can bench press 465lbs, power cleans 350lbs, has a 33-inch vertical and has run a top speed of 20.13mph according to Catapult. He was ranked #13 on Feldman's Freaks List for 2025.
As America's newest premier college football all-star game, The American Bowl will showcase top national prospects projected in the 4th–7th rounds of the 2026 NFL
Draft. Airing in prime time on NFL Network, the game fills the spotlight with no competing football events between the College Football Playoff National Championship and NFL AFC/NFC Championships and is to be played before an expected sold-out crowd of 4,000 at Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida.
Hosted by Caribe Royale and UCF, the American Bowl delivers nationwide visibility, direct access to NFL-bound athletes, and hands-on philanthropic initiatives through in-game tributes, partnering with the military community, and engaging impact events throughout Bowl Week.
